Author Archives: fromabrooklynbasement

Ten Years Gone

Posted on May 7, 2021 by fromabrooklynbasement

Ten years. On May 6, 2011, Lara Borowski, my first love and best friend, died after a month of being sedated and intubated in the Stanford Hospital ICU; after her body rejected the lungs she’d received in a transplant five … Continue reading →

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A Flying Lesson

Posted on May 6, 2018 by fromabrooklynbasement

It was mid-afternoon and the sky was night black and offering no sign of brightening. Rain fell so hard I could hear it on the roof of the terminal. I was in the bar, along with what felt like everyone … Continue reading →

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10 Songs I Want Played at My Funeral

Posted on March 12, 2018 by fromabrooklynbasement

I probably need to start this post with a caveat, given that I’ve occasionally written about having issues with depression: I’m not thinking about killing myself. I’m not actually planning my funeral (although I recently told a few of the … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Done With Football

Posted on September 10, 2017 by fromabrooklynbasement

Hello all. It’s been a long time since I’ve written anything on here—almost a year, in fact, since I begged my few readers not to vote for Donald Trump. We all know how that went, and over the last few … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to America

Posted on November 7, 2016 by fromabrooklynbasement

Hello America, It’s been a while since I checked in from the old Brooklyn Basement. Even when I was writing on here regularly, I usually tried to steer clear of politics, for the same reason that I mostly avoid political … Continue reading →

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My Muhammad Ali Moment

Posted on June 5, 2016 by fromabrooklynbasement

Muhammad Ali, the three-time heavyweight champion and self-proclaimed “Greatest of All Time,” died on Friday at the age of 74. The moment shouldn’t have been much of a shock—Ali had suffered from the ravages of Parkinson’s Disease for more than … Continue reading →

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2016 NBA Playoff Preview

Posted on April 15, 2016 by fromabrooklynbasement

My faithful readers (both of them) may have noticed that I haven’t written an NBA column this season. There are two reasons for this. First, lack of time (once again, adulthood sucks); second, and more importantly, the record-breaking season that my … Continue reading →

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My Off the Cuff, Completely Uninformed MLB 2016 Season Preview

Posted on April 9, 2016 by fromabrooklynbasement

I’m not gonna bother with too much of a preamble here. Y’all know the drill. Baseball is more than just my favorite sport: It’s basically my first true love. But I’m far too busy—thanks, adulthood—to follow the offseason transaction wire … Continue reading →

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My Top 10 Eric Clapton Songs

Posted on March 28, 2016 by fromabrooklynbasement

My day job as a magazine editor has some pretty neat perks, one of the biggest being that sometimes I get to interview my heroes. I’ve gotten to talk to Robert De Niro, Anthony Bourdain, and Ice Cube, among others, … Continue reading →

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2016 Super Bowl Pick

Posted on February 5, 2016 by fromabrooklynbasement

Two weeks ago, when I made my picks in the conference championship games, I was wrong about pretty much everything. I thought the Patriots would walk all over the Broncos. Instead, Denver’s defense, led by an otherworldly Von Miller, decimated Tom … Continue reading →

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