I truly don’t want to come across as arrogant. But the truth is I’ve waited nearly 40 years for my most beloved sports team, the Baltimore Orioles—the one I joke that I follow “366 days a year”—to win a World … Read more
Count Gabe Kapler as another Bay Area coach speaking out against the mass killings in Buffalo and Uvalde, TX. Like Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr, Kapler wants stronger gun control laws in the hope of preventing the next massacre. Unlike Kerr, … Read more
One can trust that millions of people were moved by Steve Kerr’s recent pre-game presser in which he lambasted conservative politicians for not doing more about gun control in light of the the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in … Read more
Last night, on a random walk in Hollywood, I came across Pavement’s first concert in 12 years. After pausing at the ticket price,[1]I was told there were “two tickets left” (have they said that before?) at $105 per. That’s a bit … Read more
Leonard Cohen once said of the 1960s: “I don’t think the sixties ever began. I think the whole sixties lasted maybe fifteen or twenty minutes in somebody’s mind. I saw it move very, very quickly into the marketplace. I don’t … Read more
There are moments in the film Sancity of Space, rare for me while seated, that induce both terror and verve. The documentary centers on climbers and filmmakers Renan Ozturk and Freddie Wilkinson as they ascend the treacherous Moose’s Tooth massif … Read more
It’s been made clear on these pages that sexual morality actually matters. It seems Major League Baseball agrees. It has suspended Dodgers star pitcher Trevor Bauer for two years under the league’s domestic abuse and sexual assault policy. It’s the longest … Read more
Every one of my friends is pro-choice. I have spent countless hours in the trenches discussing abortion with them. I have listened well. And yet I am confused. I wonder how so many intelligent people can arrive at their pro-choice position … Read more
Dear Wimbledon, No event in sport has fueled a lifetime of memories quite as yours has. And yet I’ll not be watching you this year. Few sports have have compelled me to walk away or boycott them.[1]I cannot recall a … Read more
Despite Johnny Mac’s take, Serena Williams fancies herself an Unstoppable Queen. She and her corporate sponsors work hard, and reap the benefits of, promoting this image. We’d do well to question it. Is she really an Unstoppable Queen? And if … Read more