The end of another baseball season always makes me think of the great Ted Williams, who played his final game 55 years ago today. The writer John Updike, of the Wyomissing, Pa., Updikes, chronicled the game in a famous article…
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Sep 08
Donald J. Trump: ‘unfitted’ for duty
The clothes don’t make the man, but can a hat make or break a presidential campaign? Abraham Lincoln is forever linked to his stovepipe hat, but headwear hasn’t been all that useful to presidents since John Kennedy allegedly killed the…
Jul 06
‘Sick in the Head’ and my own youthful fascination with comedy
Jerry Seinfeld walked onto the stage at the University of Missouri’s Jesse Auditorium the night of Nov. 11, 1986. The school’s football team was his first punchline, having three days earlier lost 77-0 to the University of Oklahoma. “Are you…
