James Brown, Godfather of Soul: RIP
That’s not what anyone wanted for Christmas: Soul and funk legend James Brown passed away at 73. If you are not familiar with the...
SanDisk Sansa vs iPod Nano
I’ve been an iPod user since the Generation 1 click wheel, but I took notice when Amazon sliced the price in half on the SanDisk...
Meet the Smithereens!
I’m all over this: Meet the Smithereens! In addition to being a huge Beatles fan, I also like the Smithereens — and...
Preston Sturges: Spectacular DVD Set
I am a huge Preston Sturges fan, so I was thrilled to see this new box set from Universal Studios. Preston Sturges – The Filmmaker...
A Different Kind of Music List: Best of 2006
It’s that time of year again! Following our successful outings the past two years, I’m at it again. Here’s my Different...
Freakonomics author Steven Levitt
Economist and Freakonomics author Steven Levitt guest on the Colbert Report:
Gift Shopping: DVDs
Amazon keeps sending out special announcements about all sorts of sales they are running. The discounting is selective, but heavy. The...
About these changes . . .
Welcome back! As you can see, we have made some changes to the joint — and I’d like to give you a quick run down of...