I’m one of these strange people who likes airports and the process of traveling as much as the destinations, so being grounded during the pandemic has taken a small toll on my soul. I get excited about wandering a terminal, heading to a lounge, and the opportunity to just look out the window (window seats… Read More How not to fly Virgin Atlantic First Class (circa 2012)
The NFL Draft, my favorite event on the NFL calendar, is a week away which means a lot of football nerds (including yours truly) have some strong opinions on the pro football career prospects of college-aged men. There is one personality trait that gets brought up now and then during evaluations that makes me start… Read More NFL Draft experts are clueless and 3 lessons on leading and working with introverts from an actual introvert (me)
My best friend Louis and I met Rob Liefeld, comic book artist and one time Levi’s jeans spokesperson, sometime early in the summer of 1991. We’d been going to comic book conventions together for a while now and each one restored my battered soul in a dark period in my life known as “middle school.”… Read More I sold a signed copy of Deadpool’s first appearance for nothing and I don’t care. Mostly.
A good Cuban cafécito is one of life’s great indulgences. Much like a perfectly cooked dry-aged steak, or a sip of a masterfully crafted spirit like a 20 year-old Pappy Van Winkle, you’re ruined forever after the experience. You’ll make all of your friends sick with descriptions of toasted chocolate, fluffy caramel foam, and your… Read More How to make Cuban coffee (café)
A common criticism of Superman is that he’s hard to relate to. He’s too good, too powerful, or generally viewed as not being as complex as a tragic character like Bruce Wayne/Batman or a flawed hero like Tony Stark/Iron Man. Deborah Snyder, producer of Zack Snyder’s Justice League (I liked it, by the way), said… Read More Superman gets laid off in the CW’s Superman & Lois. That makes two of us.
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