It’s a January Sunday around 4PM, and I’m feeling restless. I’ve spent most of the weekend working on my Generation X blog and my social media brand, and I’ve especially been tweeting a lot. Which is a grueling, soulless, thankless task.… Continue Reading
The other day I read an article in the New York Times about a Venezuelan police detective-turned revolutionary who hijacked a helicopter and staged a fake attack on the Venezuelan Supreme Court and Interior Ministry. He escaped capture for seven months and led a small band of armed men around the Venezuelan interior. … Continue Reading
A government shutdown is just hours away. The worldwide Women’s March is set for tomorrow. And President Trump’s one-year inaugural anniversary falls tomorrow. So I think it’s a good time to take stock of where we’re at. As in, how exactly did we get to this cultural moment?… Continue Reading
Dolores O’Riordan died on Monday. She was 46, she was the lead singer of the Cranberries, and she was one of my heroes. The way she belted out her lyrics in that wailing, soulful, Irish Brogue was a thing to behold.… Continue Reading
OK, let’s get something straight right off the bat. Most of the people who are criticizing Trump for calling Haiti and Africa “s***hole” countries have never been to Haiti or Africa, will never go to Haiti or Africa, and wouldn’t be caught dead vacationing, working, or living there.… Continue Reading
I’m 43, and I’m a huge Knicks fan. I grew up watching Patrick dominate the league, and always come up just a little short against Michael, Hakeem and Reggie. But he was our guy, our superstar, and one thing you could absolutely not say about Ewing was that he didn’t give you max effort every time he stepped on the floor.… Continue Reading
I wake up late on Saturday morning, around noon, after having been up late the night before working on my website. My plan for the day is to head to the Upper East Side of Manhattan from my apartment in Astoria, Queens.… Continue Reading
