Pardon the cheese, but it was a pretty good crowd for a Saturday over at Gillette Stadium this weekend. We were all in the mood for some melodies, and Elton John and Billy Joel had us feeling all right.
Captain Fantastic and the Piano Man were there to play another of their joint shows, and despite any mockery I may have encountered for going, it was definitely worth it. Continue reading
There was an article recently in GQ about how we’ve all lost our ability to get lost, thanks to GPS and other tools that show us where we want to go.
Well, ironically enough, in the month or so that I’ve had an iPhone, I think I’ve gotten more lost than I ever have, because rather than just rely on directions I’d printed out, now I check and re-check the Google Maps app, re-calculating my route when I think I’ve made a wrong turn, over and over — which, of course, only makes it worse. Continue reading
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat was so over-the-top good that his next film was bound to pale by comparison.
Which is not to say that Bruno isn’t funny or worth seeing; on both counts it is.
But there’s something about it that feels very “been there, done that,” and most of the movie is maybe even a little too over the top to be believable in the same way that Borat was.
And that’s why I was a bit disappointed. Continue reading
I say it every time I go there, but it’s true: Chicago is my kind of town.
And my trip over the past few days was definitely one of the best yet.
Sure, I do some of the same things whenever I’m in the Windy City (hello, Bean), but I haven’t had the same agenda twice.
There’s always something new and different to do. Continue reading
If you didn’t already know, July is National Ice Cream Month. According to the International Dairy Foods Association and the International Ice Cream Association, we can thank Ronald Reagan for the distinction. (Seriously.) And, if you’re marking your calendar, July 19 (the third Sunday of July) is National Ice Cream Day. So go out and get yourself a cone of your favorite flavor. And before you do, check out this classic NSFW Eddie Murphy skit.
I don’t know where you are right now when you’re reading this, but in Boston, it’s hard to believe it’s July 4 already.
Maybe you’ve heard how awful the weather has been. Rain, chilly temperatures, very little sun. It’s enough to make a person flee the city.
Judging by the weather, we should probably only be in April, or early May. Definitely not halfway through the summer.
But let’s forget all that for a day, shall we?
After all, good weather or not, it’s July 4th.
The Fourth of July.
Independence Day. One of my favorite days of the year (after my birthday and Christmas, probably number three). Continue reading
Because I see a lot of movies, people often ask me what they should see. Well, it’s now halfway through 2009, and so far I’ve only seen 19 films. (By comparison, last year at this time I had seen 23.) Of those 19, there are four that I’ve given a grade of A or A– to: Two Lovers, The Girlfriend Experience, Star Trek, and Up. (Last year there were none.) So, next time you’re looking for a good rental or trying to decide what to see in the theater, pick one of those four titles.
The Ledge at the Sears Tower in Chicago officially opens today.
I totally want to go and check it out.
I mean, when you’ve gone skydiving and taken a trapeze lesson, how scary can it be to stand in a 1.5-inch–thick glass box that’s extended out 4.3 feet from the Sears Tower’s 103rd floor, 1,353 feet off the ground?
If I get to do it, I’ll let you know the answer to that question. In the meantime, here’s a clip about the Ledge from yesterday’s Today Show.
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This is going to make my parents sooooo happy.
According to a new study by the National Center for Health Statistics, for most Americans, the probability of being married by age 40 is more than 80 percent.
In fact, for men, the likelihood of a first marriage by age 40 is 81 percent (for women, it’s 86 percent).
And to show that not everyone gets married so early, the study also found that men have only a 50 percent chance of being married for the first time by age 27, and just a 61 percent chance of being married for the first time by age 30.
So, despite the common thought that most everyone I know is already married, the opposite may actually be true.
It’s nice to know I have a lot of company out there, and that like the saying goes, there are still plenty of fish in the sea. Continue reading
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