From New York, original humor & commentary by Brian Sack.
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June 2009

Grammar Cop: Bernie Madoff Sentencing Edition

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Common Sense Man-On-The-Street Interviews

For this, we wandered around Bryant Park with a tiny camera and a karaoke microphone, giving us a nice...Read on...

Oh, Child Left Behind

I suppose this is exactly the kind of quote we should expect to see in an article about how 60%...Read on...

Grammar Cop: Please Type Responsibly

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My First Consulting Gig

I saw this ad on Facebook and it made me think of starting a marketing consultancy. I would sit...Read on...

Deposition at Dances With Films, Los Angeles

My violent, swear-laden mafia comedy screens Sunday, June 7th at Laemmle's Sunset 5 movie theater in Los Angeles. It appears in Competition Block 4 as part of the Dances With Films festival that I am accidentally not at. Read on...

"It Was Twenty Years Ago Today"

In 2005 my wife dragged me, kicking and screaming, to China. I did not want to go because I had a picture in my head that I was quite comfortable with and didn't feel like challenging it. But, since my wife is almost invariably right it turned out to be one of the most amazing trips of my life. I still talk about the asparagus. Best asparagus ever. No doubt it was farmed in melamine-tainted soil with carcinogenic fertilizers - but it was truly delicious.Read on...

Three Must-Have iPhone Apps for New Yorkers

iAvoid Utilizes dynamic GPS to route you past annoying sidewalk representatives for Greenpeace, Children International, ACLU, Human Rights Watch,...Read on...