Once In A Blue Moon: Part One
After many false starts over many years, I made an earnest attempt during the pandemic at telling the story of a pivotal period in my early 20s that changed my life.
When Stephanie Ruhle Calls
Last Friday, I was puttering away in my new office space in Rockefeller Center, getting ready to call it a day and head home for the weekend. Then my phone rang. It was Stephanie Ruhle. I was scheduled to be…
Daniel Craig x Belvedere Vodka = Fabulous
Among the things I love about this are the delicious gay flourishes and how game Daniel is. This is the kind of confident, fun, unthreatened straight man we need more of.
My New Leather-Free Wallet
After my old leather wallet got ruined in a rain storm, I needed a replacement. I found an elegant leather-free option from Bellroy.
If You Helmet, Go Thousand
In terms of aesthetics, most bicycle helmets are horrible. I did come across one company, though, that makes a nice one.
Album of the Week: Mezzanine by Massive Attack
After incredible releases from the Propellerheads and Madonna earlier that year, it was as if Massive Attack was the third in a 1998 electronica trilogy.
August 2022 Dispatch: Dog Days in the City
While many rush to escape the city during the summer, I actually enjoy it.
Album of the Week: Pretenders (1980)
In the pantheon of great debut rock albums, the Pretenders blew out of the gate and set a high bar.
Album of the Week: “The Dark Side of the Moon” by Pink Floyd
One of the first compact discs I ever bought was Pink Floyd's 1973 masterpiece The Dark Side of the Moon. My sister had it on vinyl and I always loved the sound of it even as a little kid.