I don't think it would come as any surprise to any of the half dozen or so readers of this blog that Blogger Great and Lord of Independ...

My sword-wielding friend Xavier Onassis is a huge college basketball fan... not 1 . I only mildly disagree with the point, though the form b...

I know it's a day early for YouTube Tuesday, but it's a special occasion. As you know, or will soon become aware, today is 3.14… Pi ...

Editor's Note: I'm pulling up some items from the archive, just for the hell of it. This one was originally posted in March of 2007....

Okay people, put on your beads, masks and zydeco music. Let's have a good time, but be safe. And say hello to the Zulu King for me... ta...

A few weeks ago I posted a few random items from my fictional bucket list. Some of those things I've already done. Some I'm still w...

A few months ago, I caught this interesting tidbit on The Slate and stuck it in the "to blog" file in the back of my mind. But in...

Some of my closer confidants and minions know that, in an effort to drop a few ell-bees, I've cut back my alcohol consumption to a fract...

I've tried to make a real effort this year to steer clear of political topics, partly because nothing has changed even with a new batch ...

I have already set the DVR to record HBO's Feb. 12 premier of Cormac McCarthy's play The Sunset Limited . Though I'm not a huge ...