Richard's Pretension

I’m usually ambivalent about official or socially mandated holidays. “You shall celebrate XYZ on such-and-such date” prompts the response, ...

In their intra-league roller derby bout last night with the Corporal Punishers , the Major Pains , the one-year-old B-team of the Jerzey Der...

All times are uncertain times (even without invoking Heisenberg). Nevertheless, a parlous world economy and another insanely drawn-out US el...

When it comes to contemporary music, I like major headline performers as much as the next person, and accordingly I have spent my share of e...

A few weeks ago, while cleaning out clutter from the corner of my garage, I noticed a dried muddy footprint which for years had been covered...

It’s nice to see a struggling team come together. That why movies like the The Bad News Bears not only get made but remade. Regular reade...

It has been years since I’ve had any trick-or-treaters come to my door. I keep a bowl of candy on hand just in case, but, in truth, kids thi...