Happy Birthday, Tom Jones!
Happy birthday, Tom Jones! (No, not the ageless and indefatigable Welsh singer.) The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, by Henry Fielding, was first... Read more →
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Pardon Me?
It was reported a few days ago that Donald Trump reached out to NFL players, soliciting from them suggestions of those whom he might next consider... Read more →
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Remembering Tom Wolfe, and the New York Moment
One of the pleasures of working at New York magazine in the 1970s (and there were many) was the annual Christmas party, held in the editorial offices... Read more →
Not the NBA Finals
“Are you in the NBA?” asked wide-eyed third grader Tim. I had just put my official National Basketball Association satchel down on the desk at... Read more →
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Gibberish and Journalism
The essay Politics and the English Language is as relevant today as it was when George Orwell wrote it in 1946. Within the theme of the essay about... Read more →
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Summer Reading for the Rich and Sporty
Still searching for a good book to take to the beach, the country, or just a secluded corner? In a summer of the Olympic Games, tight baseball... Read more →
God and Sports … Since David and Goliath
Ever since King Saul successfully sent up David to pinch-hit for the Israelites against Goliath and the Philistines, players have been pointing... Read more →
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What’s the Best Thing About Sports?
Former New York Yankees manager Billy Martin said, “There is nothing greater in the world than when someone on the team does something good, and... Read more →
Sports Expendables
In The Mikado, the Lord High Executioner Ko-Ko compiles his little list of “society offenders” who, if executed, “would not be missed.” Among... Read more →
Voltaire, Narcissism & the NFL
In his short satirical tale Zadig, Voltaire describes the fictitious great lord Irax as “not bad at bottom but … corrupted by vanity and... Read more →
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