For random reasons having more to do with Carolina League history than the Nationals yesterday evening, I was reading the Wikipedia page for the Potomac Nationals. And in so reading I saw this rather remarkable sentence: “Upon completion of the new stadium in the Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center, the Potomac Nationals will be upgradedContinue reading “A Swap in Washington’s Minor League Teams”
Author Archives: Allyn
An Influential Author and Favorite Works
I was tagged by a friend with this on Facebook: “Who is your favorite writer of all time? And what are your top five favorite works by that writer?” I have struggled with this, because there are writers I could name who I really, really love — only I’ve read what amounts to a fractionContinue reading “An Influential Author and Favorite Works”
An Impromptu Road Trip
Saturday afternoon I drove down to Woodbridge from Pennsylvania to take in a Potomac Nationals game. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision; I didn’t have any idea who they were playing, that’s how little I thought about this. Shortly past three o’clock I hit the road. Sometimes, I have the urge to feel the open road,Continue reading “An Impromptu Road Trip”
A Changing of the Guard
Jenna Coleman is leaving Doctor Who. If you believe the Mirror, that is. I don’t believe the Mirror, not exactly. I think the basic story is right — she’s leaving the series at the end of the year — but the details are invented. The characterization that she “quit” especially strikes me as false. IContinue reading “A Changing of the Guard”
Outgrowing Dead Poets Society
I suspect that I’ve outgrown Dead Poets Society. I watched it Monday night. The occasion was, sadly, Robin Williams’ death at the too-young age of sixty-three. My selection of Williams’ films at hand is small (The Fisher King may be the only other one I own on DVD), and I’m fonder of Dead Poets, soContinue reading “Outgrowing Dead Poets Society”
Pink Night at Metro Bank Park
Last night I was in Harrisburg for my sixth Senators game of the year. In the spring I bought a six-ticket mini-plan, and a ticket from April, when my Beetle was in the shop with a blown transmission, was swapped out for a ticket in August. Last night, to be exact. The Senators were playingContinue reading “Pink Night at Metro Bank Park”
Doctor Who: Engines of War
A few months ago, BBC Books announced George Mann’s Engines of War, a hardcover Doctor Who novel that starred John Hurt’s Doctor, seen in the 50th-anniversary special, “The Day of the Doctor,” during the Time War. The Great Time War has raged for centuries, ravaging the universe. Scores of human colony planets are now overrunContinue reading “Doctor Who: Engines of War”
No, RNC, I Do Not Miss W
The Republican National Committee wants me to donate money. In exchange, they’ll send me an “I Miss W.” mug. Considering how I really would like to see Bush in the dock at the Hague, I think it’s safe to say that I’m not the RNC’s target audience. What amuses the hell out of me isContinue reading “No, RNC, I Do Not Miss W”
Fundraising and John Boehner’s Lawsuit
Today I have received more political fundraising e-mails than I can count. And, with one exception, they’ve all centered on the House GOP’s vote to sue President Obama. The Atlantic had a piece up today about the 21 fundraising emails the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent out over the weekend about the lawsuit and itsContinue reading “Fundraising and John Boehner’s Lawsuit”
Why Harlan Ellison’s Batman Story Isn’t “Lost”
At San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, DC Entertainment announced Batman ’66: The Lost Episode, an adaptation by Len Wein and Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez of a Harlan Ellison story for the Adam West Batman television series that would have seen the Caped Crusader do battle with Two-Face. A Harlan Ellison-penned story for Batman? you say. HowContinue reading “Why Harlan Ellison’s Batman Story Isn’t “Lost””