Good Riddance to the Aughts! (Obit, December, 2009).

Meet Phil Berg, the dean of the Birther movement (Philadelphia, October, 2009).

The last gasp of Africa’s Big Men? (Obit, June, 2009).

The end of Sri Lanka’s civil war (The New Republic, May, 2009).

Bush is fun again (The Daily Beast, May, 2009).

Why pet insurance is a booming business (Philadelphia, May, 2009).

On pet humanization (Boston Globe, March, 2009).

Socks the Cat, RIP (Obit, February, 2009).

Fido’s Recession (The Daily Beast, February, 2009).

Farewell, Ron Burgundy (The New Republic, February, 2009).

Farewell, Bill Kristol (The New Republic, February, 2009).

Barack Obama and the politics of pets. (Slate, November, 2008).

Honoring America’s last Dick. (Daily Beast, December, 2008).

Obama comes to D.C. (Washington City Paper, January, 2009).

The only municipal ethics board profile you need to read (Philadelphia, January, 2009).

The end of the Campaign (Obit, November, 2008).

Mourning Omar Litle (Obit, February, 2008)

When former King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan died, it was also nearly the end of the line for another storied dynasty: The globe-trotting exiled monarch. (Obit, October, 2007).

Oh, Moneypenny! When the James Bond series ditched the love-struck secretary, it gave up on an archetype. (Obit, October, 2007).

So much for DC, the non-governmental city. (The New Republic, September, 2007).

Nine million or so animals die every year. And instead of just digging a hole in the back yard, a lot of people in these pet-smitten days visit pet bereavement groups. (Obit, November, 2007).

Smelling the doggie perfume—and only the doggie perfume!—at New York’s Pet Fashion Week (The New Republic, September, 2007).

How upscale dogs took over Philadelphia (Philadelphia, July, 2007).

Riding in Ernie’s Cadillac Escalade with U.S. Rep., and mayoral wannabe, Bob Brady (Philadelphia Inquirer, April, 2007).

Eating steaks, and discussing English as a second language, with cheese-steak lightning-rod Joey Vento (Philadelphia Inquirer, June, 2006).

Save the classic baseball stadiums of the golden age! (The 1960s, that is). (Slate, May, 2001).

Rocking out with KISS (City Paper, July, 2000).