Game 3 of the World Series will be played on Oct. 25—the first time the Fall Classic has touched the nation’s capital since 1933, when the Giants and Senators did battle. It is a game that—in any other time period—would beg for the president of the United States to throw
It’s my son Emmett’s 13th birthday today, and what I love most is that Casey, his 16-year-old sister, baked him a strawberry shortcake. She gave myriad reasons: She likes baking. She likes eating. She was done with homework. But I know—and she knows—the No. 1 reason she baked Emmett a
The year is 1989. The month is August. You’re about two weeks removed from perhaps the most embarrassing moment in music history. On July 21, 1989, during a live performance at the Lake Compounce theme park in Bristol, Connecticut, the pop duo Milli Vanilli is caught lip syncing. There is
So over the past 1 1/2 months I’ve had a strange life twist. Every Monday I wake up at (egad) 4:40, climb out of bed, get dressed and drive up to Santa Monica, where I’m working as a writer for “Fair Game,” the Kristine Leahy Show. It’s a long story
Watch this. Just watch. Tell me the president of the United States is well. Tell me he’s well. And while we’re on the subject—he’s mad at Adam Schiff. Furious. Because he “made things up.” And “making things up” is treasonous. Like making up a scenario where you were at Ground
I was going to buy a house from Mary Goulet. Granted, I’m not moving to San Diego. Or even planning a move to San Diego. But—for the sake of this blog post—I was going to buy a house from Mary Goulet, realtor and possessor of your dream home. It seemed
My son Emmett’s flag football season starts today. He’s 12 and a member of the Raiders. In the past he’s played quarterback, but—if we’re being honest—he’s a little too much Henry Burris, a bit too little Lamar Jackson. Meaning, this year, he’s the center. I digress. Yesterday was the team’s
So in case you missed this, yesterday morning Bleacher Report posted a ranking of the 50 greatest players in NBA history. It was an awful list compiled by a well-intended young man who, I truly believe, never watched a game dated pre-2000. What got me most, though, was the HONORABLE
The best moment of any interview in the history of all interviews took place earlier today, when NBC’s Chuck Todd interviewed Republican Senator John Kennedy … … and took a chug from his coffee cup. You probably need to watch the whole thing to understand, but as Kennedy—yet another Republican
Sometimes certain people in this world catch your attention. And later, when someone asks, “What the fuck—are you obsessed?” the honest answer is a sound, “Yes. Yes, I am.” So I’ll say it. This week, I am obsessed with a man named John Cardillo. I wish I were obsessed in