Apropos of Nothing

I suppose I should say a few words about the Oscars, since I went to the trouble of posting my predictions. I finished 16/24, which in our ...

It was an interesting day at and around the State Capitol today - Tea Partiers, Occupiers, skinheads, white supremacists, we had it all. Ar...

For what it's worth, here are my picks. And please be warned that I bring no particular expertise to any of these categories. Of the ma...

Harry Nilsson is probably known by some people more for his drunken and drugged exploits with John Lennon during Lennon's "lost wee...

The needle hits vinyl, and for a brief moment, you hear a stately piano introduction. And then, you hear the first, startling, words. Jesus...

In recent weeks, we've caught up a bit on our viewing of Oscar contenders. Capsule reviews follow. Hugo . Anyone who's ever watche...

25 years ago today, this was the first song at our wedding reception. And I'd like to think that we danced a little better than the craz...

U2 is quite likely the most annoying great band in the history of rock and roll. And it's not entirely Bono's fault. There's n...

For some reason that no one, including the staff who work there, can seem to explain, someone has decided to completely move everything arou...

After the last 10 days or so, I think it's fair to add Jeremy Lin to the top sports stories of 2012. Now the only question is how long ...

Yesterday, I noted the possibility that the Phil vs. Tiger duel could end up on the list of 2012 memorable sports moments. And it did, alth...

There were two performances I should have noted last night - Jennifer Hudson's very nice tribute to Whitney Houston (it struck just the ...

That's what we want to see - Paul up there with Bruce, Dave, Joe and others ripping the shreds out of a Beatles song. Rock on.

Well, of course it was "Rolling in the Deep." When art merges with commerce, that can be a very powerful thing.

Ok, the Foo Fighters / DeadMau5 thing...I have no idea what it was, but it was very entertaining.

Sometimes the mashup doesn't quite work. It wasn't terrible, but it was hardly the best performance that either Tony Bennett or Car...