STEINBRENNER IS GONE; HIS CREATION LIVES ON
Before there was a Mark Cuban, there was George Steinbrenner.Before there was a Jerry Jones, there was George Steinbrenner.Before The Owner became a sports caricature, alongside The Superstar or The Crazed Fan, there was George Steinbrenner.They won’t just bury...
CLEVELAND IS NOW OUR KIND OF TOWN
Fear not, Cleveland. You’ve lost LeBron James. But you’ve gained something, too.In hearing “farewell” from the world’s most talented basketball player, you join a long but familiar list. You are Humphrey Bogart watching Ingrid Bergman fly...
LEBRON’S CIRCUS ENDS; MIAMI’S NOW BEGINS
The most upsetting part of this ridiculous night came at 9:18 p.m., when the cameras first showed LeBron James sitting across from his chosen interviewer, Jim Gray, and in the background were rows of  children?I wanted to throw up. Bad enough that we adults have to...
BRING CURTAIN DOWN ON LEBRON SHOW – PLEASE!
Maybe LeBron James has found a new home. But he’s lost me.I used to admire this kid. I thought he handled his business well. He seemed serious about his game, stayed out of trouble and was true to his Midwestern roots.But the last few months have been a theater...
PROBIE’S TOUGH STORY ENDED FAR TOO SOON
What is a man? Is he the worst he has ever done? If so, Bob Probert will be remembered for a night he dropped his pants at the Canadian border and a packet of cocaine fell out. He’ll be remembered for handcuffs, for jail, for alcoholism, for wrapping a Monte...
CELL PHONES AT SUMMER CAMP? JUST SAY CLICK
The Fourth of July always meant summer to me, and summer, when I was very young, meant summer camp. And summer camp meant disappearing into another world.It was a world of woods and fields and bunks, a world without Mom and Dad, without friends from the neighborhood,...
IPHONE CRAZIES NEED A MAJOR WAKE-UP CALL
Bloomingdale’s, I think, first pulled off this trick. For a while, in the ’70s, they had people scrambling to carry their Big Brown shopping bags. Amazingly, shoppers actually did the store’s advertising for them, while acting lucky to have such a...
iPhone Crazies Need a Major Wakeup Call
Bloomingdale’s, I think, first pulled off this trick. For a while, in the ’70s, they had people scrambling to carry their Big Brown shopping bags. Amazingly, shoppers actually did the store’s advertising for them, while acting lucky to have such a hot item.
Abercrombie & Fitch later upped the stakes, making it uber-cool to wear shirts that display “Abercrombie” like a billboard.
But Apple tops them all. Apple is the king. No company has grabbed the kookiness of the desperate shopper and spun it into such a publicity machine.
FATHER’S DAY NEEDS MORE REAL FATHERS
Every year, Father’s Day brings a rash of newspaper columns. They are usually folksy nods to the father-child relationship. There are fond memories of playing catch or going fishing with Dad, or tear-jerking accounts of a father who recently passed away....Stay Connected
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