Notes from the Ironbound

I was weirdly missing Texas this week. I lived there for three years in a kind of love-hate relationship. I came to adore Houston and Austin...

 Just realized that I hadn't posted my last Substack . It's about the WGA strike, and why it's so important. Having seen what ha...

Captain Quint drank 'gansett I do not typically endorse products, mostly because no one is paying me to. (If any eccentric billionaires ...

I have been on a mission to reduce the amount of time I spend in the virtual world. It's becoming clear that social media is designed in...

  My most recent Substack is about the need to bring back intermissions in movies. They are making movies even longer without any way for u...

Teacher appreciation week is drawing to a close, which got me thinking about how the people currently attacking education are in the minorit...

Every now and then I go on an Elvis jag, and now is one of those times. My recent obsession is the King's live performances from the 197...