Entre Nous: Education v. Obfuscation or “Just the Facts, Ma’am” 

Like many of you, I regret that the curious and compelling topic of artificial intelligence continues to overwhelm the zeitgeist. Not a day goes by when we aren’t reminded that we are building a Death Star for human civilization. We would be worried, except we can ease our worries with the soothing joy of cat videos, by convincing ourselves that the current looting of the federal government is normal, and…oh look…“Love Island” is on. Honey, get the Cheetos!

Entre Nous: The Blessing of St. Ezekiel of Tarantino

My comedy hero, Dave Barry, who is a genius at the art of written humor, always makes it appear deceptively easy to be funny, and that humorous words, metaphors, and satire simply flow from him like Niagara Falls. In addition to his books, his most famous chore was writing a weekly syndicated column in the Miami Herald from 1983-2005. 

Entre Nous: The Revenge of Master Cylinder

Back in the 1950s, American children were treated to 130 episodes of Felix the Cat cartoons. Originally a comic strip, the stories migrated to a fun (and badly) animated episodic-cartoon TV series, featuring many of the strip’s famous characters. Any kid in America could name them: “Felix”- the wide-eyed cat, the “Professor,” (a mad scientist who constantly tried to steal Felix’s Magic Bag of Tricks), and “Poindexter”- the Professor’s nerdy bespectacled nephew who always wore a mortarboard on his head to tout his intelligence.

Entre Nous: Mentoring for the New Age

For over 35 years, beginning in 1961, ABC Sports broadcast a compendium of live and taped sporting events from all over the world called Wide World of Sports. It was an essential broadcast for all sporting enthusiasts featuring everything from popular track and field events, skiing championships, to lesser-known events like drag-racing and rodeo, and even offbeat inclusions like rattlesnake hunts.

Entre Nous: Is Neutral Normal?

As I begin my 49th year of this marvelous profession, I have never been more concerned about the future of the Rule of Law. And that’s a shame, because at this point, I thought I’d simply be playing the piano for a living again and watching reruns of “Cheers.” But my nagging concerns will not give me a rest.