My Magazine Work
Plus op-eds, etc.

Stories since 1999 are grouped into recent, favorites, by-topic, by-publication. Some appear in multiple lists. The last is most comprehensive.

My next project.

Recent

• Slate: Is Boston Like Columbine? April 19, 2013.


• Newsweek: What Does A Killer Think? July 30, 2012


• New York Times op-ed: Don't Jump to Conclusions About the [Aurora] Killer July 22, 2012
  
  
• New York Times Book Review: Review of The Bully Society Apr 27, 2012
  
  
• New York Daily News: How to stop the next Columbine Mar 4, 2012
  
  
• The Daily Beast: Why Do We Keep Telling The Same False Stories About School Shooters? Mar 3, 2012
  

Favorites

• Salon: Don't ask, Don't tell, Don't fall in love, Part 1; Part 2.
  (GLAAD Media Award for best on-line story of the year. Links to both parts.)
  
  
• New York Times: The Barbie Way of Knowledge
  
  
• Slate: The Depressive and the Psychopath
  
  
• The Daily Beast: The Last Columbine Mystery


• Newsweek: What Does A Killer Think? July 30, 2012

By Topic

Columbine / Shootings:

• Slate: Is Boston Like Columbine? April 19, 2013
• Newsweek: What Does A Killer Think? July 30, 2012
• New York Times op-ed: Don't Jump to Conclusions About the [Aurora] Killer July 22, 2012
  
• New York Daily News: How to stop the next Columbine Mar 4, 2012
• The Daily Beast: Why Do We Keep Telling The Same False Stories About School Shooters? Mar 3, 2012
  
• AOL News: After Tucson: Don't Rush the Healing Jan 12, 2011
• WNYC: Shooters Aren't Just Politically Motivated or Crazy Jan 10, 2011
• The Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma: A Reporter's Lessons from Past Shooting Jan 10, 2011
• Slate's XX Factor: Understanding Sam Hengel, the Gunman at Marinette High School Dec 2, 2010
• Slate's XX Factor: Columbine's Lost Lesson (Depression and the Aussie twins' suicide pact.) Nov 23, 2010
• The Daily Beast: The Last Columbine Mystery Feb 24, 2010
• Slate: Seven Deadly Traits: Decoding the Confession of Joseph Stack Feb 19, 2010
• The Daily Beast: A Rare Breed of Killer Feb 13, 2010
• Times of London: Columbine was not a typical teen killing - there's no such thingMay 1, 2009
• Slate: The Four Most Important Lessons of ColumbineApr. 29, 2009
• New York Times: Op-Ed: Talk to the Chos   April 27, 2007
• Slate:   Was Cho really like the Columbine killers?   April 20, 2007
• Slate:   The Depressive and the Psychopath   April 20, 2004
• Salon:   New clues in Columbine killings   Nov 22, 2000
• Salon:   Unexpected healing at Columbine High   Aug 24, 2000
• Salon:   Columbine's unanswered questions   May 17, 2000
• Salon:   Images of Columbine terror for sale   April 27, 2000
• Salon:   Columbine 'cover-up'   April 21, 2000
• Salon:   Stunning new Columbine charges   April 20, 2000
• Salon:   Political shootout over Columbine   April, 13, 2000
• Salon:   More Columbine Carnage   Feb. 15, 2000
• Salon:   Why the Columbine report is delayed   Feb. 14, 2000
• Salon: Columbine High School shut down   Dec. 17, 1999
• Salon:   Goodbye, cruel world   Dec. 14, 1999
• Salon:   Columbine killers thank gun providers on video   Nov. 12, 1999
• Salon:   'These guys wanted to become cult heroes'   Nov. 11, 1999
• Salon:   Attendance down at Columbine after threats   Oct 22, 1999
• Salon:   Rutherford Institute sues Columbine officials   Oct. 7, 1999
• NPR's "On The Media" (audio commentary):   Unraveling the myths of Columbine (summary only)   Sep. 30, 1999
• Salon:   Who said 'Yes?'   Sep. 30, 1999
• Salon:   Inside the Columbine High investigation   Sept. 23, 1999
• Salon:   Kill mankind. No one should survive   Sept. 23, 1999
• 5280: The Principal (not online)   Aug/Sept 1999
• Salon:   How much mourning is enough?   Aug 17, 1999
• Salon:   Who owns the Columbine tragedy?   Aug 16, 1999
• Denver Post: From Solace to 'Satan' (not online)   May 30, 1999
• Salon:   Let the litigation begin   May 28, 1999
• Salon:   Gay leaders fear Littleton backlash   April 27, 1999
• Salon:   The rumor that won't go away   April 24, 1999
• Salon:   Outsiders, even among the outsiders   April 22, 1999
• Salon:   Massacre in suburban Denver   April 21, 1999
• Salon Directory to all its Columbine-related stories   (several dozen by me and many by other writers.)

Evangelicals / Columbine:

• Salon:   I Smell the Presence of Satan   May 15, 1999

Pop Culture:

• New York Times:    The Barbie Way of Knowledge   June 15, 2002
• Salon:   Forget Charlie Brown   Jan. 13, 2000
• Salon:   Let's see if they'll play this   Aug. 24, 1999
• (more coming.)

Military:

• Slate:   The Air Force Academy's Show Trial   July 9, 2003
• Salon:   Sexual turbulence in Colorado Springs   April 18, 2003
• Salon: Don't ask, Don't tell, Don't fall in love
  • Part 1   June 6, 2000
  • Part 2   June 7, 2000
• Salon: Conduct unbecoming   March 10, 2000

Matthew Shepard's murder trials:

• Salon:   Killer: Shepard didn't make advances   Nov. 6, 1999
• Salon:   A dramatic moment of mercy   Nov. 5, 1999
• Salon:   McKinney guilty in Shepard murder   Nov. 3, 1999
• Salon:   Gay panic lite   Nov. 2, 1999
• Salon:   Quiet bombshell in Matthew Shepard trial   Nov. 1, 1999
• Salon:   Overruled   Oct. 28, 1999
• Salon:   Gay panic   Oct. 26, 1999
• Salon:   A question of why?   Oct. 25, 1999
• Salon:   The reluctant activist   Oct. 15, 1999
• Salon:   Put the victim on trial?   Oct. 11, 1999
• Salon:   The trial that wasn't   April 7, 1999

Mary Cheney:

• Salon: John Kerry's lesbian moment Oct. 14, 2004
• Salon: Nothing about Mary (Dave Cullen and Daryl Lindsey) Aug. 3, 2000
• Salon: Mary Cheney to take a leading role in Dad's campaign Aug. 2, 2000
• Salon: Gays blast Lynne Cheney's denial about her daughter (Cullen and Lindsey) Aug. 1, 2000
• Salon: All in the family July 29, 2000

 

By Publication

New York Times:

• New York Times op-ed: Don't Jump to Conclusions About the [Aurora] Killer July 22, 2012
  
• New York Times Book Review: Review of The Bully Society Apr 27, 2012
  
• New York Times:  Op-Ed: Talk to the Chos   April 27, 2007
• New York Times:  The Barbie Way of Knowledge   June 15, 2002

Times of London:

• Times of London: Columbine was not a typical teen killing - there's no such thing May 1, 2009

Slate:

• Slate: Is Boston Like Columbine? April 19, 2013
• Slate: Seven Deadly Traits: Decoding the Confession of Joseph Stack Feb 19, 2010
• Slate:  The Four Most Important Lessons of Columbine  Apr. 29, 2009
• Slate:   Was Cho really like the Columbine killers?  April 20, 2007
• Slate:  The Depressive and the Psychopath  April 20, 2004
• Slate:  The Air Force Academy's Show Trial  July 9, 2003

Newsweek/Daily Beast:

• Newsweek: What Does A Killer Think? July 30, 2012
• The Daily Beast: Why Do We Keep Telling The Same False Stories About School Shooters? Mar 3, 2012
• The Daily Beast: The Last Columbine Mystery Feb 24, 2010
• The Daily Beast: TA Rare Breed of Killer Feb 13, 2010

Salon:

• Salon:  John Kerry's lesbian momentOct. 14, 2004
• Salon:  Sexual turbulence in Colorado Springs   April 18, 2003
• Salon:  New clues in Columbine killings   Nov 22, 2000
• Salon:  Unexpected healing at Columbine High   Aug 24, 2000
• Salon:  Nothing about Mary. (Dave Cullen and Daryl Lindsey) Aug. 3, 2000
• Salon:  Mary Cheney to take a leading role in Dad's campaign Aug. 2, 2000
• Salon:  Gays blast Lynne Cheney's denial about her daughter (Cullen and Lindsey) Aug. 1, 2000
• Salon:  All in the family July 29, 2000
• Salon:  Don't ask, Don't tell, Don't fall in love
  • Part 1   June 6, 2000
  • Part 2   June 7, 2000
• Salon:  Columbine's unanswered questions   May 17, 2000
• Salon:  Images of Columbine terror for sale   April 27, 2000
• Salon:  Columbine 'cover-up'   April 21, 2000
• Salon:  Stunning new Columbine charges   April 20, 2000
• Salon:  Political shootout over Columbine   April, 13, 2000
• Salon:  Conduct unbecoming   March 10, 2000
• Salon:  More Columbine Carnage   Feb. 15, 2000
• Salon:  Why the Columbine report is delayed   Feb. 14, 2000
• Salon:  Forget Charlie Brown   Jan. 13, 2000
• Salon:  Columbine High School shut down   Dec. 17, 1999
• Salon:  Goodbye, cruel world   Dec. 14, 1999
• Salon:  Columbine killers thank gun providers on video   Nov. 12, 1999
• Salon:  'These guys wanted to become cult heroes'   Nov. 11, 1999
• Salon:  Killer: Shepard didn't make advances   Nov. 6, 1999
• Salon:  A dramatic moment of mercy   Nov. 5, 1999
• Salon:  McKinney guilty in Shepard murder   Nov. 3, 1999
• Salon:  Gay panic lite   Nov. 2, 1999
• Salon:  Quiet bombshell in Matthew Shepard trial   Nov. 1, 1999
• Salon:  Overruled   Oct. 28, 1999
• Salon:  Gay panic   Oct. 26, 1999
• Salon:  A question of why?   Oct. 25, 1999
• Salon:  Attendance down at Columbine after threats   Oct 22, 1999
• Salon:  The reluctant activist   Oct. 15, 1999
• Salon:  Put the victim on trial?   Oct. 11, 1999
• Salon:  Rutherford Institute sues Columbine officials   Oct. 7, 1999
• Salon:  Who said 'Yes?'   Sept. 30, 1999
• Salon:  Inside the Columbine High investigation   Sept. 23, 1999
• Salon:  Kill mankind. No one should survive   Sept. 23, 1999
• Salon:  Let's see if they'll play this   Aug. 24, 1999
• Salon:  How much mourning is enough?   Aug 17, 1999
• Salon:  Who owns the Columbine tragedy?   Aug 16, 1999
• Salon:  Let the litigation begin   May 28, 1999
• Salon:  I Smell the Presence of Satan   May 15, 1999
• Salon:  Gay leaders fear Littleton backlash   April 27, 1999
• Salon:  The rumor that won't go away   April 24, 1999
• Salon:   Outsiders, even among the outsiders   April 22, 1999
• Salon:  Massacre in suburban Denver   April 21, 1999
• Salon:  The trial that wasn't   April 7, 1999
  
  
• Salon Directory to all its Columbine-related stories   (several dozen by me and many by other writers.)

 

NPR:

• NPR's "On The Media" (audio commentary):   Unraveling the myths of Columbine (summary only)   Sep. 30, 1999

The Denver Post:

• Denver Post: From Solace to 'Satan' (not online)   May 30, 1999

5280:

• 5280: The Principal (not online)   Aug/Sept 1999