As a fan of the HBO series “The Wire,” I do love a good wiretapped call. But frankly, they sound a bit different on TV. When Marlo or a Barksdale talks on the phone — and that’s not very often, as “Wire” devotees know — the conversation is always either painfully vague or just a [...]

/> Peruse mug shots of those recently arrested in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Thank lucky stars I no longer work on a copy desk. Get ready for new TV on the Radio album. Twins lose to Jays 9-0. Craaaaaaaap. Jays got our number, yo. Hmm. Wonder what’s going on at the Medina Ballroom tonight. Convention [...]

And the award goes to Sam Champion…

C Train, you’re my only one. I don’t want anyone else. Especially not the F. And definitely not at 5:15 in the morning. So many people love you, C Train, and no one wants you to take them to East Broadway that early on a Sunday. Or Delancey Street. Or even Broadway-Lafayette. But a lot [...]

Soundtrack to my Thursday morning commute. Kudos again to Fall Out Records, which also reissued an excellent Red Wing album.

I spent a lot of time guarding the West Bank Office Building in college. Mueller has guarded it longer than anyone else. I’m sure of it. Check out this slide show of Mueller’s images from the University of Minnesota. Awesome. Here’s another: Murphy Hall, the journalism building, as seen from Lind Hall, the English building. [...]

OK, this is not a flattering portrait of the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. But face it, everyone looks dorky on a bike. Take Miles Davis, put him on a Trek and screw an aerodynamic-yet-sensible plastic helmet on his head, and you suddenly have the Death of the Cool. Still: Obama surely wants to put [...]

As if you needed more evidence that the annual Eurovision Song Contest is really, really weird, here’s this year’s French entry from Sebastien Tellier. He finished 19th out of 25.