David Letterman Says ‘Retirement Is a Myth’ December 12, 2024
In November, the broadcasting legend David Letterman and I met at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Indiana, where Letterman grew up, to shoot a GQ Video Cover Story. It was Letterman’s idea to go to Indianapolis. He left town in the ‘70s to seek h...
Nick Saban Made Alabama Too Big to Fail January 15, 2024
In 2007, the University of Alabama had an enrollment of 25,580. The school’s football team was coming off a 6-7 season that felt ordinary given its mediocre recent standards. Head coach Mike Shula had gone .500 or worse in three of his four seasons a...
Nick Saban Rejects the Gerontocracy January 15, 2024
There are many well regarded historians who believe George Washington’s voluntary retirement to be the literal most important decision in American history. Fans of the Crimson Tide might beg to differ, ranking Nick Saban’s exit above any and all even...
Nick Saban Was College Football's Center of Gravity January 12, 2024
Nick Saban, who retired on Wednesday at 72, had arguably the most successful run a coach has ever staged at one school. The only reason it’s arguable is that his long-ago predecessor at the University of Alabama, Bear Bryant, won an identical six tit...
‘The Beekeeper’ Review January 09, 2024
THE BEEKEEPER UNDERSTANDS a, perhaps the, fundamental tenet of pulp cinema: There is something deeply satisfying about watching a good guy hurt bad guys in inventive ways.You keep the story simple: Mr. Clay (Jason Statham) seeks revenge when his land...