More memories of Mama
Mama’s been gone for six years now. It was her last minor act of cruelty that she managed to die just a few…
Read MoreMama’s been gone for six years now. It was her last minor act of cruelty that she managed to die just a few…
Read MoreSeveral days ago on these pages I waxed lyrical about a certain Frank Sinatra special that appeared on television in November of 1967….
Read MoreAll morning my foot’s been hurting. “What new infirmity has befallen me?” I asked myself. It turns out my infirmity was in the…
Read More(NOTE: Today’s lesson is of the multimedia variety. Open another browser tab with this link and turn up the volume. And keep in…
Read MoreWe live in a part of Downtown Los Angeles that in real estate parlance could accurately be called “Skid Row-adjacent.” It could be…
Read MoreThere are many consumer products whose names include numbers. A theory exists among advertising professionals that numbers make brand names catchier. But what…
Read MoreThere has been considerable news coverage and commentary recently about Brendan Eich, first when he was appointed chief executive of Mozilla and shortly…
Read MoreOver a month has passed since I first reached out to the people at BuzzFeed. While the material on their web site is…
Read MoreYou and I don’t know each other but I do know a little about what you’re surely experiencing right now. You said you…
Read MoreI read something recently about the need to teach kids – girls especially? – to say “thank you” more often, instead of brushing…
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