Newmark's Door

From two years ago in Esquire, some thoughts of Shaquille O'Neil.

If I were a painter, you'd be calling me Shaqcasso.

An excerpt from his recent press conference upon joining the Phoenix Suns.

"Soon you will be able to deposit checks by scanning them at home and sending them electronically to your bank. No need to visit a branch or even an ATM."

Almost twenty years after Art Buchwald revealed to the whole world how Hollywood does its accounting, there are still people being fooled by "net" contracts.

Especially if you're near age 50, I recommend you read this.

You'll laugh until you plotz.

"The Best Bites of Food in the U.S.A." (Two years old, from Esquire.)

Funny, with at least a grain of truth: "Candid New York City Rental Ads".

An annotated map of the Los Angeles locations in Tom Petty's songs.

The most interesting spots on Google maps.

"You know, if this debate didn't sadden me so, I might get a kick out of the irony that after spending decades tearing down their own discipline, academics in the humanities are left staring at the wreckage in befuddlement and asking themselves what the hell happened."

Too good: "Study Finds Jack Shit".