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Articles by David Roberts

David Roberts was a staff writer for Grist. You can follow him on Twitter, if you're into that sort of thing.

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  • Friday music blogging: Kathy Mattea

    It is rare that my idiosyncratic and widely ignored Friday music blogging overlaps with the subject matter that occupies the rest of my time. But today we have a happy confluence. Kathy Mattea is a Grammy-winning country artist, born in West Virginia. She had a string of hits in the ’80s and ’90s, but her […]

  • Jay Leno Earth Day videos

    Because I’m a video hu-a and will basically embed anything anybody sends me, I give you this from NBC:

  • F*ck the Earth Day

    Warning: video below contains naughty words. Cover your ears.

  • Notable quotable

    “I don’t intend to be a part of any administration. I’ve been Vice President, I ran for President twice, so I don’t have any interest in being a cabinet member. I think my best use is in building grassroots support. I will, of course, give advice to whoever asks me for advice on this and […]