Bird and Magic
Sean Murphy1979. It's been so well documented, and remains such a touchstone (it is still the most widely watched NCAA final ever, which--considering the inconceivably successful hype college and pro…
Janacek + Allergies = Spring
It's on. It's official. Spring is here. Trees are having unprotected sex all around me, and buds are exploding everywhere, nowhere to go but out into the world. And if…
Cerphe’s Up
As I was inserting the picture, above, of Cerphe from the late '70s, when he was already a D.C. legend, my father called. "I wanted to commiserate about your boy," he…
Free At Last
On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot to death in Memphis, Tenn.
A Half-Assed Howard Beale or, The Crocodile Tears of a Clown
Right now Paddy Chayefsky is: a. Rolling over in his grave b. High-fiving Peter Finch in heaven c. High-fiving Peter Finch in hell (where it's Happy Hour 24/7) d. All…
Next Up: Absinthe is the new Ginkgo biloba
Great news for all diligent web-surfers, I mean office workers, here. Check it out: Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and Google are good for you and increase productivity in the office: Study author Brent…
Got A Beef? Sure ‘Nuff ‘N Yes I Do
As T.S. Eliot portentously opined: April is the cruelest month. Apparently someone once pulled an April Fools' Day joke on him too. What's really sad is I saw this one coming almost…
Reaching the End of the Internet, One Affair At A Time…
So, I'm already married to the Internet, but this was so good I felt like I just cheated on her (and yes, the Internet is obviously a woman; no man could contain…
Get Your Goat or, Dancing With Mr. G.
Is 2009 going to be the year of the Goat? Let's hope so. And no, I'm not talking about the metaphorical goat, like the bonus babies at AIG or any…