Bruce Mirken, Author at 48 hills

COVID

Sleepwalking toward Covid disaster

August 10, 2022

In the interest of returning to 'normal,' the US is ignoring the crisis of Long Covid

Music

They say it’s your birthday, Paul McCartney

June 13, 2022

The joyful Beatle, who turns 80 this week, never hesitates to be sweet, sentimental, or just plain silly. That's why we love him

COVID

Yes, trust science. It’s real. But it’s sometimes more complicated than that

March 21, 2022

The history of the scientific establishment in the US is full of great advances and abject horror stories.

Lit

On Twain’s birthday, remembering the writer’s anti-imperialism

November 30, 2021

"I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.”

Opinion

The campaign against CRT is all about preserving white privilege

July 28, 2021

That's the story the right-wing politicians don't want to talk about—because it's still a very real part of American life.

Opinion

Opinion: Unfairly fired reporter Emily Wilder—and the fraud of journalistic ‘objectivity’

May 29, 2021

An AP reporter is let go for revealing the choices journalists make all the time when reporting "political" stories.

Opinion

Opinion: AIDS denialism in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

May 17, 2021

In 2000, the Foo Fighters embraced the kind of anti-science thinking we still see today. It's time they apologized.

Opinion

Opinion: ‘Reopening’ seems empty when so many beloved spots are gone

May 13, 2021

We can't move forward without mourning decades-old institutions like Tyger's Coffee Shop—and doing our best to save others.

Lit

Books: ‘Drug Use for Grown-Ups’— everything we think about illegal drugs is wrong

March 10, 2021

Carl L. Hart's book dismantles anti-drug propaganda, prodding an honest dialogue about prohibition and addiction.

Performance

Tony Bennett is battling Alzheimer’s—here’s a quick story about his greatness

February 3, 2021

17 years ago, the big band legend unexpectedly rocked the house at the Bridge School benefit.

Bruce Mirken

Sleepwalking toward Covid disaster

They say it’s your birthday, Paul McCartney

Yes, trust science. It’s real. But it’s sometimes more complicated than that

On Twain’s birthday, remembering the writer’s anti-imperialism

The campaign against CRT is all about preserving white privilege

Opinion: Unfairly fired reporter Emily Wilder—and the fraud of journalistic ‘objectivity’

Opinion: AIDS denialism in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Opinion: ‘Reopening’ seems empty when so many beloved spots are gone

Books: ‘Drug Use for Grown-Ups’— everything we think about illegal drugs is wrong

Tony Bennett is battling Alzheimer’s—here’s a quick story about his greatness

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