As an essayist, Richard Speer has contributed to such national publications as Newsweek, Salon, and Opera News.

He has also penned op-ed commentaries for local and regional publications.

A few of these commentaries are linked below in text-only form.

"Janet Jackson and the Breast that Roared"

"There's a Tear in my Champagne:  Dick Clark as Memento Mori"

"Soft Drinks, Hard Knocks:  Carbonation, Polarization, and Pepsi"

 

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