The Grammys happened. No sense discussing it though, given that they almost certainly rewarded the wrong people....
Sam Wilkinson
According to a faithful reader, I'm Ordinary Times's "least thoughtful writer." So I've got that going for me, which is nice.
Texas’s Rick Perry is predictably aghast that his beloved Boy Scouts of America (BSA) would even consider...
Here at The League, we promote the sort of reasonable discourse that forces us to give our...
On May 5, I will run the Pittsburgh Marathon. I do this not because I am a...
Unlike the other thought-provoking writers who fill this space with philosophical considerations, I exist mostly to waste...
On Monday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will compete for college football’s national championship. This is the...
Dave Brubeck has passed away. He was 91. “Take Five” is one of my favorite pieces of...
Another season, here and gone, this one easily the most disappointing of the three and yet there...
Perhaps you’ve heard: today is Thanksgiving, that day when everybody spends hours upon hours cooking so that...
I’ve argued through my recaps this season that we’re seeing a very defined cleavage between the behavior...
Grumble. It is getting more difficult to separate the good from the bad. If it wasn’t for...
I have always been drawn to this scene; I find its argument appealing, especially the idea that...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMiZ-AStkO4 Sofia is one of the characters that it often seems as though Treme could do without....
Hurricane Sandy is about to slam into the East Cost, potentially causing flooding and damage from the...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnw3wHMdJMU That is “Timebomb” by the Old 97’s, a fantastic song that has been included on several...
Tonight’s introduction on Treme was heartbreaking. Desiree’s mother’s house was torn down by the city. It was...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iQeWTP3L6c Sitting on the couch after last night’s episode ended, a friend said, “What made that episode...
In a nutshell, the problem is this: Treme doesn’t have much time left. It’s only getting an...
Rose Woodhouse’s excellent post about voting and economic rationality once again rekindled my own interest in the...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLRfDLJLjxc Here’s the thing about Treme: I’m getting to the point where I’m not sure I’d recommend...
