Facial Recognition
Mr Hipster or Sporting Stubble? How the style of a man's facial hair gives away what they do for a livingThis study claims that wordsmiths -- such as authors and journalists -- shun beards, but that...
View ArticleEvery Day I Rewrite the Book
With Chris and SebastianHad a fun but mostly sleepless weekend. Did make it to a nice birthday party for my friend Chris (top left), who is about to be a father of twins with his hubby, Brian. But...
View ArticleSong of the Day: 'You Can't Walk in Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep)' by the...
In honor of my sleepless weekend ...
View ArticleSheepish Grin
Only in New York City would you find a sheep meadow ... in a gas station! (Seen at 25th Street and 10th Avenue.)
View Article'The Carpet Bagging Millionaire'
Or so Sean Eldrige -- the husband of Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes -- has been dubbed by the press as he announced his run for Congress in rural New York district after the couple purchased a...
View ArticleThe Problem With Being a Republican in 2013
This letter from W. McAvoy to the Courier-Journal would have been great if it weren't a passage from "The Newsroom" on HBO. Seen HERE.
View ArticleWrecking Cruz
Ted Cruz Has Cunning Plan To Stop Obamacare: Shut Down Military For Freedom Or SomethingDear Republicans: You can fight Obamacare all you want, it's not going to change the fact that he's black.
View ArticleHillary
Hillary in Midair She’s learned from her mistakes. Three years before November 8, 2016, she’s working hard to be relaxed, calm, easy. But, all the while, the old Clinton gears are whirring. Hillary...
View ArticleRIP: Carolyn Cassady, Beat Generation Writer, Is Dead at 90
With Neal Cassady in 1952Via NYT:Carolyn Cassady, a writer who entered the American consciousness in 1957 as a character in Jack Kerouac’s novel “On the Road,” and decades later chronicled her life as...
View ArticleSong of the Day: 'Teenage Dream' by Katy Perry
Listen, it's hard for me to imagine someone today as into Katy Perry as people of my generation were Debbie Harry or Madonna. But I cannot deny that she makes some incredibly infectious pop music --...
View ArticleThe Skivvies Wow 'Em at 54 Below
With Matt DoyleWIth Nick AdamsWith Nick CearleyHad an incredibly fun time last night at the Skivvies show at 54 Below, the sparkling theater performance space in the basement of the old Studio 54. If...
View ArticleToday Is National Punctuation Day
In honor of this much-needed celebration, might I recommend the following books by my brother Bill?Get "Yes, I Could Care Less: How to Be a Language Snob Without Being a Jerk" HERE.Get "The Elephants...
View ArticleRetro Ad Watch
I don't know why I thought of this today, but I'm glad I did! "They call these *AGE* spots. I call them ugly, but what's a woman to do?"
View ArticleAnderson Cooper's Stalker Found Mentally Unfit to Stand Trial
Alex Hausner, 38, was crying in the courtroom as the news was announced by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon. Hausner was charged with stalking the CNN anchor for months. I'm not sure how...
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