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July 10, 2017
Every Year, I Host A Festival/sleepaway Camp/conference/thingy Called MaxFunCon.
Every year, I host a festival/sleepaway camp/conference/thingy called MaxFunCon. This year, one of our guests was Tavi Gevinson. If you…
January 29, 2012
Randy Newman’s “A Few Words In Defense Of Our Country.”
In honor of our last day in Europe, here’s an all-time favorite: Randy Newman’s “A Few Words In Defense of…
July 15, 2011
Sartorial Smackdown
From a PTO reader: I’m a 27 year-old white guy who lives in Brooklyn. I came to work in my…
June 20, 2011
You’re Too Old To Be Wearing All That Denim.
You’re too old to be wearing all that denim. It is not hip. Larry David to Jay Leno
May 25, 2011
Ricky Jay
If you might permit me a digression: if you want to be an interesting person, you should know about Ricky…
April 21, 2011
The Trouble With Conan’s Suits
I’ve really loved watching the new Conan show on TBS. O’Brien himself is a brilliant comic mind, they’ve booked funny…
April 14, 2011
Biz Markie And Dockers
Jesse’s last post reminded me of this hilarious article in the Wall Street Journal earlier this week. Before rapper and…
April 14, 2011
Bobbito Garcia Aka DJ Cucumber Slice Visits The Home Of Biz Markie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70xUmwFG8CE I may have posted this before, but it remains one of my favorite things ever. Street basketball and hip-hop…
April 10, 2011
Ed Roberts Campus Opens In Berkeley
Ed Roberts Campus Opens in Berkeley I wrote about Ed a few months ago on the blog. They just opened…
March 11, 2011
Dear Members Of The California Hall Of Fame Committee
I’ve written a bit about my father’s late best friend Ed Roberts on this blog, and the importance of the…
October 2, 2010
Ed Roberts
This guy is Ed Roberts. He was my dad’s best friend until he passed away in 1995, when I was…