Articles Written By Clay Risen
TMN Contributing Writer Clay Risen’s first attempt to build a website fell apart after he learned that risen.com had been bought by a hardcore Christian rock band. Clay is the author of A Nation on Fire: America in the Wake of the King Assassination. He lives in Brooklyn.
- .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
- Follow Clay Risen on Twitter
-
The Non-Expert
Model Behavior
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we share some tips for a young reader who wants to take her strut for a walk down the runway.
-
Op-Ed
The Vice Squad
Just in time for President’s Day, a fun activity the entire family can enjoy: Who was the worst vice-president ever? We review history’s candidates who could reach for Cheney’s crown.
-
Op-Ed
Biloxi Blues
Katrina’s destruction of the Mississippi coast left many residents homeless, unemployed, and vowing recovery. One year later, our writer revisits the coast, but finds little sign of progress.
-
A Walk in the Park
Washington, DC
Official Washington, DC, is tailored for certain groups of people: tourists, politicians, and lobbyists. But setting aside the monuments and museums leaves a series of parks where the city’s history and social conditions are thrown into stark relief.
-
Op-Ed
News Gone Wild
Pop quiz for the journalism students in the audience: What’s an editor to do when her reporter is assaulted and the attacker, whom the reporter strikes back, turns out to be the story’s subject?
-
Profiles
The House of Truth
Washington’s DuPont Circle may now be a posh address for lawyers and diplomats—and 4,000 Starbucks outlets—but it was once a bohemian hotseat for intellectuals.
-
Op-Ed
The Weathermen
Why are so many news shows so dully casted—except for the flamboyantly named superhero in front of the blue screen? The top 10 best-named weathermen currently rescuing the news.
-
Television
Girlfriends
Girlfriends, on UPN, could have been another empty yuppie comedy, a black woman's Sex in the City. Instead, the sitcom about four female black professionals in L.A. is witty,...
-
Spoofs & Satire
I, Servant
Admitting you have a problem is a big hurdle to face, but confessing you need help can be even more difficult, especially when you’re forced to choose your own path. So: Will it be robot or monkey?
-
Books
Goodnight, Nobody
Faulkner died 40-some years ago, and whether southern literature passed with him has been a hot topic ever since. Regardless of the genre's health, the region has lately produced a...
-
Op-Ed
Wrong Way Home
To rebuild the Katrina-ravaged Gulf Coast, Mississippi’s governor picked a panel of vaunted New Urbanists to submit plans. But is their nostalgia for small-town America appropriate, nevermind prepared for the task?
-
Music
Cowboy Troy
Next month Troy Coleman, aka Cowboy Troy, will perform at the Country Music Awards in New York City. Cowboy Troy is one of Nashville's hot young stars. But unlike most...