Tag: musing

  • The Symbol of Chess

    Three days in a row last week, I scrolled on my little smartphone to see a different white girl posting a picture to Instagram of a chess board in various states of setup and play. I looked on, livid, as these people proved their sophistication and love of The Queen’s Gambit – not through a…

  • Writer’s legacy

    This afternoon I was listening to an NFL podcast. At the top of the show, before getting into the normal swing of things, the host took a few minutes to give a tribute to a fellow sports writer that had just passed away the week before recording. At the end of it, he said “I…