Author Archives: Steve-O

Willie Nelson: A Black Belt in Positive Thinking

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Steve-O

Hard to imagine Willie Nelson is 87 years old. Amanda Petrusich conducted a splendid interview with him for The New Yorker. Here are just a few of the questions and answers I found fascinating. You describe the Abbott United Methodist … Continue reading →

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When hope and history rhyme

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Steve-O

Whatever political party one supports, we can all share in Joe Biden’s love for Nobel Prize winning Irish poet Seamus Heaney (1939-2013). When he was young, Biden memorized poetry by William Butler Yeats and Heaney in order to help him … Continue reading →

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Irish Home of Biden’s Great-Great-Great Grandfather Cheers His Victory

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Steve-O

By Ed O’Loughlin, New York Times BALLINA, Ireland — As America turned slowly blue, Ballina held its breath. Was it really possible that Joseph R. Biden Jr., considered a native son of this charming town on Ireland’s west coast — albeit … Continue reading →

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Nick Cave: Negativity, cynicism and resentment will not do.

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Steve-O

Australian rocker Nick Cave interacts with his fans via his website The Red Hand Files. “In this time of illness, cynicism and cruelty, do you receive many mean or vile messages?” asked one fan. “How do you cope with that … Continue reading →

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Sean Connery, who embodied James Bond and more, dies at 90

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Steve-O

By Aljean Harmetz, New York Times Sean Connery, the irascible Scot from the slums of Edinburgh who found international fame as Hollywood’s original James Bond, dismayed his fans by walking away from the Bond franchise and went on to have … Continue reading →

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Jack White: Patron saint of abused buskers

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Steve-O

By Steve Beard Jack White is the patron saint of bruised and battered street buskers. Just ask musician Matt Grant. On Tuesday, Grant got his guitar smashed while he was performing on the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland. “Often I don’t … Continue reading →

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Do Something: How one courageous woman deals with a pandemic

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Steve-O

By Mary Jo Copeland, founder of Sharing & Caring Hands, a food kitchen and charity in Minneapolis. Her story, told to Eli Saslow, was published in the Washington Post. There’s always a line. The line gets longer. I wake up … Continue reading →

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Appalled at our political choices

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Steve-O

Got hooked on P.J. O’Rourke back in 1988 with his blistering side-splitting book Holidays in Hell about trying to find the sliver of humor in basket case foreign countries and unbearable situations. What follows is from Reason magazine about his … Continue reading →

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White Castle slider business explodes in Arizona

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Steve-O

By Steve Beard One year ago, White Castle opened its first restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona. Selling more than 4.2 million sliders in the last 12 months, it has become the #1 location of the 360 White Castle restaurants in more … Continue reading →

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Avengers defend Chris Pratt

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Steve-O

Excerpted from Abid Rahaman’s news story in the Hollywood Reporter Robert Downey Jr., Zoe Saldana, Mark Ruffalo and James Gunn took to social media to support actor Chris Pratt after a deluge of criticism of his supposed religious and political … Continue reading →

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