By Thom deMartino Great art is not produced without great sacrifice: and the greatest art digs deep, even at the risk of opening old wounds – in a hunt to find the […]
It’s a fiery “Pan” at Golden West College
Take me out to the “gentler” game
There was a funny skit on “Saturday Night Live” in which a comedian portraying essayist George Will waxes poetic about the glories of baseball, but can’t even catch one tossed gently to […]
Don’t root for a Trump primary challenge
The race for 2020 is taking shape, although there are still significant unknowns, including whether Donald Trump will get a serious primary challenge. His fiercest Republican critics say, “Yes – please, please, […]
Needed: a “reform school” for reformers
Reform is inevitably a difficult process, and not just for the reformees. It’s particularly painful for the reformers, no matter how meritorious their cause. Who would admit opposing fundamental changes to a […]
Investigators with a ghost of a chance
By Jim Tortolano Are those things that go bump in the night just the cat sashaying through the dining room or perhaps something a bit more … unsettling? Well, who you gonna […]
Why the Robert Kraft bust really matters
Robert Kraft’s name will now long be associated with one of the most despicable scourges of modern life, and rightly so. The New England Patriots owner is charged with soliciting prostitution at […]
“Disaster: The Musical” a fine catastrophe
By Thom deMartino Hey hey! Now boarding the S.S. Barracuda for your tour of the 1970’s: please enjoy your complimentary bellbottoms, platform heels, shag carpets and Lite-Brites. It’s something very new and […]
Let’s have equal opportunity skepticism
Let’s be fair to Donald Trump. No, seriously. That’s not a joke. When it comes time to judge the presidential candidates, we should remember what they say about geese and ganders, and […]
It’s official. Being a ref is a thankless job
“Steeeeeee-rike!” “What? Are you blind? That ball was a foot over her head!” “Which game are you watching?” “You’ve got to be kidding!” The grass is sweetly new-mown and the thonk and […]
A moderate with a White House shot
The day has arrived in the Democratic Party when Sherrod Brown is a kind of moderate. The impeccably progressive Ohio senator who has long occupied a spot on the left flank of […]
