Eric Fidler
@ericfidler.bsky.social
Gentleman of leisure. Priors: SIU Journalism, AP Chicago, Miami Herald, Press of Atlantic City, Order of the Occult Hand. Still waiting for my jet pack. Definitely not “on a roll” on LinkedIn.
Eastern Wyoming enters the chat.
November 30, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Eastern Wyoming enters the chat.
No worries! I was more baffled than aggrieved.
November 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
No worries! I was more baffled than aggrieved.
I have no clue how you got the idea that I lowered my standards out of what I wrote.
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I have no clue how you got the idea that I lowered my standards out of what I wrote.
As an alumnus, I agree. This is so disappointing.
November 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
As an alumnus, I agree. This is so disappointing.
This really made my decision to retire easy. Students nonchalantly saying they hadn’t read a 2,000-word news feature because it was “too long,” acting like I was insane for assigning a magazine article. That was 2020 and I’m sure it’s only gotten worse. It’s so frustrating.
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This really made my decision to retire easy. Students nonchalantly saying they hadn’t read a 2,000-word news feature because it was “too long,” acting like I was insane for assigning a magazine article. That was 2020 and I’m sure it’s only gotten worse. It’s so frustrating.
Sorry that was seven. Bad at math
November 27, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Sorry that was seven. Bad at math
Bonnie Raitt
John Prine
Robert Earl Keen
Sarah Harmer
Fred Eaglesmith
McCoy Tyner
Gonna add Richard Lloyd (with Television, Matthew Sweet, Health & Happiness Show, and Butch Hancock)
John Prine
Robert Earl Keen
Sarah Harmer
Fred Eaglesmith
McCoy Tyner
Gonna add Richard Lloyd (with Television, Matthew Sweet, Health & Happiness Show, and Butch Hancock)
November 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Bonnie Raitt
John Prine
Robert Earl Keen
Sarah Harmer
Fred Eaglesmith
McCoy Tyner
Gonna add Richard Lloyd (with Television, Matthew Sweet, Health & Happiness Show, and Butch Hancock)
John Prine
Robert Earl Keen
Sarah Harmer
Fred Eaglesmith
McCoy Tyner
Gonna add Richard Lloyd (with Television, Matthew Sweet, Health & Happiness Show, and Butch Hancock)
Such a great album.
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Such a great album.
“Challenge scientific orthodoxy” makes him sound like Galileo.
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“Challenge scientific orthodoxy” makes him sound like Galileo.
Heard this in Tom Skilling’s voice.
November 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Heard this in Tom Skilling’s voice.
Muscular? If by that you mean aggressive and incompetent, sure.
November 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Muscular? If by that you mean aggressive and incompetent, sure.
Indeed it has. And I know it’s not a monolith, and it’s not the same staff today as in the past … but still.
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Indeed it has. And I know it’s not a monolith, and it’s not the same staff today as in the past … but still.
It’s a monstrous betrayal by the Times.
November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It’s a monstrous betrayal by the Times.
We have the DoorDash report. No need for those pesky bureaucrats feasting at the public trough.
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
We have the DoorDash report. No need for those pesky bureaucrats feasting at the public trough.