I'm a Patriots fan, but I can see the appeal of owning a piece of the Green Bay Packers, the league's only publicly owned team. This...
Over at the DG, I provide some brief summations of films I've recently watched on DVD, including "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" and...
The death last week of Bert Jansch (although overshadowed for most people by the death, and ascension to heaven on a chariot drawn by...
Over at the DG, my colleague Margaret Hartley writes about "potato season" in her weekly column Greenpoint. Here's an excerpt:...
One of the things I enjoy most when a person dies is the inevitable whitewashing of all their bad behavior. From reading the tributes to...
Occasionally I hear people, mainly media pundits, express bafflement about the Wall Street protesters. "What do they want?" these people...
Over at the DG, I write about TV on the Radio's concert at Skidmore College, which I attended on Friday night. Here's an excerpt:...
Over at the DG, I wonder why people considered Sarah Palin and Chris Christie not running for president news. And I take some shots at...
The website Vulgar Army has been compiling political cartoons and other propagandistic illustrations that use the octopus as a symbol,...
Columbus Day Weekend
There's a lot to say about Steve Jobs, but some of the more interesting pieces written in the wake of his death have focused on a...
When people learn that I’ve been a Kiss fan for nearly 30 years and have seen the band in concert 13 times, there’s a...
Over at the DG, I offer my week 5 NFL picks. Here's an excerpt: Philadelphia Eagles at BUFFALO BILLS — The Eagles are...
Recently the DG ran a travel piece on Libya, and I joked, "Oh, yeah, I'm definitely going to take my next vacation in Libya." (I am...
I'm a big fan of the Saratoga Springs-based band Phantogram, so I was excited to learn that they have a new single out called "Don't...
Over at the Albany Business Review, my friend Philip Schwartz blogs about bike commuting. This week, he asks whether the bike...
Some thoughts from Sara Foss and Cindy F. Crawford on the passing of Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth: From Cindy: Birmingham lost a...
I was unexpectedly saddened by the news that Friendly's has filed for bankruptcy protection and will close 63 restaurants. I have...
According to GOOD magazine, there's a new social network for beer lovers called Untappd. Explains GOOD: "Untappd also aggregates...
Here are 50 awesome fall foliage photographs from all over the country.
Over at the DG, I review "Moneyball." Also, some interesting "Moneyball" links: Over at Deadspin, "Mobutu Sese Seko," founder of...
WARNING: Some Salty Language Below I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling like the office vending machine is both a salvation and a...
Over at the DG, I write about my weekend drive through New Hampshire and Vermont, and why I'm so fond of this particular drive....
The excellent film blog Not Coming to a Theater Near You has started running a monthlong series titled "31 Days of Horror," in which...
In "The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible As Literally As Possible," writer A.J. Jacobs spent a year...