In the early 1980s when I was cabbing for a living, there was a NYC radio station that devoted all of its Sunday programming to reggae and calypso music. The deejays knew their stuff, and they covered a lot of ground, from the famous artists like the Wailers to the more select acts, such as […]
“WTF is Going on in Portland Right Now?”: A Report
This is a long attempt to offer some insights into the question I keep getting: WTF is going on in Portland right now? I assume I’m not alone in believing that the current wave of protest cannot be the end objective for this new movement. It’s likely the state will find ways to adapt to […]
Running Toward the New World
I am a runner. I am not fast. I don’t compete save for a few odd races here and there, and I’m not really competing in those except against myself. I’m not much for group runs or Facebook running groups. But I am a runner no less. There aren’t many things I would say are […]
The Unenviable Task of Explaining How The Punisher is Actually Cool
Just so you know, this isn’t gonna be a ‘WOW THE PUNISHER IS COOL, YOU REMEMBER THE TIME HE RENTED A JETSKI?!’ sort of comics piece. It’s mostly just an anti-cop polemic. ACAB. Anyways, let’s get started. How to defend The Punisher… I’m not one of those people who speak about corporate owned superhero characters as […]
But what’s the moral of the story?
On Friday, July 10th, it rained hard all day in Brooklyn. Come mid-afternoon, we decided we needed some stuff from the nearby supermarket. Because it was pouring, I took our car. As I left the house, I was preoccupied with keeping my facemask dry. I parked the car, put the mask in my jacket pocket […]
What are we supposed to do in Brooklyn?
“Do Nothing Until You Hear From Me, And You Never Will” – Duke Ellington It is patently obvious that America is screwing up royally on the COVID-19 plague. Essentially the leadership, whether it be de Blasio, Cuomo, or especially Trump himself have profits and business foremost on their minds. Our NY leaders might sound better […]