This afternoon, I’m listening to a fellow contest-winning public figure, Rockville, MD’s Nathan Foley. Don’t sleep on this guy. But for Foley, it’s not all about the money. The Apollo is not an end; it is a hallowed gateway to a seemingly limitless future. He tied for first in the Apollo’s “Super Top Dog” Amateur … Continue reading
One autumn (might have been Thanksgiving) as my family crossed the Illinois state line on our way to my grandparents’ place near Chicago, the Blues Brothers’ version of this song came on the radio. It must have been 8AM, and it was a classic rock station, but it was perfect. Their version is long, and … Continue reading
To borrow a line that I’ve used before, to analyze Sarah Palin at all is to overanalyze her (Andrew Sullivan, take note…). Still, every so often her blundering makes it possible to make a broader point about the politics or history of the United States. Geoffrey Dunn at HuffPo cites the Mama Grizzly’s most recent … Continue reading
