This is the grave of William Shirer. Born in Chicago in 1904, Shirer grew up the son of a lawyer. But his father died when he was a boy and so the family lost their money. His mother moved to Cedar Ra
Last Saturday, I saw Yo La Tengo play at the Columbus Theater in Providence. It was my second Yo La Tengo show and the better of the two, I think. In the first set, the band really went to their quiet
In the late 70s, Subaru entered the U.S. market big time and ran this fascinating ad that found Americans with last names of American car makers to admit that Subarus were better. It closes with Geral
Folks, I hope you are sitting down for this shocking and completely expected news: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday offered more evidence that school mask requirements can help
On Monday and Tuesday, PBS has a new episode of American Experience on William Randolph Hearst. I am among the talking heads. It was pretty exciting. I even got hairspray, which I did not think was po
I’m going to make the bold statement that maybe outsourcing almost all production of key goods to a few nations in Asia has its downside: The global semiconductor shortage that has paralyzed aut
This is the grave of Meyer London. Born in 1871 in Lithuania, which was then part of Russia, London came from a leftist Jewish family. His father was a former rabbi who had converted to socialism, tho
Awhile back here, I profiled Marlon Riggs’ Tongues Untied, the groundbreaking film about Black gay life that sent Jesse Helms through the roof. Last night, I watched Riggs’ UC-Berkeley the