by David Krell | Oct 13, 2020 | David Krell
Post hoc ergo propter hoc. When President Josiah “Jed” Bartlet inquires whether anyone in an Oval Office meeting knows the translation of this Latin bromide, Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman understands “post” (after) and “ergo” (therefore).[1] Chief of Staff Leo...
by David Krell | May 6, 2017 | David Krell
Professional athletes are forced to live up to legacies. Retired uniform numbers, highlight films, and statues of icons from past eras remind them of the giant footprints to fill. Or at least in which they must tread. Such was the burden for the Miami Dolphins on...
by David Krell | Apr 14, 2017 | David Krell
It is the birthplace of The Star-Spangled Banner, the resting place of Edgar Allen Poe, and the place where a stadium constructed during the nostalgia-soaked 1980s defines the paradigm for retro ballparks. Baltimore. Petco Park, PNC Park, and several others, indeed,...
by David Krell | Jan 12, 2017 | David Krell
A guy walks into a bar. It’s an introduction to the classic setup and punch line joke format. It’s also the way that many episodes of Cheers began. An NBC situation comedy set in an eponymous Boston bar modeled after the Bull & Finch Pub, Cheers took...
by David Krell | Jan 9, 2017 | David Krell
Five years before Ron Shelton turned his script for Bull Durham into his directorial dbut, NBC aired Bay City Blues, which introduced millions of people to the pleasures, idiosyncrasies, and slightly desperate aura surrounding the minor leagues. NBC’s prime...
