The Wall Street Journal let me muse on the value of a longtime friend who didn't hesitate to show up when I was down - thank you, Matthew Hennessey: wsj.com/opinion/free-e…
It took decades to find a pack of Choc-O-Mint Life Savers, the kind my mom used to carry in her purse. Here's my Proustian memory in the Wall Street Journal - "An Ancient Candy Fills A Hole in My Heart": wsj.com/opinion/an-anc…
I have a habit of getting ahead of my wife when we're out walking together - The Wall Street Journal let me describe my effort to correct that and get back in step:
The Washington Post kindly granted me space to write about rediscovering a "sound sculpture" hiding in plain sight in the middle of Times Square - the Hum that never sleeps. Thanks to editors Mark Laswell and Nicholas Tomaino: rippmedia.com/AllanRippWashP…
Songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote so many classic love songs - forgive them for this one super-sexist ode to marriage called "Wives and Lovers." Here's my Valentine's Day assessment: allanripp.medium.com/wives-and-love…