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My Band Bucket List
Over at the DG, I write about my band bucket list - the bands I want to see before I die (or they die). What inspired this post?...
sarafoss, 17 January 2012 |
Would Fracking Hurt Beer?
I just finished off a four-pack of Ommegang Abbey Ale, a Belgian beer brewed by Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, N.Y. And it was...
Why You Should Stop Worrying and Learn to Love Bill Belichik
Over at Grantland, Charles Pierce explains why New England Patriots coach Bill Belichik is the NFL's most anarchic spirit. Click...
My Jam Band Problem
Disclaimer: The following is a rant that I’ve had in conversation with many friends (and enemies) over the past decade....
Accepting the Inevitable
Someone I know (a close friend who looks just like me, but is definitely not me) is having a 50th birthday in April. Sometime...
Beating Tim Tebow is Fun!
Over at the DG, I write about how enjoyable it was to watch the New England Patriots destroy the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Here's an...
Pigs, Domestic and Wild
Over at the DG, my colleague Margaret Hartley writes about pigs, both domestic and wild. Here's an excerpt: "About nine years ago,...
"Moonrise Kingdom" Preview
The preview for the new Wes Anderson movie, "Moonrise Kingdom," has been released. Check it out.
Scaring a Stranger
I’m sure we have all enjoyed the pleasure of scaring someone witless at one time or another. Usually we are most comfortable...
There Are No Guilty Pleasures
Over at the DG, I write about the whole concept of the guilty pleasure, and why I've decided it's time to get rid of it. I also discuss...
Measuring Pretentiousness
Calvin Trillin is a very funny writer, and on Slate he proposes a new way of measuring pretentiousness: the Asshole Correlation Index....
Let's Work Less
I often yearn for three day weekends. For me, the 32 hour work week would be just about perfect. My basic feeling is that we spent too...
Top Reads of the Week
Music: Tony Are on the best albums of 2011 Poetry: Dan Schneider on poets who tweet Parenting: J LeBlanc on being sick and...
New Magnetic Fields
The new song "Andrew in Drag," off the Magnetic Fields' forthcoming album "Love at the Bottom of the Sea," makes me think I need to get...
Baby Sloths!
Courtesy of Grist comes this adorable video of baby sloths taking a bath at the Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica.
Annoying Ringtone Halts Philharmonic
This is why I keep my phone on vibrate. And why everybody else should, too!
Is Journalism About Facts?
New York Times Public Editor Arthur Brisbane has been getting a lot of flack for wondering whether reporters should make an effort to...
NFL Divisional Playoffs Picks
Over at the DG, I predict the winners of the NFL Divisional Playoffs. Click here to read them.
All Ages Comics
The A.V. Club has provided a decent primer on which comics are suitable for kids, such as "Tiny Titans" and "Takio." At one time,...
Watching "Young Adult"
Over at the DG, I review the new Jason Reitman/Diablo Cody film "Young Adult." Here's an excerpt: "In just six years, director...
Film Capsules
Over at the DG, I write about some of the films I've recently watched on DVD, including "Ticket to Heaven," "The Hound of the...
Where are the Poetry Blogs?: Twitter Poets
Just before New Years I contemplated joining Facebook, a social media step I never before had been tempted to take. My wife walked me...
Potty Training Boot Camp
When my seco nd child turned 2 in early December, I was anxious to get her potty trained and get this diaper thing over with. I...
I See Dead People
This cool website takes famous album covers, and removes the images of musicians who have died. For instance, the famous "Abbey Road"...
Tuning In
Over at the DG, my colleague Margaret Hartley writes about the rewards of using all your senses to observe the natural world in her...