I’d Eat Salsa from AnywhereThere’s a commercial from the early 90s that’s still in my head. I guess I thought it was hysterical enough at the time; and the damned…Jun 8Jun 8
Why I Lost Fantasy Football: A Composition of Failure & Redemption in Eight PartsPart I: 1989Jan 28Jan 28
How I Remember Movies | How Movies Remember (2018 Edition)Every year, I do a little experiment. Amidst the hustle and bustle of Awards season, I take time to think about what was hustling &…Jan 15Jan 15
7th-Circle RedemptionsIn a speech — 20 years ago, my god! — to a small group of fellow college students, I remember making a strange comparison. To get the joke…Nov 2, 2023Nov 2, 2023
Trapped in a -ScapeThe prefix “scape-” comes from an archaic standalone word (scape): an old slang, short for “escape.” Its most common usage these days is in…Apr 3, 2023Apr 3, 2023
They’re Definitely NOT AliensNo matter how you say it, admitting that you’ve seen something — a series of directed and/or moving lights, shining down from the sky, for…Feb 15, 2023Feb 15, 2023
Looking Back at One Year can Turn into Five: 2022 → 2017Emerging from Review Season and heading face-first into Award Season, we are inundated. The surfeit of year-end countdowns is substantial.Jan 25, 2023Jan 25, 2023
Dedicated to those five beautiful souls killed at Club QI got yelled at a few minutes ago. I was walking down 16th street, just having been boosted and de-flued. I had paused for a moment —…Nov 23, 2022Nov 23, 2022
