Interesting essay in The Week by Juliet Eilperin about the last shark hunter in Miami, Mark Quartiano. Here's an excerpt: "IF...
Speaking of jerks ... At my high schools, and most high schools, jerks are often associated with athletics. (And I say this as someone...
Don't Be A Jerk - a good rule of thumb, don't you think? In my print column this week, I suggest that maybe the world would be a better...
We Fosses love Winslow Homer. And so I was pleased to see that the August 2011 issue of Harper's Magazine features paintings by Steve...
My friend Philip Schwartz at the Albany Business Review has been blogging about bike commuting. This week, he tried to quantify the...
I reviewed the new movie "Beginners" this week. I'd say about three stars. Good, but not great. Here's an excerpt:...
I'm sure everybody on earth has seen this, but I couldn't resist putting it up. (Also, I am trying to teach myself how to post different...
I hardly ever play video games, but if I did, I'd be a retro-gamer - someone primarily interested in the games of yesteryear. I used to...
My friend Seattle food writer Hanna Raskin recently blogged on the eating habits of great writers, which are actually pretty weird. For...
I saw Seattle-based Americana band The Head and the Heart play in Woodstock, N.Y., last weekend. Great band. And great venue. Read my...
I've never been one for romantic poets, and I'd heard mixed things about the 2009 Jane Campion film "Bright Star," which tells the story...
The purpose of work and the culture of the workplace are two things I think about often. I mean, does sitting in an office all day...