Day 931: Children Of A Weirder God

originally published July 19, 2014 And so it was said in the First Epistle to the Corinthians (known as much for their spiritual pluck as their fine leather upholstery) that a woman’s body belongs not to her, but was purchased by Jesus through the sacrifice of his crucifixion. Which is shocking, because as a Jew […]

Day 930: The Other Foo Fighters

originally published July 18, 2014 I admit it, I frequently dip into the tart, opaque candy bowl of skepticism, filled with lemon drops of doubt and sour-chews of crotchety fact-checking. That said, I like my sour sweets to end with an upbeat aftertaste, a smidgen of optimism that my aforementioned leeriness will be heartily disproven. […]

Day 929: Shirking All Logic And Moving To Diomede

originally published July 17, 2014 If I was asked, “Where in the world would you least like to live?”, I might reply with an active war zone, or one of those places along the infamous Axis of Evil (Iran, North Korea, and Foxboro, Massachusetts). But let’s narrow it down – where in the United States […]

Day 928: Step Right Up – Polymelia Like You’ve Never Seen It Before!

originally published July 16, 2014 In choosing to part with a precious dollar in order to venture beyond the chalky flap into the freak-show tent, one must be prepared for what one is about to experience. If you’re the type whose cup gurgleth over with empathy, you’ll likely succumb to the fangs of your own […]

Day 927: Justice Joe Pulls A Crater

originally published July 15, 2014 At the sputtering end of the era of utmost corruption within the governance of the city of New York, people had to – in the parlance of today’s aspiring gangstas – get got. Arnold Rothstein met his untimely end in 1928 (spoilers to any Boardwalk Empire fans), and in the […]

Day 926: Cleveland Rocks! (As Long As You Aren’t Talking Sports)

originally published July 14, 2014 Like a vintage facial scar or a controversial Foghorn Leghorn tie, I am proud to wear my fandom for Cleveland sports teams, boldly and without a micron of hesitation. While my tootsies have yet to come in contact with Cleveland soil – in fact, I’m not certain any member of […]

Day 925: The Titanic’s First Cinematic Splash

originally published July 13, 2014 Mention the 1997 James Cameron film Titanic to someone and you’re bound to get one of these responses: “What an overpriced piece of CGI crap!” “I loved that movie!” “Not just a great film, but that Celine Dion song is the best!” (these are the people with whom I won’t […]

Day 924: The Forbidden Foodstuffs

originally published July 12, 2014 It was the same conversation, every time I’d stay over at a friend’s place when I was a kid. Inevitably my friend’s mother would learn that I was Jewish (I was one of two in my grade, so word traveled), and she’d ask, “Will you eat [bacon/ham/shrimp, etc.]?”. I never […]

Day 923: The Moderately Bungled Legend Of The Dalton Gang

originally published July 11, 2014 Of course, we all know the stories of Billy the Kid, Wild Bill Hickok and Jesse James, but do we really know… wait, I can’t make that assumption anymore. There have been maybe three or four decent western movies released in the 22 years since The Unforgiven, so it’s a […]

Day 922: Riding That Train, High On Cocaine & Pretty Much Everything Else

originally published July 10, 2014 Within a span of about five months, the notion of the Grand Hippie Music Festival had deteriorated from a three-day swoon of good vibes, great drugs and phenomenal tuneage at Woodstock into an angry and disorganized mess at the Altamont Speedway in northern California. I’ve written about the latter already, […]