by Jeff Maisey | Aug 13, 2017 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham Recently The Virginian-Pilot ran a story headlined, “Virginia Beach is the Greatest City in the Country, says a new survey.” The survey in question was conducted by WalletHub, a financial-information website—not exactly in the same league as the Pew...
by Jeff Maisey | May 16, 2017 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham During a recent trip to Paris, as I noted last month in this space, I was reminded of Woody Allen’s observation that no single work of art can ever compare with a great city—for in great cities, “every street…is its own special art form.” Since then,...
by Jeff Maisey | May 15, 2017 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham I have a lot of pet peeves. But if I had to pick one that stands out above all others, it would be the abuse of the phrase “the American people.” You know what I’m talking about: The tendency of politicians to proclaim that “the American people want”...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 12, 2016 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel. I focus on the pain, the only thing that’s real. The needle tears a hole, the old familiar sting. Try to kill it all away, but I remember everything. ~ Trent Reznor. In the summer of 2014, while...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 20, 2016 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham On September 3, The New York Times published an article about renewed efforts in China to instill patriotism into the hearts and minds of its school children. “Sparkling red stars and bloody tales of military sacrifice accompanied 200 million...
