By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published in print Jan 21, 2015. My car broke down the same day I was fired from the worst job I ever had. This happened more than a year ago, but I remember the feeling well. I towed my car and went to the coffee shop where I had the best cup of coffee I’d ever had. I suppose I had wanted … Continue reading Slice of Life: Life in the bike lane

By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published in print Dec 3, 2014. A typical Danish winter will have about four hours of daily sunlight and an average temperature of about 36 degrees. The streets will be icy, snowfall is very likely and everything is incredibly expensive. Yet, everyone will be sure to remind you that it’s the happiest place on Earth. It was Thanksgiving of 2013, the start of … Continue reading Slice of Life: A Winter’s Tale

By Daniel Wirtheim I always anticipate the automated text messages from the Amtrak station that tell me my train is going to be late. That’s why I enjoyed a cup of coffee before leaving my house. Sure enough, my train’s new departure time was 7:30 p.m; an hour and a half before the original set time. This gave me time to investigate downtown, and take part in … Continue reading Slice of Life: Ghosts of the South

By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published in print Nov 19. 2014 You might have heard about the people who’ve been on the front of records as children, and the record has become a part of their identity. There was that kid chasing a dollar on the front of the Nirvana album, “Nevermind,” who was only a baby then, but lived the rest of his life connected to one … Continue reading Slice of Life: The story of Black Santa

By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published in print Nov.5, 2014 As I was making dinner last week I thought “there is no way a band like The Beatles could exist today.” Then I followed that train of thought to the conclusion that bands like today could not exist in the 60’s. It’s not that the inspiration or power of music is lost that’s always there, … Continue reading Slice of Life: The Electric Heart

By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published in print Oct.29, 2014 My admiration for David Sedaris must have started two years ago, when I was a sophomore and looked over my laptop at Tate Street Coffee to see a girl reading a book titled “Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls.” My grandma has diabetes, and I liked the title. So that night I checked the book out from … Continue reading Slice of Life: David Sedaris

By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published in print Oct.8, 2014    She glared at me as if I was supposed to be startled, realize my wrongdoing and suddenly give up my plans to dissolve the state of Israel.    “Why not Egypt, Lebanon, Syrian, why did you choose Israel?” she said to me, flipping through my passport. My friend Dara and I were at Ben-Gurion … Continue reading Slice of Life: Security Check

By Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor Published in print Sept.17, 2014     According to the AP style handbook, the Internet warrants pronominal capitalization, which in some sort of way authenticates its existence as a tangible force of communication and reason. This validates everything for me.     In the past week, I’ve had the feeling that I’ve bitten off more than I can chew. I … Continue reading Slice of Life: Through the static, an apple of truth