Mormons on Broadway

I'm annoyed with Mormons. Not just because the church claims to issue followers magic underpants that protect them from knives and gunshots. And not just because they keep baptizing dead people into the faith who didn't want to be Mormons while alive. (The Church of Latter Day Saints has posthumously baptized Anne Frank, who seemed quite pleased to be Jewish while living, Adolf Hitler, Genghis Khan and Mitt Romney's dad, to name a few.) No, my annoyance with the Mormons stems from the splendid musical about their religion currently playing on Broadway to rave reviews and sold out crowds. After seeing it my sides hurt so much ... [Read More]

Walking New York

It’s easy to tell the tourists in NY. We’re the ones walking around, neck craned so we’re staring straight up, gawking at the sea of iconic skyscrapers and neon lights. It’s easy to tell the New Yorkers, too. They’re the ones walking, usually about Mach 3, grumpily brushing past the gawkers. I’d always assumed this was because they were rude and in a rush to see which steroid-infused free-agent ballplayer the Yankees had newly signed. But after spending two absolutely frigid days in this magnificent city I noticed that anytime I was forced outside my pace quickened considerably, so desperate was I to reach someplace less suitable ... [Read More]