I got a note this morning from Serbia, authored by a friend I used to work with. As with many notes these days, it was short and to the point. She wrote, "Everything in instant lately – we live instant lives – don’t like it." Her message made me … [Read more...]
Why the Gang Culture Exists (a 3-part series)
Part 1 of 3: Why the Gang Culture Exists Gangs in America flourish in an environment where basic social institutions such as family, role models, and education are weak. Often found in ghettos and poor, lower class neighborhoods, gangs can also … [Read more...]
Why the Gang Culture Exists: Part 2 of 3
Part 2 of 3: Why the Gang Culture Exists Factor 4: The Inborn Desire to be Respected and Admired Immigration & the History of American Gangs Gangs are part of American history, comprised of men and boys whose parents were recent immigrants. … [Read more...]
Why the Gang Culture Exists: Part 3 of 3
Part 3 of 3: Why the Gang Culture Exists Dark Side Activities: Common Gang-Related Crimes Gang involvement in the drug trade is largely responsible for the rise in violence and crime across the nation, because gang membership provides impressionable … [Read more...]
Pet Peeves: Why They’re Good to Talk About
The kitchen, apparently, is a battlefield. Former TV chef Juan-Carlos Cruz, host of the Food Network's canceled cooking show Calorie Commando, was arrested recently by Santa Monica police for solicitation to commit murder. Cruz allegedly asked … [Read more...]
Why It’s Hard to Win the Triple Crown
When Lookin At Lucky won the Preakness yesterday, horse racing's annual hope of a mainstream hero vanished for the 31st consecutive year. My good friend and business partner Steve Cauthen remains the last man to ride the a horse who swept America's … [Read more...]
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Somewhere in suburban Los Angeles a tall, balding middle-aged man lies in an ICU hospital bed, tethered to an octopus of medical necessity. He is dealing with multiple organ failure; his liver is shot and kidneys need dialysis help. At 57, life as … [Read more...]
Crouching Tiger, Shrinking Legend
PONTE VEDRA, FL (May 10). I have been eyeballs-deep preparing for a seminar and researching a white paper on narcissism so I took a week off to be a gallery marshal at The Players golf tournament in northeast Florida. South African Tim Clark won, a … [Read more...]
For Some, the Earth Wobbles
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Police charged a Pennsylvania man with public drunkenness after he was seen trying to resuscitate a long-dead opossum along a highway northeast of Pittsburgh. State police said several witnesses saw a 55-year-old man near the … [Read more...]
Ronald McDonald Threatened by Idiot
As America sleeps, a battle royale continues. In one corner, Nick Guroff, a self-appointed spokesman from Chicago who shills for a group called "Corporate Accountability International;" in the other corner, a facepainted clown named Ronald … [Read more...]