Brent CoxThe Summer the Leaves FellThe buzz of the leaf blower is not an uncommon summertime annoyance in my Flatbush neighborhood. They come with the crews, in their…Sep 8, 2022Sep 8, 2022
Brent CoxAbout That TweetA week and a half ago my old friend Dan Enriquez was murdered on a Q train on the Manhattan Bridge, headed for the Canal Street Station…Jun 2, 2022Jun 2, 2022
Brent CoxTaking a Stand for the Local BarOnce upon a time, a while ago, there was a local bar. It was well-worn, but it wasn’t a dive at all, very friends-as-family oriented…Apr 25, 2022Apr 25, 2022
Brent Cox“Excuse me, waiter, but I think my food has been elevated.”Everyone can make whatever food they want. But elevated garbage plates are a terrible idea.Apr 5, 2022Apr 5, 2022
Brent CoxWatch This: Terror in a Tiny Texas TownA movie starts in a sad little town, run by bad little people. Then there is a visitor to the town , a mysterious stranger. The stranger…Mar 11, 20221Mar 11, 20221
Brent CoxBourdainSo lemme tell my little Bourdain story, the least of all the Bourdain stories, anyway.Jun 8, 2018Jun 8, 2018
Brent CoxKathy Griffin is only partially the enemy of anything good and innocent in the worldIt turns out that 48 hours is enough time to run any subject of contention into the ground. But at the risk of impertinence, the most…Jun 1, 2017Jun 1, 2017
Brent CoxAbout Hate and Evil and Donald TrumpIn yesterday’s pundit-lauded joint address to Congress, President Donald J. Trump set the tone by addressing the current national backdrop…Mar 1, 2017Mar 1, 2017
Brent CoxinThe AwlYakkin’ About TinfoilIn my other life, I’m a weird historian.Dec 30, 20161Dec 30, 20161