Or how to love the invasion
Insufferably loud noise. A weeklong cross between the sound of fires at the gates of hell and the whine of mosquitoes. Overheated rubber molecules mixing with the air you breathe so that your lungs are like a wetsuit. The locust-like landings of all these people with fannypacks, wicked-looking Oakley sunglasses [...]

Homeless vets will watch Vets Day Parade from sidewalk
Like war itself, the skirmish over the Veteran’s Day Parade makes for weird alliances. We find ourselves suddenly warming to flag-waving Tom Hennessy; his P-T column today delicately takes on parade organizers for their decision to ban anti-war veterans groups. On the other hand, while we’ve said [...]