The Buffalo Beast dropped their 50 Most Loathsome People of 2008, and listed everyone from Barack Obama (#50) to … well you can figure it

A few links: Oh yeah, and with the release of Notorious, a story about the famous Christopher Wallace a.k.a. Notorious BIG, my post, “It Was

Dear President-Elect Barack Obama (or whoever handles your mail), Like you, I’m just one manA writer with a vision, a community organizer with dreamsOf an

Sometimes, on days like this, I think about my NYCTF training, and wonder, “Where are they now?” I’m especially thinking about my pre-service training, where

On Saturday night, I saw the exuberant, Dominican-New Yorker-inspired In The Heights on Broadway, a musical about a young Dominican man trying to discover his

I support the Dream Act. If you’d like to read more, please visit their site. Thank you. (props to Maria M.) Jose

A few links: “The really bad news? Law enforcement, educators, and even parents are holding girls responsible for stopping it while entirely overlooking systemic and

Dear Little Miss Bittersweet, Let me get to the point because, honestly, children only have an attention span of next to nil. I understand your

“What did you do for your vacation, Mr. Vilson?” “Eat, sleep, and eat, and sleep some more.” I must have look rested since I had

Back in the early 90s, when A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul were rap de jour for the people who actually went to

I’m already hearing the grumbles and mumbles from my fellow workers about having to go to work tomorrow, especially those of us who were fortunate

A few notes: Here’s where you come in. Any questions, comments or concerns? Constructive criticism is welcome, too. Jose, who honestly needs to write 3000

Thanks for the plentiful comments, everyone. I definitely replied to each one. After writing an admittedly great personal year-in-review last year, I actually thought I’d

I started off this year the same way I started off last year: reflective, and humbled. My first entry for 2008 was an errors and

There’s a famous quote that journalists learn every so often when it comes to the news: ” The job of the newspaper is to comfort

Background The 2008 JLV Blogger of the Year Award came about as a result of my desire to acknowledge the best and brightest bloggers around

For a split second, Imagine that brand new hundred-dollar coat you had on Was given to someone else Would you cringe? Would you feel any

Before I forget, I’m giving a shout-out to my favorite bloggers, including my Blogger of the Year. Yes, it’s the first one I’ve given, and

Last night, my family went to visit my stepfather’s family in the Heights, and I literally felt like running out of there. It was like

From standing on the corners boppin’ … Actually, I was never on the corner. Unlike some of my fellow Lower East Siders, I wasn’t known