by Mitch Albom | Aug 7, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Brittney Griner, who sits in a Russian prison cell as I write this, is indeed a member of a group. But not the groups some people suggest. Former President Donald Trump said Griner is “a spoiled person” who was “loaded up with drugs” and would make a “bad trade”...
by Mitch Albom | Jul 24, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Twenty-five years ago, I wrote a book called “Tuesdays with Morrie.” Many of you know that. Twenty-three years ago, Oprah Winfrey produced a movie of “Tuesdays with Morrie.” Many of you know that as well. Twenty years ago, I wrote, along with renowned playwright...
by Mitch Albom | Jul 17, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
In the famous baseball sing-along, the suggestion is we “root, root, root for the home team, if they don’t win it’s a shame.” But for many Americans and their news choices, it seems that rooting against is more of a draw. Consider an Axios report that came...
by Mitch Albom | Jul 12, 2022 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
He was private soul with a booming public voice, a soft heart beneath a hard, gritty exterior, a good man who had a bad hour in a Southfield restaurant 27 years ago and never really stopped paying for it. Many a football coach has issued this warning to his players:...
by Mitch Albom | Jul 10, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
We had the same May birthday, and in the early years, I would trek up to the library and say, “Happy birthday, Chris” and she’d say, “Happy birthday to you, too.” Later, when work took me out of the office, we’d call each other on the phone and race to beat the other...
by Mitch Albom | Jun 26, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE – I was in an airplane, flying to Haiti, when the Supreme Court released its decision overturning Roe v. Wade. It had such a seismic effect, I’m surprised I didn’t feel a rumble rising from the earth below. The decision roiled our nation. It...
by Mitch Albom | Jun 19, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
It is time, once again, to eat, Detroit. On Aug. 3, EAT Detroit returns. Lick your chops. Three years ago, we created an event where participants could wander from one top Detroit restaurant to another, eating and drinking to their heart’s content, all for...
by Mitch Albom | Jun 12, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
This is what happened, according to police reports. There was a party at a Michigan State fraternity. Four new members had alcohol poured down their throats. They drank until they passed out. Once they were unconscious, the others drew on their bodies, slapped them,...
by Mitch Albom | Jun 5, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
ANNECY, FRANCE — So there I was, in the Tour de France, fighting the pack as I zoomed around a fast corner, when suddenly — crash! OK. Not entirely true. Wasn’t the Tour. But the rest is accurate. I was on vacation, riding a bike, in France, coming around a...
by Mitch Albom | May 22, 2022 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Last week marked a watershed moment in college football. Nick Saban complained that a rival school had an advantage in recruiting. Saban has won seven national championships, including six at Alabama, his current school. He’s the most famous coach in his sport....
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