Of all the disturbing things going on in the world this week I found one item more disturbing than the others. Author extraordinaire J.K. Rowling has piped up yet again, backtracking a bit on her otherwise classic Harry Potter series. … Continue reading
My beloved Syracuse Orange (in my day they were the Orangemen) this season have produced great victory after great victory, resulting in, thus far, an undefeated season and an inside track to a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Must … Continue reading
What a bust. Last night’s “game” from MetLife Stadium was an ugly affair, quite literally from the first snap of the ball. It was not altogether too different from the first Super Bowl I watched in 1990, when the Denver … Continue reading
Last night’s season finale of White Collar represented everything holy and unholy about serial television. Don’t get me wrong, this season has been great, and the final unfolding of the “Rebecca” story arc did not disappoint (Fort Totten!). When I looked … Continue reading
Not to be missed tonight… match-up number two of outdoor hockey in the House that Ruth Built. Tonight the New York Rangers take on the New York Islanders from Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. The Rangers try to make it … Continue reading
The roster of last night’s Grammy winners reads as a who’s who of people I’ve never heard of and music to which I’ve never listened. I’ll be honest, reading down the list of names from the most “important” categories the … Continue reading
I’m glad to see my beloved New York Yankees are spending like the Yankees again, this week marking $155 million over seven years (plus a $20 million “posting fee,” whatever that is) to a pitcher who’s never played an MLB … Continue reading
They say you can’t go home again, and in general I find that to be true. But all I have to do today is go outside to get a big, wintery dose of good old upstate New York. Super.
After a great day of football yesterday, the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks have their tickets punched for Super Bowl XLVIII. in most sports a Denver/Seattle championship would have TV execs in tears–not exactly the nation’s biggest markets–but the Super … Continue reading
USA’s White Collar has been particularly good this season, and last night’s episode continued an intriguing subplot begun before its holiday hiatus. With only two more episodes left this season, I am pleased with what I have seen and expect nothing … Continue reading