My Week With Sandy: Without light, seeing my town in a whole new one 14 Nov 2012 | 09:41 am

On the first Friday night in a post-Sandy world, I passed by a few drunk girls and frat dudes at the Shannon, one of the many drinking establishments near my apartment on First Street in Hoboken. Norm...

New Yorker Cartoon of the Day 7/19 20 Jul 2012 | 01:49 am

Tunnel of Love 9 Jul 2012 | 05:41 am

I vividly remember the first time I saw the video for Bruce Springsteen’s Tunnel of Love. It was a Sunday in the fall of 1987 and I was supposed to be getting ready to go to church. But I was mesmeriz...

Louie, Louie, Louie, Louu-ie 16 Jun 2012 | 12:10 am

Anyone else pumped for the new season of Louie (June 28th, FX)? I am. And that’s why I wrote this little piece for Splitsider.com, highlighting some of the shows locations. Check it!

I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For 4 Jun 2012 | 11:00 am

When I initially think of U2′s I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For, off of 1987′s The Joshua Tree, I think of how it and the album immediately captured me as an 8-year-old. While I do somewhat ...

Sh!# Your Lennie Briscoe Might Have Said 18 May 2012 | 05:40 am

Any Law and Order fan knows that show is just as known for snappy one-liners from the late, great Jerry Orbach as it is for being a show about solving murders. In a substantial state of loopiness, I s...

Happily Ever After: Obama and Gay Marriage 15 May 2012 | 01:00 am

I got up last Sunday and made myself a pot of coffee, just as I do every weekend. Then, I turned Meet the Press, just as I do every weekend. And there was Joe Biden, being Joe Biden, just like he does...

You Can’t, You Won’t, and You Don’t Stop: An MCA Tribute 12 May 2012 | 06:49 am

When I heard the news of Beastie Boy Adam Yauch aka MCA’s death on Friday, like so many others, my world temporarily stopped. A Beastie? A man who once fought for our right to party? Rock and roll and...

The Cool of Bruce 29 Feb 2012 | 04:40 pm

Anyone who knows me or has read enough of my writing knows I am a lifelong obsessed Bruce Springsteen fan. On the heels of the release of his 17th studio album, it’s nice to see all of the excitement ...

Graaace! 17 Feb 2012 | 05:56 pm

I went to the gym today and, even in my “it’s way too early for this” haze, when I was on the treadmill, I sensed evil behind me. I turned around and there it was. On the screen behind me was Satan he...