It is New Year's Day, and many people are just waking up (but some will probably sleep until it gets dark outside) with hangovers.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Truly Ugly: A Very Subjective Look at 2005
Okay, 2005 is almost history. I have taken a few moments to look back at the year and comment on things that happened.
Read More »A Creature Was Definitely Stirring
I swear to this day I saw him, swinging his legs out our window.
Read More »Isn’t There Anyone Who Knows What Christmas Is All About?
The show is about a little boy trying to find the meaning of Christmas, and in the end it actually helps other little boys (and girls) do exactly that.
Read More »The Deck Was Stacked: Why George Bailey Doesn’t Have a Prayer in It’s a Wonderful Life
Because of the deck stacked against him, even when George is completely free in this alternate life, he cannot escape.
Read More »The Blood is the Life: Why the NYC Transit Strike Is a Killer
New Yorkers depend on mass transit; the buses and subways are the life blood of the city.
Read More »If the Fates Allow
An American stuck in Singapore on Christmas longs for home.
Read More »They Couldn’t Kill the Radio Star: Howard Stern’s Radio Legacy
Sort of like a Lenny Bruce of the radio waves, Howard’s freedom of expression was equally, if not more, important to him as free speech
Read More »Mets-Yanks Could Pull Off A Blockbuster Trade
Okay, I know everyone on both sides might start screaming.
Read More »Wax Off: The Karate Kid’s Pat Morita Passes On
As a diminutive handyman in John Avildsen’s The Karate Kid, Morita earned an Oscar nomination.
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