I have long loved the unintended juxtapositions between the names of private equity firms and the companies they own. Cerberus Capital Management took its name from Greco-Roman mythology. …
‘I’m excited about being a Zip.’ So said disgraced former Ohio State football coach, Jim Tressel when, last February, he became an administrator at the University of Akron. …
The Spanish-American War Memorial in a carelessly tended small park in Newport, Rhode Island, bears these words: ‘Dedicated to the memory of the citizens of Newport who served…
Like spectators at a Vatican conclave, only those devoted to fashion in uniforms stuck around for the end of Boston College vs. Notre Dame. The God (Awful) Bowl…
Last spring, when I knew I’d be ‘homeless’ for a couple of months, I asked on a couple of listserves and FaceBook for suggestions of radio music programs to record…
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