Oriole Park at Camden Yards

These Baltimore Orioles are Legit

The Baltimore Orioles, yes the Orioles, have gotten the attention of all the teams in the league. If coming off three 100-plus loss seasons is humiliating, finding themselves in the thick of a playoff spot is downright delightful. We predicted … Read more

Don McCullin, Somerset levels near Glastonbury, circa 1990

On Art: Sir Don McCullin

What makes for a favorite artist? One measure for me is whether I return to that artist’s work and am again rewarded with a life-altering exchange of spirit. This happened when I recently re-encountered Don McCullin via a 2019 self-titled book … Read more

Vin Scully: a Brief Remembrance

All too infrequently, at least in the world of popular culture, we lose a certifiably great one.[1]Julia Child of course comes to mind. But beyond the famous we can trust that in the ordinary world we routinely lose people who … Read more