I posted about the movie “Green Book” awhile back. I liked the movie then, and I like it now. Whatever you think about the movie, I think there is one inarguably good thing about it: A ton of people who knew nothing about the Green Book before the movie now do know about it. I’m […]

Well folks, it’s Presidents Day, and—who knew—it’s also National Drink Wine Day. Not that we need an excuse to have a glass when we need to do whatever it takes to quell our anxiety during this grave time of national emergency. Anyway, today, I got nothing except a couple or three links that are worth […]

This is a pretty significant Monday here in Chicago. First, the week began with my fair city winning a dubious honor: A study done at the University of Illinois-Chicago found the Chicago metro area to be the most corrupt in the nation. (Again.) That state of Illinois has some catching up to do: The UIC […]

Amidst the polar vortex news and all the Super Bowl hype, a noteworthy birthday was only barely noted: Jackie Robinson would have been 100 years old last Thursday, January 31, 2019. With the Super Bowl and football behind us, baseball is just around the corner. And Major League Baseball will be honoring Robinson’s 100th birthday. […]

I just watched a couple episodes of a Nat Geo mini-series that looks back at those heady days of the dot.com boom. Overall I liked The Valley of the Boom more than I thought I would—generally, I think people who’ve had a front row seat for an event that is covered in the news or […]