By Mickey Friedman October 7, 2015 Webster defines “devolution” as retrograde evolution: degeneration. Deterioration, decline, and downfall. In the 1960s, when hope and illusion twisted themselves together, people used to chant “the revolution will be televised.” All these years lately,…
It’s the Economy
By Mickey Friedman September 30, 2015 I’m not an economist. And never played one on TV. And most of the time I have no idea what they’re saying. But there’s been a lot of talk recently in Great Barrington about…
#WE2BGB
By Mickey Friedman August 27, 2015 The tweedysphere has been blowing up with hashtag wetoocanbeGB. Or as the kids tweed, #WE2BGB. You can’t go anywhere in Berkshire County without hearing about it. People gathering in clumps in Lenox and Lee,…
The Best Facts Money Can Buy
By Bill Shein August 13, 2015 “As soon as we discovered that we didn’t have not only Coca-Cola but other funding sources on the website, we put it on there. Does that make us totally corrupt in everything we do?”…
No Dumbo
By Mickey Friedman August 13, 2015 I got the text message at two in the morning. “Cecil the Lion? The Dentist? You ready for our side of the story?” He’d be the guy holding the bleu cheese crumbles in the…
New Features in Windows 10
by Bill Shein August 10, 2015 Tech giant Microsoft this week released Windows 10, the latest version of its “operating system” that “runs” more than “ninety percent” of “personal computers” on “Earth.” (Unnecessary quotation marks added unnecessarily for “emphasis.”) It…
No Smiles. No Miles.
By Mickey Friedman July 30, 2015 There was a message waiting from Monty Pickleberg, Founder of Facelook. “It has come to our attention that it’s been a while since you posted a smile. You know, of course: No Smiles, No…
How to Enjoy Tanglewood
By Bill Shein July 24, 2015 Let’s get this straight at the start: I love Tanglewood. The combination of talented musicians, lovely grounds, affordable lawn tickets, and the chance to enjoy warm summer nights with friends and classical music is…
Every Bad Journey
By Mickey Friedman July 20, 2015 It finally happened. That dreaded knock on the door. Right in the middle of SportsCenter. Ever get the feeling that you just shouldn’t answer? I won’t tell you what I muttered but I managed…
The Exploding GOP Field
By Bill Shein July 11, 2015 Soft-spoken, an energetic volunteer at her church, and able to whip up the tastiest batch of butter cookies you ever let melt on your tongue, Lorna P. McClatchen is a mother of six, doting…