Like Christopher and 20 million other waterlogged Northeasterners, I am a bit nonplussed by the Biblical rains of late. Forget an ark–I just want shoes that don’t leak. Instead of going for Christopher’s donut fix, however, I am trying to use a little historical perspective to remind me that rain or no rain, offshore drilling …
Author Archives: Nathan
Tiny Tony Montana
Presented largely without comment, for those of you who haven’t seen it yet: elementary school kids slurring their way through Scarface. As with all the important stories, TMZ has breaking news about it.
Globalizing Children’s Literature
So it might have been rough on the kids (and my wife) that I was away last week in Buenos Aires. Knowing that I was out having a great time in the land of empanadas and Quilmes beer probably didn’t help much. So I shopped well for everyone to let them know that I was, …
Dr. Phil in a dress
Here’s the feed from last week’s TV appearance by Matt, our indefatigable defender of boozy babies. There’s lots to dissect here. Personally, I happen to think they paired Matt off with someone who comes off as a bit of a horse’s ass. “But, but, but,” she says in a husky voice that has Marlboro Reds …