Three days, three figures from my childhood…gone. RIP Dick Clark, Levon Helm, and Jonathan Frid. Time’s wingèd chariot, indeed.
A fun article over at the Washington Post on the victory of “hopefully.” A small quibble, though: the AP Stylebook is venerated? Really? By whom, precisely? (No, journalists don’t count.)
Igor Vovkovinskiy would prefer that you not compare him to a sturgeon. You’ve been warned.
Finally, another notable birthday this week: Fenway Park turns 100 today.