Demotion*
Sean MurphyMy neighbor, whose name I’ve of course forgotten—if in fact I ever knew it in the first place—(and, being roughly my age, never objects to and always answers my irrefutably…
3.14: Happy Pi Day
If you've never seen Pi, Darren Aronofsky's first (and best) movie, I strongly encourage you to check it out. (Hint: it's not just a number; it's a concept of existence. Or…
Tasting China The Way Peter Chang Intended (Revisited)
And I only am escaped alone to tell thee. Well, it felt that way as I drove alone, into the deep country dark of 29 North, heading for the place…
Compassion*
License registration, no I ain’t got none, But I got a clear conscience ‘bout the things that I done… When you find yourself singing Bruce Springsteen lyrics in New Jersey…
Sobriety*
When I lucked into my first so-called real job I got in the habit of referring to the time—admittedly too long—spent in the service industry as the bad old days.…
Drinking*
I still have hangovers, thank God. Everyone who has known an alcoholic knows that as soon as you stop feeling the pain, it’s because you are no longer feeling the…
John Belushi’s Greatest Performance (Revisited)
How many people who would care to quibble that John Belushi’s endlessly quotable turn as “Bluto” Blutarsky does not represent his finest work? Not me. And yet, he had to…
Rush Limbaugh: Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Game (Revisited)
Beneath contempt? Of course. Shameless? Obviously. A ludicrous, cowardly ass clown? Clearly. A bullying blowhard? Yup. A self-aggrandizing huckster who sells snake piss to imbelices and laughs all the way…
Living Colour’s ‘Stain’: 19 Years Ago Today
Confession: I would not have known this album was released 19 years ago today if not for Vernon Reid's Facebook post. But I'm glad I saw it, because it gives…
Davy Jones, R.I.P.
Here's the thing about the '60s: the decade died a long time ago, and it will never die. You could say the same, of course, about any decade. But in…