Our Best Work

• Adventures in Seminary: God Bless You Please,
  Bishop Robinson — 1 December 2003

  and

  Talking with Bishop Gene Robinson — 16 February 2004
  both by Jonathan Ratican

  Reflections on the election of V. Gene Robinson, the Episcopal church’s first openly gay bishop in a committed relationship, followed by an interview with the man himself.

• This Old Game: Glider — 7 September 2002

  and

  Talking with John Calhoun (part 1) — 26 April 2004

  and

  Talking with John Calhoun (part 2) — 10 May 2004
  all by Chris Klimas

  Legendary Mac programmer John Calhoun created the classic game Glider and many of Mac OS X’s nifty features. These are among the most-viewed articles on Crunchable, thanks mostly to links on Wikipedia and on Calhoun's own Web page.

• Prittle-Prattle: A Conversation with Chuck D
  by Jonathan Ratican  |  14 April 2003
  

  The Public Enemy founder talks about rap, activism, and what would happen if he were elected to political office.

• Sprickets
  by Kevin Brotzman  |  10 March 2008
  

  A surprising number of Google users searching for information about “sprickets” end up at this short piece about camel crickets infesting a bathroom.

• Take a Look, It’s in a Book
  by Molly E. Weeks  |  21 September 2009
  

  This essay mourning the end of “Reading Rainbow” attracted the notice of “Washington College Magazine,” which republished it.

• 10 Best: Sing It Together Now
  by Larry Kennedy  |  30 June 2011
  

  This list of favorite songs, compiled by the frontman of The Jellybricks, is one of Crunchable's most-shared articles on Facebook.

• The Haunted Song
  by Dennis Wilson

  How a white guy from Massachusetts got to know some of the best teenage rappers in Mozambique. There is spirit in the music, in more ways than you imagine.

  • Part I: “Hip Hop Has Arrived!” — 19 May 2008
  • Part II: Equipped for Hip Hop — 16 June 2008
  • Part III: The Struggle Continues — 21 July 2008
  • Part IV: 50 Village — 18 August 2008
  • Part V: Ours — 15 September 2008
• Bush League
  by Dennis Wilson

  How a young liberal found himself teaming up with George W. Bush to try to save the world.

  • Fighting AIDS with the President
    (Part I: PEPFAR) — 20 October 2008
  • Hope, a Liter of Water, and
    Where the Money Goes (Part II: Millennium Challenge Account) — 17 November 2008
  • Learning, in Bridgeport
    (Part III: No Child Left Behind) — 15 December 2008

• First Impressions
  by Michael Barron, Kevin Brotzman, and John L. Micek  |  7 April 2011
  

  So much can go so badly, so quickly.

• Here, I Write
  by Heather Blain, and Melissa Pasterkiewicz  |  26 July 2010
  

  Two women, on the space they claim as writers.

• Once Was Enough
  by Melissa Pasterkiewicz, Tom Coombe, Molly E. Weeks, Stephanie Fowler, and an anonymous contributor  |  15 March 2010
  

  Things the Crunchable staff will never, ever do again.

• All Apologies
  by Michael Duck, Kevin Brotzman, Clare Jonas, and Steve Spotswood  |  28 May 2007
  

  The Crunchable staff comes clean.

• Chris, Joel, and Dennis Reunite
  by Chris Klimas, Joel Haddock, and Dennis Wilson  |  11 May 2002
  

  … even though you probably never knew they were united to begin with.

• Here Comes the Pitch!
  by Mike Meagher  |  2 March 2011
  

  This might be how “Avatar” got green-lit. Also, “Cats.”

• Darkness, Spikes, and Studs:
  How Metal Music Helped Me be Gay
  by Chris Herrmann  |  6 September 2010
  

  An eardrum-shattering path to finding my identity in high school.

• The Key to Success is Being a Self-Involved Douchebag
  by Melissa Pasterkiewicz  |  12 July 2010
  

  … and other lessons I learned from Bravo’s reality TV.

• How Frogs Taught Us How to Feel
  by Heather Blain  |  5 April 2010
  

  Our evolving ideas about emotion, and what electrocuting small animals has to do with it.

• Coming Home
  by Stephanie Fowler  |  7 December 2009
  

  Loving a cop means living with uncertainty.

• No Nose for News
  by Tom Coombe  |  15 June 2009
  

  Two weeks after I lost my job as a reporter, my nose stopped working.

• Juiced
  by Michael Duck  |  4 May 2009
  

  Shotgunning a Red Bull for the first time.

• Straight from the (Irish) Bull’s Mouth:
  A Letter from Lord Blarney to Elizabeth I
  by Liam Thomas Daley  |  16 March 2009
  

  An historical monograph. No, really!

• Long Distance
  by John L. Micek  |  16 March 2009
  

  From half a world away, a call that changed everything.

• Motor Skills
  by Kevin Brotzman  |  12 November 2007
  

  I’m not a bad driver — I just crash a lot.

• Used To Be
  by Jessica Emanuel  |  26 February 2007
  

  He was my closest friend in high school. Now, I barely recognize him.

• Shadows in Connecticut
  by Robert F. Walsh  |  11 September 2006
  

  On September 11, 2001, a middle school classroom lost what was left of innocence.

• All I Want for Christmas is a Bag of Crap
  by Gina Mitchell  |  18 December 2005
  

  Coal in the stocking doesn’t sound so bad now, does it?

• In Retrospect
  by Jenn Reeder  |  28 February 2005
  

  We had said our goodbyes weeks ago, but on that last day, from nowhere but the blue, you put an arm around my shoulder and hugged me.

• The Mouse
  by Sarah David  |  27 September 2004
  

  A tragedy in miniature.

• Alan
  by Ann Klimas  |  26 July 2004
  

  How I met your father.

• The Homesick Alien’s Guide to Fast Food
  by Chris Klimas  |  28 July 2003
  

  It’s not so good.

• Dear stickfigures
  by Chris Klimas  |  7 April 2003
  

  We are alike.

• Riding Shotgun: Where’s my Motherf#@%ing Jet Pack?
  by Steve Spotswood  |  20 January 2003
  

  The future ain’t all it’s cracked up to be.

• I Came Here to Work
  by Dennis Wilson  |  4 September 2002
  

  Invisible struggles.

• Progressive Pragmatism: Securing World Insecurity
  by Jonathan Ratican  |  17 August 2002
  

  Attacking Iraq the first time was wrong; attacking it this time is stupid.

• The Omnipresence of Story
  by Sean Woznicki  |  7 November 2001
  

  Even in a cheese sauce and pudding factory, there is narrative.

• Matisse
  by Jenn Reeder  |  24 October 2001
  

  A eulogy for an orange fish.

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