This could have been a wicked Brick, ripping up Fayetteville’s eighth annual (but it feels like the 240th) Bikes Blues & BBQ that’s going on this weekend. A couple of years ago I had some criticisms about it, and until Thursday night I had nothing new to add so I wasn’t going to. I have […]
Corrections: For the Record An article on Thursday about the arraignment of three men in the shooting of two New York police officers, one of whom died, misstated the schedule set by a judge for a trial in the case. The trial is expected to begin by February, not by ‘Feb. 30.’ The error occurred […]
Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.” — “Gordon Gekko,” Wall Street, as quoted in imdb.com Copyright 2007 Ben S. Pollock If “greed is good,” as the fictional financier Gordon Gekko famously preached in 1987, then […]
Copyright 2007 Ben S. Pollock Any number of self-appointed TV experts in recent months say either “40 is the new 20” and “60 is the new 40.” Oprah Winfrey said the latter to David Letterman when she interviewed him a couple of weeks ago. They were discussing his toddler son. Actually, that would mean 60 […]
Copyright 2007 Ben S. Pollock The other day, I came out of the closet to my wife. To my relief, she saw what I had been up to and was delighted. I’ve been meaning to do this for eight years, and once ready, it surprisingly took less than a week. Despite the arrival of cooler […]
Copyright 2007 Ben S. Pollock Lucinda Williams brings out passions in people. It’s not as black or white as love her or hate her, though that’s what’s you hear. Here at Shady Hill manse, the instant that My Beloved or I hear she’s coming to sing, we tell our friends then buy tickets. While Fayettevillians […]