Old Man Sailboat Shorts say “Happy Fourth!”
Gone Fishin’: See you in August, time sucks
“Where does this idea of greater connection come from? I’ve never in my life felt more disconnected.” — from Joshua Ferris’ new novel To Rise Again at a Decent Hour Did you hear the […]
Most of the album is just a lot of fun: ‘Born in the USA’ turns 30
Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA was released 30 years ago today. As someone who has written a book about Springsteen’s work, a book that will be out in October and is available […]
This is Four
We gave her the bike last, as the sun was beginning to set on a perfect summer day. The breeze caught the streamers in the ends of the handlebars and rustled them […]
I was lucky. They all came back. But they have friends who didn’t.
My Dad’s Uncle Sam—his actual Uncle Sam, not the red, white, and blue cartoon—had this fantastic basement. We’d play down there at family gatherings for Thanksgiving and Christmas and maybe a birthday […]
The German cover for ‘Springsteen: Album by Album.’ Though I guess there it’s ‘Springsteen: Retrospektive.’ I feel like it should have an exclamation mark. You can pre-order the U.S. edition now. Out […]
Notes from Date Night with Godzilla
“What do you think,” my wife said, “shall we go enjoy the destruction of western civilization?” “I sit around and watch that every day,” I said. We finished our drinks and went […]
Why would Spider-Man or Spider-Woman have a compact?
There was/is a Spider-Woman. I guess she grew up on some rural property where fields of uranium glimmered in the sun. Her dad was a scientist partnered with a guy who would […]
Damian Lillard is the hero Portland needs
I don’t watch much Portlandia, because I live here and it’s redundant. I don’t need television to deliver whatever airy spirit inspires someone to brake unexpectedly on I-5 for a longer view […]
“We had the whole Pacific Ocean in front of us, with nothing to do but nothing and be comfortable.” — Mark Twain, Following the Equator
