Cary Tennis

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  • My name is George, and I'm an alcoholic

    Nearing the 15th anniversary of the president's sobriety, a fellow ex-drinker tells what he sees when he looks at George W. Bush.
  • Drinking was something maybe I did too much of ...

    What if our president gave a recovery speech on his 15th anniversary of quitting drinking? On the other hand, maybe not such a good idea.
  • Success and failure of a Southern man

    Strivers, ass kissers, carpetbaggers, Pilgrims, Sherman's March and my mom.
  • Why I relish the PG&E power fiasco

    In the wake of California's utility bankruptcy and skyrocketing energy costs, Salon's Cary Tennis asks: "Isn't there some grim but droll satisfaction in seeing our grid of power sputter like a drunken uncle and keel over on the floor?"
  • Why I relish the PG&E power fiasco

    Of course we kept the lights on! That misguided monolith gave us no incentive not to.
  • Buchanan wins!

    In a stunning development, a new Florida recount reveals an unexpected result.
  • Punk wake

    Sometimes the best place to read "Finnegans Wake" aloud is in a disgusting San Francisco nightclub flanked by a wall of TVs.
  • Late night with David Horowitz

    The conservative columnist defends his views in the former Mecca of free speech. No chairs are thrown, but a mike mysteriously goes dead.
  • Hey, chinbeard! Hang up and ride

    Fed up with cellphone users on public transit, a lone stranger fights back.
  • Recession, take me away

    By Cary Tennis
  • Recession, take me away

    We've all been working too hard -- and for what?
  • The God list, pro and con

    One man enumerates why he believes, and why he doesn't.
  • What could go wrong at a polling place?

    Everything, says an experienced poll worker.
  • I'm a poll worker, baby!

    A rant by Cary Tennis, real-life elections inspector.
  • Vote for the one who won't beat you up

    Trouble deciding which candidate is for you? Cary Tennis makes some suggestions in this election rant.
  • God, I hate baseball!

    Cary Tennis remembers the baseball games of his Florida youth, those long summer days stuck in the outfield, trembling with fear.
  • Pembleton's a doctor!

    In this new Salon Audio column, "Homicide" meets "Deadline"! Andre Braugher beats up Oliver Platt on the floor of Salon's San Francisco newsroom.
  • Red-light fever

    I, too, love a district where anything goes, but William Vollmann's novel of San Francisco's Tenderloin goes too far.
  • Happy Fourth of July, soldier

    Independence Day is a national holiday, but personal associations -- from heroism to heroin -- are what give it meaning.
  • The voices in my head

    They've been narrating my sexual fantasies and calling me names since I was 9, and that's ... OK.
  • Tom Wolfe

    He put New Journalism on the map with writing that shook as fiercely as it shimmered.
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