Tag Archives: Famous People

The Age Myth

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Terry Taylor

A couple of years ago The New Yorker wrote a piece asking why genius is so inextricably tied up with precocity, citing many examples, among them Mozart, T.S. Elliot and Orson Welles. There are many more, and we know most … Continue reading →

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Cooking Up A Storm Of New Cookbooks

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Terry Taylor

There are a lot of new back-to-basics cookbooks being published these days with the Slow Food movement and it’s first through third cousins roaming the aisles at bookstores.

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Pedaling Blood and Drugs

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Lance Armstrong has been accused, yet again, of doping before and even during races. This is not a new situation for the cocky Texan. It’s happened before in books (David Walsh’s L.A. Confidentiel) and by other riders like Greg LeMond … Continue reading →

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Hoyt And The Pusher

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Terry Taylor

(Warning: Contains rock lyrics from 40 years ago) Some music goes beyond the sound that comes out of your speakers. From time to time, these sounds define a cultural or political movement. In a few cases, they become the soundtrack … Continue reading →

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Why Do We Love Football, Steve?

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Terry Taylor

The Super Bowl is Sunday. It is a big deal for football, entertainment, advertising and Saints fans. If you enjoy the NFL, thank Steve Sabol. His stories created it. Sabol is 67 now. He became famous by turning football into … Continue reading →

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Bobby and Paula

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Terry Taylor

During the holidays I was hit by a moment of revelation while watching Bobby Bowden coaching his last game at Florida State. After his final win, he gave a press conference. He was classic Bobby B. I flipped channels and … Continue reading →

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Immaculate Funk

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Terry Taylor

I heard the man’s name a long time ago – I can’t remember exactly where – but the music he championed was the soundtrack of my life growing up.

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I’ll Take The Double Bug Burger With Curly Crickets

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Terry Taylor

We’re all going to be living on bugs in a few years; you know that, don’t you? Roaches, scorpions, grubs, crickets, worms, crispy, crawly crunchies, they are the answer to the coming food shortage — and that shortage is coming. … Continue reading →

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E.T. Phone Home While You Can

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Terry Taylor

I’ve often wondered if supposed aliens come here on vacation or is this just a business trip? Maybe you have seen a UFO. Or maybe you have even been abducted and probed or whatever the bug-eyed beings do when they … Continue reading →

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Gizmodo and Engadget

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Terry Taylor

In case you have grown tired of the endless things available on the web to distract you, I offer you two more: Gizmodo.com and Engadget.com (thank you again, Jeff). Now I can sleep even less because I’m up all night … Continue reading →

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