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Reporters Notebook

Selections from my archives, the stories behind them and such.

Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master

Sep 6

Fiji Time Watch now (52 sec) | I’m reporting a story in Fiji where, in this village, the Lali drum is sounded daily at 4 a.m. and 6 p.m., alerting the locals to…

Jul 19

My chat with Bob Mould when the net felt underground

Jul 8

The long strange trip of the drug-dealing computer game.

Jul 1

A sneak peak of my upcoming graphic novel, “Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master,” with illustrator Koren Shadmi.

Jun 24

Ode to the Reporters Notebook Watch now (2 min) | The essential journogear

Jun 17

My profile of chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura as a young man.

Jun 10

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