“I guess I basically fancy myself as a storyteller, kind of a bit of a night watchman or private investigator. I sleep with one eye open and I write about things I see around me.” — Tom Waits
Floyd Patterson on His Boxing Career
“Anytime you love something as much as I do … you will take it above and beyond what it really is, you see. Money was important. I am very happy there was money in boxing but I would have boxed…
“LIVING FOR 32”: A Film About Gun Background Checks and Mass Murder at Virginia Tech
By Gregory Crofton Colin Goddard was shot four times while attending French class at Virginia Tech in 2007 by Seung Hoi Cho, a mentally ill 23-year-old fellow student in his senior year. Cho had chained and locked all doors leading…
‘HERS TO LOSE’: Christine Quinn’s Failed Campaign for NYC Mayor
“She’s human. I know that people tend to think of elected officials as people that stuff rolls off their back. And I know there are some who are definitely like that, Chris is definitely not one of them. She really…
Dock Ellis Throws a No Hitter on LSD and Bennies
“She said, ‘What’s wrong with you?’ I said, ‘I’m high as a Georgia pie.’ The next day, which I thought was the next day. She said, ‘You better get up, you got to go pitch.’ I said, ‘Ah wow what…