World Series!

I was maybe 10 when my father handed me a bible, a tome that encapsulated the fundamental tenets of our religion. It was called The Yankee Hater’s Handbook. A masterpiece of framing, it armed me with any number of responses to claims of the greatness of the team, the excellence of Mssrs. DiMaggio and Maris, [...]

The Wayback Machine

This photo is a solved mystery; a compact set of clues and information revealing the incidental way in which it came to be. Looking closely at it reveals the big picture — a trolley headed through New York’s Midtown West (note the ’59th St. & 7th Ave.’ destination sign) sometime in the early 20th century. [...]