I should really go to bed instead of hitting refresh on cnn.com every two minutes. Remember that episode of The Simpsons where Bart gets a scary clown bed and can’t sleep? It’s like that. “Can’t sleep. Republicans will keep the Senate. Can’t sleep. Republicans will keep the Senate. Can’t sleep….

Today is U.S. election day. Today. Tuesday the 7th. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Today you need to find ten minutes before, after, or during work to drive/walk/bike/train/carpool/drunkenly stumble to your local firehouse/school/residence hall/public space and vote. It’s easy. Here are two things that often stop people from voting: WHERE…

Patrick Stewart in The Tempest was the most amazing theatrical experience of my life. The frikkin’ ALA wrote me up in some magazine, causing my server to explode. Michigan is cold and the residents can’t drive. My laptop is running on reserve battery power…

I’m alone in the University of Michigan Science Library, enjoying free wireless (thanks to my alumni account) and a wealth of power outlets. I’m sitting in a window-alcove that overlooks campus, level with the green copper towers of West Hall. During school, I came here to watch the University’s resident…