Ranking the Theme Songs of The Wire

Five seasons, five versions of a Tom Waits song. Which best…

Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti Should Have Been a Single-LP (Part I)

Audacious, yes—but this thought experiment presents two Led Zeppelin albums as they should have been.

Policing and the “Few Bad Apples” Myth

A reasonable approach to policing and some modest (though…

Drop the Infield Fly Rule (Part I)

Because the Rule Is Incoherent… Or it’s just woefully over-applied…

Aladdin: 20 Questions

Someone, please help me understand.

A Running List of My Favorite Film in Each Year Since I Was Born

The Social Critique of Divergent

It’s slightly more interesting than you might think

Drop the Infield Fly Rule (Part IV)

Because the Rule Impedes the Natural Flow of the Game

Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti Should Have Been a Single-LP (Part II)

Zeppelin’s 1976 Presence record would have been better, too.

Remove the Statues — All of Them

We should remember historical figures, not idolize them