End of Summer (Camp) with a Bat, a Cat and a Clown (Revisited)
Sean MurphyIt is an inexorable, if lamentable rite of passage to revisit cultural mementos from one's childhood and discover that, to an adult's eyes, they are lacking. But then, "putting away…
*Pig Parts Sold Separately.
I don't know about you, but after a tough day at the office, few things unwind me faster than busting out my broadsword and going to work on some animal…
A Joyful Noise
This is not the first dog/soldier reunion video I've seen. It may not even be the best one (though they are all wonderful in their way). But it is probably…
Dick Clark, R.I.P.
This is the face I remember, and the one I'll recall most fondly. It's nice to see the ones when he (impossibly) looked even younger or the ones where he…
Robert E. Simon, 98 Years Young
Robert E. Simon, the man who named the town I live in (R.E.S.ton, get it?) turns 98 today. Here he is, in 2006, on the balcony outside his penthouse suite…
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…
Nello Ferrara, R.I.P.
Nello Ferrara invented the Atomic Fireball, the Lemonhead, the Boston Baked Bean and the Black Forest Gummi Bear. What, exactly, have you done with your life? Check out this obituary,…
R.I.P., Steve Jobs
While I'm congenitally disinclined to join the choruses of hagiographers anointing this outstanding marketer, salesman and genius as some type of saint, I'll certainly throw my hat in the very…
Down With The King: Wherein the Mysteries of Easter are Contemplated (Revisited)
Right. So what's scarier: a grown man dressed in a bunny costume, an actual adult-sized Bunny, or whatever chemicals comprise these things? Or, you know, this "bunny". Or Jimmy Stewart…