Author Mary Beth Ellis

Last month, two of the websites I wrote for-- and wrote well, I must say, for I'm quite proud of how humble I'm becoming-- sent me off into the Freelance Writer Afterlife. I was in no small amount relieved by t... Read More...

"Why do you still care?" I was recently asked when I submitted a listing of publications bearing my byline. "If you don't attend Reds games right now, how can you follow? Why?" The answer has to do with the ... Read More...

"I don't really own this car," I once heard Jay Leno say of a one-of-a-kind classic car in his keeping. "I just take care of it for the next owner." I repeated this comment to the Ohio State student who was,... Read More...

"I have never," I began to tweet about Ted Lasso last week, "seen a show tumble from Season 1 heights to Season 2 dreck so far and so fast." But just before I hit "send," fifteen years of typing about media ... Read More...

My participation in the World Cup consists of being impressed at the ability of various crowds to turn just about any phrase, name, or rhythm into a chant. The British are the best at it, possibly because they ... Read More...