I’m sure I don’t remember Gary Coleman quite as well as most people. I tuned in to “Diff’rent Strokes” long after it had gone into syndication, and never developed the kind of ironic affection for it that so many Gen Xers did. But what I do remember him from was “On the Right Track,” a …
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Bad Dads We (Don’t) Love: Asian Edition
Um, so first we get Indonesia’s smoking toddler. Now comes a father in Wuhan, China, who tried to auction off his son on a street corner: He put up a table with a sign on it, giving the youngster’s name and age and boasting of his capacity for hard work. But when bidders began to ask …
‘Lost’: Bane of My Fatherly Existence
Like many other human beings, I was deeply unhappy with the Lost finale the other night, and with the final season overall. Mostly for the usual reasons (they all walk into the light? seriously?), but also for one specific reason: the death of Sun and Jin, the doomed Korean lovers. [SPOILER ALERT!] In case you …
What Almost Made Me Cry Today: You
As any blogger knows, developing a relationship with one’s readers is vital. At the same time, going through the comments that readers post can be harrowing. Under cloak of Internet anonymity, will they go for your jugular? Or just your balls? Will they praise the post you put together, half hung over, one morning while …