Journalism instructor at The University of Alabama. Former magazine editor-in-chief (House Beautiful), USA Today alum, and author of The Spaceflight Vault.
Joined February 2009
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Nick Saban is still everywhere.
I talked to Kalen DeBoer about trying to coach in the middle of it all.
How do you try to continue an impossible standard while the man who established it looms over it all? nytimes.com/athletic/7671440…
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Shoutout to the ESPN crew for turning this power outage situation at FSU into a news story. Well produced show that doesn't feel like it's dragging on.
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UPDATE. Kai Spears is asking a judge to increase the damages awarded after final judgement in his lawsuit against the New York Times Co., arguing the court used the wrong figure when applying Alabama's statutory cap on punitive damages.
Story 🔗 patch.com/alabama/tuscaloosa…
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U.S. District Judge Annemarie Carney Axon has been assigned the high-profile case less than a month after presiding over the defamation lawsuit filed against the New York Times by former Alabama basketball player Kai Spears.
Story 🔗 patch.com/alabama/tuscaloosa…
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طائرة تحمل ركاب أسبان يُريدون بشدة معرفة نتيجة المباراة وهل منتخبهم الوطني الأسباني فاز بالبطولة ام لا
يقومُ الطيار بخطاب مفادهُ :
" من لديهِ قميص منتخب أسبانيا وعليهِ نجمة واحدة عليهِ الان ان يشتري واحداً اخراً لأننا اصبحنا ابطال العالم الان " ❤️🇪🇸
Have enjoyed the #WorldCup commentary from these two guys — and looks like they haven’t lost any of their old skills. Bravo!
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🙌🔥🎉 Just listen to the roar in Seattle when the USA took an early lead against Australia. Wow. Incredible atmosphere. Hats off to the Emerald City. Played a huge role in that victory. #USMNT
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Stevie Nicks finished with “Don’t Stop” which she said she and her band hadn’t played for a while but thought it was important for people to hear in these times.
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On the helicopter leaving the ship right now. This planet is impossibly beautiful from every altitude I’ve seen it…surface to 250,000 miles
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The highest quality video of the moon was just released… this is so beautiful.
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One frame. One moment. Everything after this is momentum, trajectory, physics. But right here, right now, a rocket is deciding to leave the Earth. The solid boosters ignite and hold down claps release. This is the last instant four astronauts are still on Earth but once those clamps release when the booster fire, there’s no going back, only forward.
📸 credit: me for @SuperclusterHQ - Artemis II liftoff | Pad 39B, Kennedy Space Center | April 1, 2026
My colleague @TomArenberg takes aim at a food journalism trend — and includes comments from a couple of my students. A blog post well worth a couple of minutes of your time.
Wigging out: A trend in food journalism is a bad one.
My latest blog post (2 min): tomarenberg.net/blog/2026/3/…
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Harrison Ford, known for his rugged dignity, just gave one of the most touching acceptance speeches I’ve ever heard.
Just a man, reflecting on the incredible blessing it is to be able to do what you love and find your place in the world.
I cried.
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Hugely eye opening piece , esp for those not consumed by AI, which is still an enormous number of ppl. The suggestions of adaptation or be wiped out seem apocalyptic. And yet casual, it’s just gonna be this way. And overall it’s a great thing for humanity. Really?
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Non-traditional reporting can happen anywhere any time, for better or for worse, as current events in Minneapolis demonstrate.
Latest blog post (2 min): tomarenberg.net/blog/2026/1/…
