Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. But in the United States it's a polarizing topic of discussion, not unlike the issue of abortion, Michael Bay reboots and fanny packs at theme parks. (They're practical, y'all.) This summer, I've come down with Soccer...
Ethan Zohn
#GetBetterEthan Support HIV/AIDS in NYC Marathon
The crappy news of the week is that Ethan Zohn's cancer has returned. Many of you may know Ethan from Survivor Africa, the reality show that he won a million dollars on and then used the money to start an HIV/AIDS awareness organization called Grassroot Soccer.I...
Ethan Zohn Home
On Sunday HIV/AIDS advocate and Survivor Africa Winner went home after 20 days in the hospital, undergoing a complete stem-cell transplant to eradicate cancer. Ethan spent the entire year of 2009 dealing with a cancer diagnosis, finally meeting his nemesis for a...
My 2009 Person of the Year: Ethan Zohn
When the mood strikes, I like to get in on the Person of the Year honors the same way that Time Magazine does. In the past, honorees have included Steve Carrell (2001) and last year's upset kid of 2008, Mike the Miz from the world of professional wrestling. But this...
Accepting the Courage Award and Dedication to Ethan
I was somewhat concerned going into the district with the highest infection rate in the United States dressed as a lemon. But when I took the stage after Don from Whitman-Walker introduced me as someone living with AIDS, I posed for a moment to give everyone a...
Ethan Zohn, A Better Man
Friend and HIV/AIDS advocate Ethan Zohn was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, and just got some bad news that the cancer has returned. He'll be starting on a new round of intensive stem cell treatment...I'd blogged about him recently, he's such an ally to...
Ethan Zohn Is More Than Surviving
One of the HIV/AIDS community's heroes, Ethan Zohn, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease earlier this Spring. You might know Ethan as the winner of Survivor Africa in 2002- he became famous for having a great attitude and cool hair before he became famous for...
The Secret World of Campusport
Was enjoying one of my favorite things today- an iced mocha- when the phone rang. It was a call I have been dreading for months. Incoming Call: Campuspeak As I mentioned previously, after 8 years with the speaker's bureau, Campuspeak, Gwenn and I have decided to fly...