Monthly Archives: January, 2013

How disturbingly fitting that the highest drama in the history of American crime should take place at a theater.

It's the only statue depicting the Great Emancipator as a young military man, looking out at the river and trying his damnedest to remember the commands he'll need to lead his men.

A simple, elegant black stone monument that marks the final stop on the biggest funeral procession the country had - and probably has - ever seen.

You just never know who you'll run into on Chicago's L trains, do you?

The toddler is a talented and versatile fellow, so much so that he's started taking on some household tasks.

Lots of towns promote events or historic sites connected to the Great Emancipator, but the town of Lockport has outdone them all. Their Lincoln statue has three heads.

Finally, something that explains why they have so many songs about robbing liquor stores!

Sol Yurick wrote the novel that was eventually adapted into one of my favorite movies, The Warriors- which manages to be totally ridiculous and totally awesome at the same time.

Could we eventually see the National Park Service declare a "President _____'s College Apartment" a historic site? "This is where he or she partied too hard one night," the guide would say, and we'd never be able to look at the commander in chief the same way again.

The soldiers' only redeeming quality is that they dress well and attack in formation – they're like an evil synchronized swimming team.

We're starting 2013 with the stuff we didn't get done in 2012

Attention Jeff Tweedy of Wilco: George Washington is an American aquarium drinker, and he is trying to break your heart.