Derek Edwards

Derek runs The Edwards Edition, which is his review and commentary blog, along with A Running Commentary, a weekly newsletter about things that aren't getting their own post.

I’m Not a Midwesterner; No One Is

Derek Edwards January 31, 2023

Words have to mean something, and "Midwesterner" just doesn't have enough of a single meaning to be...

BattleBots: High Civilization and Ancient Savagery Expressing The Human Experience

Derek Edwards January 6, 2022

BattleBots gathers people worldwide who use expertise and ingenuity to produce astounding works of engineering...And then smash...

Birding: Among the Birds of the Mitten Birding

Birding: Among the Birds of the Mitten

Derek Edwards February 20, 2021

That auditory component, hearing along with seeing, is a big part of why birding is a thing...

The Classy, Modern, and Forgotten TwixT Twixt

The Classy, Modern, and Forgotten TwixT

Derek Edwards February 20, 2020

Board Game Symposium: Board games are a weird little industry. You have classics like Monopoly, breakout hits...

The Case For Detroit Pizza detroit style pizza

The Case For Detroit Pizza

Derek Edwards September 12, 2019

Forget about New York or Chicago. Detroit-style pizza is best. It’s nearly impossible to mess up, and...

TommyGob on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025hi
Jaybird in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025Huh, he even wrote an op-ed yesterday... Here's the money: Eight years ago, the Democratic Party was…
Jaybird in reply to North on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025The DNC Chair does, however. I suppose I can see his POV... Hogg doesn't get to do this as a DNC Vic…
LeeEsq in reply to North on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025TL/DR of my comment: I want to hear the plot and the plan for attacking global anti-Semitism whether…
LeeEsq in reply to North on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025I happen to live in an area of the United States where these people exist in large numbers and are v…
North in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025As I understand it there's a pretty sharp divide between camps of pro and anti Israeli/Jewish Trumpe…
North in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025Please. Hamas had so much success in their attack in October because Bibi/Likud thought they were ta…
Jaybird in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025The Trumpers seem to be pretty faithful Israel supporters. Maybe you should be better at seeing them…
North in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025*shrugs* The key to not being treated like a pig fisher is not to fish any pigs. The intersectional…
Chris on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025Should we find out what colleges these people go to and block their federal funding? https://x.com/d…