The long-time policy of Plain Dealer ownership to never lay off anyone in PD management was blown to bits on Thursday, April 8, at approximately 11 a.m. The hammer came down in the PD conference room known as the “fish bowl” as a few dozen non-union and managerial employees were handed envelopes containing buyout offers. [...]
So, you’ve been arrested. Smooth move. However, there are several things you can do to avoid making it any worse. First of all, and maybe most importantly, don’t resist. At all. Do what the officer tells you. If you don’t, you could easily turn a misdemeanor into a felony. However, there are a [...]
Skags, all right, are these toothy, split-faced doggish creatures who want to eat you alive, regardless of their maturity; baby to elder, they want to chew off your face. And they’re fricking everywhere. And they’re fast. There’s that, and like, pretty much every other form of life on this planet, this planet Pandora, is [...]
IF YOU ASKED Deveren Fontenot which opponents he’d prefer to see for the Cavaliers in the upcoming NBA Playoffs, he’d be quick with an answer. He wants to see the Nets, Knicks, and Wizards in the Eastern Conference rounds and a Finals date with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Unfortunately, since those teams are awful, [...]
It’s been exactly a decade since a writer was so spot-on with his posits I was compelled to stay up all night to finish the book. That was Randall Robinson’s “The Debt, What America Owes to Blacks” when I read it for the first time in 2000 (I’ve since re-read it a couple of [...]
On the verge of one of the greatest stand-up shows ever produced, I got a chance to sit down for five questions with one of the “Cleveland Kings of Comedy” himself, Joe Howard. 1. When did you get started in stand-up comedy? Joe: Like 8 years ago. I grew up skateboarding and when my [...]
I truly believe that people underestimate the power of boobs. They change everything…take it from someone who knows. They have a certain mystical power that turns men into imbeciles without notice. In high school, I was the super-intelligent honors student with a chest you could iron your clothes on. I was so self-conscious [...]
