Hook Up Time at Notre Dame
“In the year 2000,” writes Tom Wolfe , novelist and Grand Poobah of non-fiction, “in the era of hooking up, ?first base’ meant deep kissing…
The Impost
You have heard this story: it’s about a good man, a complex man who had the world at his feet, then watched it drop away;…
Fatherly Gifts
When I talk to my father, the conversation usually sounds like this on my end: “Hi, Dad.”“Yes. Thank you.”“I know.”“Yes, the Bengals certainly do suck.”“No….Look,…
The Pedestal Toppling Blues
Sammy Sosa’s seven-game suspension for bat corking ended last week, amidst much snickering and two very respectable singles. He refers to the incident in which…