In defense of ‘How to Make it in America’

“This is Crisp. This is our story right here. […] Loyalty.” -Cam.

Grandma died this morning.

Sometimes, when you’re not sure where to start, you should start with the beginning, with the essential. That’s the simplest thing to do. And in these times, simple is good.

Old Soul: A Jermaine Crawford feature

DISCLAIMER: An old feature from a year ago.

His voice is sultry and smooth, and although Jermaine Crawford is just 21 years old, when he sings, he sounds decades older. “When people ask me, ‘You know, you sound like an old person’,”…

2015–16 NHL season: A hater’s guide to the Western Conference

At long last, the NHL has returned in all its glory.

Well alright, that’s not entirely true because the league never really left. The Chicago Blackhawks hoisted the Stanley Cup on June 15 and…

Entourage, the movie: Living larger than life, bro

The poster for the movie says it all.

Heart of the City

It’s always the same routine, because it’s always the same journey.

Life.

“Ain’t no special dead. There’s just, dead.”

The universal language of fries

I made a trip to New York earlier this month, which reminded of a story I have always kept close to my heart. It is a story of youth, of adventure, of growing up and, most of all, of fries.