Saturday spottings (ahead of the storm)
Apr 15The local chapter of the American Institute of Architects schedules several events during its spring Architecture Week, the last of … »
The latest about Ada Metro from Dustbury
Starring Ward and Eldridge Cleaver
Apr 08Back in 1998 I tossed up the notion of Convenient Fictions, “bits of silliness we cling to without any … »
Land Run 2.0
Apr 04I’m typing this from a point about four miles from the epicenter of the 1.0 version in the spring of … »
Ground to a fine powder
Apr 03One of these days, I expect to see Grizzlies vs. Thunder: A Quentin Tarantino Film. Seriously. The violence level fits, … »
Unwillingness to claim us
Mar 19“Be nice to your kids,” says the old joke. “They’ll pick your nursing home.” Several quote collections credit this to … »
In the Erewhon subdivision
Feb 25It began with this tweet last night from KOSU’s Ben Allen: Random Fact: OKC zip code 73154 the fifth richest … »
The pluck of the Irish
Feb 23Apparently the major topic of conversation before the game was the fact that the Celtics had never lost to the … »
Everyone’s a critic
Feb 22In case you were wondering “What’s the best way to process criticism?” here’s the answer, from a comic artist: The … »
Quote of the week
Feb 17What we used to call “public spirit” has fallen into desuetude, says Francis W. Porretto: Aristotle has told us that … »
Friday night fights
Feb 04Hey, it’s the Grizzlies, and that always means a hockey game with hoops. Examples: It took a 15-4 run at … »
Dimly seen
Dec 30This, of course, was one of the finer moments in the too-short life of Jimi Hendrix: Under a proposed new … »
Quantum of silliness
Dec 16Earlier this week, Francis W. Porretto saw fit to disclose the most popular explanations for why Science has yet to … »
