Since I spent one third of my life at a Figure Skating Rink, wearing skating costumes that were so small underwear was NOT an option… I figure it’s time for me to come clean on what I think of the sport. When I was 15, I discovered that my opportunity to live a normal teenage … Read more
So, am I right on this? The government wants to send me six-hundred bucks? Well, that’s the sort of policy I can get behind, friends … But at first, when I heard the news, I thought: Now, g’on ahead and feed that to your wee, pup of an investment portfolio. But that sort of defeats … Read more
BOOKS & AUTHORSFear and Courage in the Democratic Party Blunt, brutal, to-the-point honesty can be pretty rare in politics, but that is exactly what Glenn Hurowitz delivers in his candid book called Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party. Hurowitz is a journalist, political commentator and the president of the Democratic Courage political action committee. … Read more
I would like to tell you that my daughter and I spend quality time together watching the Masterpiece series of Jane Austen stories: pretty, bonneted heroines practicing archery and dropping calling cards and plotting to win the hearts of handsome young men. I would like to tell you that. But it’s just not true. A … Read more
I was definitely feeling something at the end of Blue Door, but it wasn’t necessarily satisfaction. I was left with a lingering something: a desire to probe the questions asked by the play, but also the need to challenge some of its core ideas. Perhaps it was Tanya Barfield’s intention to make her audience squirm … Read more
(e.d. This is a well-considered weigh-in on the beauty of boost. I experienced this in heavy doses last night. Kurt Nelson is a top-notch ski-racing coach who knows more than me about horizontal and vertical speed. Pictured: The terror of all turbos—the Porsche 935.) “There is no replacement for displacement” — that hackneyed old saying … Read more
As I mentioned before, my 166 piece photo library from the national automotive museum in Alsace is unweildly for online use. I focused mainly on potrait shooting of the most amazing vehicles on the planet–like this very early racing Bugatti from the 1920s. I’d show you some photos of the Royale (the rarest and most … Read more
Did that last post inspire you to gather your recipes and put together a business plan? Have you been thinking "I throw great dinner parties and I make a heckuva salsa, why don’t I open my own Tex-West place?" Whoa there, Nelly. There’s more to it than you think. Thank goodness the BBCA is around … Read more
Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) Game #41, Home Game #19: Phoenix 107, Minnesota 117 Season record: 7-34 1. About That Small Lineup… I can argue that three players are operating away from their natural position, that the defense is terrible, that opponents who play fundamentally sound "playoff style" basketball will … Read more
ART & PERFORMANCEPerformance (career ender) Claude Wampler hates the word "performance." She believes in muddling the line between audience and "performer" as much as possible, and testing the boundaries of the stage. She is known for giving the visual arts a theatrical twist, and often treats her audience like actors. For instance, in her show … Read more