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Late night tv’s Craig Ferguson (the former Mr. Wick of the Drew Carey sitcom) passed the citizenship test and is about to become a US citizen. Scotland’s loss, America’s gain? In the grand tradition of comics, Captain America is coming back from the Dead – or, at least, a new version of him. Apparently, his [...]

My landlord has listed the building for sale. While there are many unknowns, such as whether he can fetch the multi-million dollar sum asked for in this economic climate, there is the acute possibility we’ll have to find another place to live in the Spring. What it is about this place that brings about nostalgia? [...]

I don’t spend any amount of time in K-Town or Flushing, but I found this article really interesting. Or am I silly for thinking the Times may educate me on Korean-American culture in NYC? I had a hoot reading this article: NY Times’ Sarah Lyall on Patrick Stewart, as he’s about to do MacBeth in [...]

So, I’ve actually been watching “Law and Order” in its 18th (!) season since the premiere on 1/3/08 (ok, actually, I missed an episode), since I wanted to see how Sam Waterston’s Jack McCoy would do as the (acting? interim?) DA, while Fred Thompson’s DA Arthur Branch was… actually, I’m still not clear on Branch’s [...]

South Korean frozen yogurt chain Red Mango was dishing out free cups of their treats with one topping at their new store at West 14 and 6th Avenue. Lines weren’t going out the door (freezing temps outdoors don’t inspire going inside for frozen treats), but all of the tables were filled with people trying it [...]

Martin Luther King was assassinated at the young age of thirty-nine, not much older than I am today. In his famous “I have a dream” speech in 1963, he talks about how the check of freedom issued to all citizens, including African Americans, has come back because of “insufficient funds”.  That is one step ahead [...]

In honor of the day, consider checking out the slideshow on Slate: “In Memoriam: Martin Luther King, Jr.” Fascinating interview in NY Times Magazine with Maya Soetoro-Ng, Barack Obama’s sister, who identifies herself as “I’m half white, half Asian. I think of myself as hybrid. People usually think I’m Latina when they meet …” On [...]

Oh my – the Giants pulled it off; they’re going to the Super Bowl!!! A NY Times look at the Cambodian immigrants of NYC. Apparently, you can’t use the cold as your excuse to avoid outdoor exercise. Oh well. Guess old-fashioned laziness will do just fine. This NY Times article about these guys selling books [...]

Last week I drove down to Red Bank, NJ for the premiere of the movie Camp Woz, which was about the real life youth computer workshops organized by Apple Computer founder Steve Wozniak and Real World Miami participant and social worker Joe Patane. I knew Joe in high school. This is clearly where one person [...]

[Pardon some editing...] Haven’t been blogging, due to after work events (ah, bar associations…), alumni stuff (ah, Alma Mater Law School has improved on its food provisions, has it?), tummy aches (man, what have I been eating? oh, yeah, that…), and Facebook (umm, yeah). Time’s Lev Grossman has posted on the Time.com blog, “Nerd World” [...]