THE MYRIAD AND DEFERENTIAL appreciations of Queen Elizabeth in the American media since her passing I find most curious. Even if you haven’t seen Hamilton, the most cursory study of our nation’s founding provides a reminder that George Washington, John … Continue reading
When I think back to my time on College Hill in Providence, Rhode Island in the late 1960s, I often think of Michael Hahn. To me he was the best of Brown, the kind of worldly, cultured and literary person … Continue reading
Of the many misguided changes made by Major League Baseball since the leagues expanded beyond the original 16 teams in 1969, none is more questionable than the idea to have fans select the players for the all-star teams, voting as … Continue reading
What’s the difference between the Dallas Morning News and The New York Times? When Hall of Fame Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Rayfield Wright died this week, the long obituary in the News said he had been hospitalized with a “severe … Continue reading
I WAS in California when my former Times Herald colleague Jim Schutze’s book about the history of race relations in Dallas, The Accommodation, was published in 1986. I don’t remember even hearing about it — or how it was mysteriously … Continue reading
WITH MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL’S first work stoppage since 1994 looming, here’s a question: Do your remember your first baseball glove? This was mine: I remember my dad taking me to buy it at a sporting goods store near Bachman Lake. … Continue reading
WHEN THESE crushed-to-death-at-a-concert stories appear now and then, I am reminded of the scare I had senior year at Brown when some of us drove up to Boston to see Santana at a large club (The Boston Tea Party maybe). … Continue reading
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick will surely go down in history as a profile in courage for daring to take a knee during the national anthem played before San Francisco 49er games in 2016, incurring the wrath of President Trump, … Continue reading
I HAVEN’T READ many reviews of Nomadland, but I believe the praise has been comparable to that of such “indie” successes as Roma and Moonlight. Golden Globes are tonight, though a total joke and this year more than ever with … Continue reading
MUSING ON the pros and cons of being an only child recently, I was reminded of the title of an album by the late singer-songwriter Tom Jans, The Eyes of an Only Child, released on Columbia in 1976. I loved … Continue reading