Archive - Oppenheimer

May 2025

April 2025

Where have all the nicknames gone?

A puzzle for the ages—or for Cheech, PJ, Sully, Topher, and Squeebo.s

Apr 25 •

Mark Oppenheimer

Latter-day Saints (Mormons) Just Dominated the Boston Marathon

An interesting chapter in religion and sports

Apr 22 •

Mark Oppenheimer

He Wrote One Great Novel

The late John Casey won the National Book Award for the sailing tale “Spartina,” but he also wrote engagingly about his love of sports and exercise.

Apr 14 •

Mark Oppenheimer

“Lesbian Dance Theory” & English Departments

My response to an attack on left-wing humanities

Apr 10 •

Mark Oppenheimer

When Mom Is the Reading Parent

What’s a dad to do when Mom knows better books to read?

Apr 3 •

Mark Oppenheimer

March 2025

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