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Dave Tompkins
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Contributor, Freelance
New York
Beats
federal courts, general features pike county, coal county government, breaking newsCovers: general news, kentucky
I wouldn't cover sensitive issues like Gender and sexuality
Content
By Dave Tompkins| grantland.com@ Last summer, a moth from St. Louis installed itself in the right ear of Matt Holliday. The Cardinal left fielder was removed from the game, and the moth from his ear, but not without difficulty. They were both taken to a dark room in the clubhouse where a doctor unsuccessfully tried inveigling the creature by penlight. Then came the tweezers, sacrificing the moth’s aerial equipment in the process. Though invasive, the incident was fairly mild in terms of major league lepidoptera attacks.
By Dave Tompkins| Oxford American Verified A supplement to our South Carolina Music IssueWhen Matt “DJ Wiz” Jones goes to work, he carries a steel briefcase containing a miniature video arcade. ‘80s mall classics like Galaga, Galaxian, and Ms. Pac Man have been scaled down, not inside his phone, but as actual arcade cabinets that fit in his palm. Joysticks the size of a thumbtack are fully operational.
By Dave Tompkins| grantland.com@ Last summer, a moth from St. Louis installed itself in the right ear of Matt Holliday. The Cardinal left fielder was removed from the game, and the moth from his ear, but not without difficulty. They were both taken to a dark room in the clubhouse where a doctor unsuccessfully tried inveigling the creature by penlight. Then came the tweezers, sacrificing the moth’s aerial equipment in the process. Though invasive, the incident was fairly mild in terms of major league lepidoptera attacks.
Company Info
Freelance
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