One morning back in second grade, my beloved Mrs. Phillips—who last I heard had left teaching to pursue a career…
Despite all the tiresome Y2K fuss, the first tune I want to play after the ball drops (assuming there’s electricity)…
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My friend Tinky Winky dressed me down the other day. “I’ve been disappointed in your column lately,” he confided, pointed…
It’s after midnight on a Saturday. I’m leaning against the wall of a dark Manhattan bar, feeling sexy in leather…
An old joke about Sammy Davis Jr., attributed to a mid-’50s newspaper columnist, resurfaces in the liner notes of the…
The vocabulary of phrases shouted out at rock shows is limited: song requests; “Take it off!”; and the ubiquitous “Freebird!”…
I feel sorry for tots today. Not because they’ve been born into a world that seems to inch closer to…
Lots of folks bitch about the “Hallmark holidays,” the ones engineered primarily to pump up the coffers of the confectionary,…
LAST WEEK, A DEAR friend celebrated her birthday, so I made her a mix tape. Not a CD, but an…
September 5th I keep thinking about that cheese Scott and Meagan served at the baby shower: Whiskey cheddar. As the…
A few weeks ago, I had an unrelentingly terrible day. Finally, I hit the gym to sweat the frustration out…
Death—what a concept. Serious contemplation about the Grand Finale can do in any sap’s head. It raises so many difficult…
Of all the precious moments that withstood the ravages of one too many keg parties, what’s your favorite memory from…
Why am I such a snob? Because I’m better than you. And I’ve had it up to here with you…
Marie Daulne fuses her love of hip-hop and R&B to her African roots in the pan-global Zap Mama.
URSULA 1000 THUNDERBALL, DJ J-JUSTICE Nation, 374-9492, $8 10 p.m. Fri., July 26 “No.” Who wouldn’t love to say that…
The minute I spy the unsolicited parcel on my welcome mat, alarms go off in my head. All my packages…
SHON SULLIVAN FRONTS a band called Goldenboy. He makes his home in a magical-sounding spot named Diamond Bar. But, evidence…
They say if you want to learn about a culture, sift through its garbage. But in lieu of digging through…
