YOU WOULDN'T GET THIS FROM ANY OTHER GUY: Barry Manilow just wants to tell you how he's feeling . (HT: Finch.) In other news: You...

SLOW(ER) BLOGGING: Not as a matter of cultural or media "movements" but in keeping with seasonal rhythms, things around here pre...

A STRONG, STRONG MAN: If I'm right, this isn't the last we'll be seeing Rick Astley in the next few months. I expect today...

WAIT FOR IT: A delightful scene from this morning's Macy's parade .

WHAT DO DAVID NAUGHTON AND AXL ROSE HAVE IN COMMON? Some of you may remember the star of An American Werewolf in London , who also had a To...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING: It is good to have so much for which to be thankful, as Phoebe's impending first birthday reminds me. Consider thi...

QUADROTHLENIA: In what the NYT has rightly called the most "blatant mismatch between a title and its meaning in sports since 1993, wh...