Quipless
It was sad enough when he left the show, but now the loss is far greater: Jerry Orbach, a.k.a. Lennie Briscoe, has died. He played the quintessential “jaded cop,” a wisecracking 12-year veteran for...
Blogging the Aloha State and Beyond
It was sad enough when he left the show, but now the loss is far greater: Jerry Orbach, a.k.a. Lennie Briscoe, has died. He played the quintessential “jaded cop,” a wisecracking 12-year veteran for...
Waitaminit. Sending out Christmas cards is a domestic task largely the domain of women? Why didn’t I get that memo? Anyway, if you want one from our crowded and cozy home, just send me...
Now that I’m sure I’m in it for the long haul with my new gadget (or my “new mistress,” as my wife likes to say), it’s time to bid farewell to my old friend....
Media commentator and unapologetic cat lover Ian Lind points the way to this Star-Bulletin story by photographer-turned-firefighter Ken Ige, describing how he stumbled into the world of feline custodianship. “So I stood there in...
Don’t tell my wife, but Chris Noth is the latest star in Amazon.com’s great experiment in short-films and blatant product placement. He stars in “Tooth Fairy,” a piece that seemingly in tribute to his...
“Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster is out with its list of the 2004 ‘Words of the Year.’ Topping the list by a wide margin is the word “blog,” which is generally used to describe an online...