I don’t actually have a problem with the ubiquity of “Young Folks” — the fact that, in the last week, it’s turned up in episodes of Dirty Sexy Money, Gossip Girl, AND Journeyman would seem …

What do they have in common?They’ve both made me very very tired today — the P. of I. because he clogged up traffic something fierce in midtown all day long, and excuse me, but why …

I can’t believe how much smoke one taxi creates when it catches on fire — these “inferno” headlines aren’t kidding, when we went down to the street the smoke was almost too thick to see …

It’s funny, the things we believe — the reasons we have for believing those things. I read far too many ghost stories growing up, and I did said growing up in an old house which …

Minneapolis reader, COPS-book lender, and all-around fine fellow MG sent me some links to good online resources for the latest on the bridge collapse; I’ve listed them below.MG himself is fine, but as of when …

At loose ends on July 4? Looking for a rock show to round out a day of hot dogs and nearly blowing your fingers off with illegal fireworks? Then come to the Guyz Nite show …

[about two weeks ago]
Eating lemon sorbet at my desk, straight from the pint with a serving spoon like the classy dame I am, I drop a nickel-sized blob of sorbet next to the keyboard. My …

Dear sir,
The next time you find yourself wearing sunglasses indoors, ask yourself these questions:
1. Am I the leader of a cult?
2. Am I either John Munch or Bono?
3. Have I recently undergone surgery on my …

When it comes to crying in public in New York City, you have two schools of thought: 1) that it’s terribly lonely and sad that nobody ever stops to ask after the cryer; and 2) …

Little girl: Hi Mom, so guess what, at school today, after lunch? Dylan? Got a nosebleed.
Mom: Which Dylan?
What I love about that exchange: 1) to a child, a classmate’s nosebleed is above-the-fold, 48-point-type, no-time-for-pleasantries breaking …