Jessica and I made a short trip to Edson Cemetery to see the grave of Jack Kerouac while we were in Lowell, Massachusetts. I’d heard that it was a modest grave, but it was still surprising to see the final resting place of one of America’s greatest authors remembered with just a small grave marker [...]

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The next time someone tries to tell you The Doctor isn’t cool, kindly direct them to the following photo: Whose house is he going to ride to, kick open the door, drag out by his ear, and then trap in a pocket dimension of timeless misery? Just look at that photo and you’ll have your [...]

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By the way, NFL.com put a mic on Tebow for Sunday’s game. If you haven’t watched and/or listened to it yet, you’re missing out. I love seeing how calm, cool, and collected he is when the improbable opportunities opened up for him late in the game. As Dan Shanoff points out on TimTeBlog, it’s also [...]

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I can totally relate to this comic by Gemma Correll. My wife likes to call me the “pet whisperer,” because whenever I disappear at a party, she knows she’ll find me hanging out with the host’s pets.

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‘Nuff said! But more on this later…

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The discovery of these adult men’s briefs prompt at least two immediate observations: 1. I would pay to read the comic in which Frank Castle discovers a store selling Punisher underwear. 2. Is it really a smart move to associate this part of your body with "The Fastest Man Alive"?

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When I was living in Albany and had a massive apartment, Halloween was always my holiday to celebrate. Along with throwing a big costume party, I made sure there were a few great jack o’ lanterns around for atmosphere. (You can see some examples in these photo galleries from Halloween 2005 and 2006.) We may [...]

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