A thank you to Trump voters as we arrive on the precipice of oblivion
No, really. THANK YOU. By Andrew J. Pridgen Dear Trump Voter, Thank you all you racists, misogynists, robber barons, opioid addicts, quasi-literates, out-of-the-closet white supremacists, feckless...
View ArticleA Guy on Girls
HBO’s Girls wraps for good on Sunday. Through six seasons, show creator, producer and star Lena Dunham never learned to write male characters …or did she? By Andrew J. Pridgen I remember the post-9/11...
View ArticleAaron Hernandez’s story is portrayed by NFL-friendly media as the demise and...
Hernandez, 27, hung himself in prison this week. The narrative quickly spun to a young man predisposed to hanging with the wrong crowd who paid the ultimate price for his actions. The reality is his...
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Tom Hanks just destroyed the NFL, the Raiders, Las Vegas …and the DH in under...
I guess we can close up shop here. Our work is done. By Andrew J. Pridgen It’s easy to hate on Tom Hanks sometimes. He made me think it was OK hold forth with strangers on a bench while holding a...
View ArticleThe Vietnam War Isn’t Your Dad’s Ken Burns Film
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s The Vietnam War is intense and inclusive. We got an early look at the forthcoming film Tuesday at San Diego’s GI Film Festival. Written By Kyle Magin A series of slow bass...
View ArticleWill it be the dawning of a ‘Dray Day’ this NBA Finals?
There is only one narrative worth paying attention to in the 2017 NBA Finals and it comes straight out of Saginaw waving his arms, flapping his gums… and, most recently, knowing when enough is enough....
View ArticleThe challenge of raising a child in the age of Trump
…Also known as trying not to be crippled by the futility of simply not knowing what’s coming next. By Andrew J. Pridgen This morning my little boy inched to the edge of the three-meter diving board and...
View Article1,902 wins and not in the Hall
The Angels’ curious firing of Gene Mauch 35 years ago still haunts the manager’s legacy today By Andrew J. Pridgen Baseball wonks love to point to how empires rise and fall. In a room together they’ll...
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It can happen to you.
202-224-3121 By Andrew J. Pridgen A little more than a year ago, a coworker, who also happened to be my girlfriend, texted me from across the building. “Do you have a minute? Let’s go for a walk.” I...
View ArticleWant to know why sh*t’s so messed up? Look no further than the state of local...
Because nobody should pay for content, and the people who generate it should work for free, right? By Andrew J. Pridgen One week ago, reporters and editors in the combined newsroom of DNAinfo and...
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