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a 203rd-decade issue-update issue

A Grim Milestone—the Hundred Million American Adults Kept Out of the Labor Force

the unending great depression & the never-ending war

Wednesday, 2024 December 25th
issue 15

special edition

of championship runs, great championship runs, & championship dynasties

League Championships during a Streak as the Percentage of the Average Team’s

a cursory glance at streaks in North American big-league sports

Dodgers Roster (in part) during the 1947-1966 Streak A player is included who: both was the starting pitcher in at least 24 games per season for at least 1 season during this streak, and, in their career, had at least 70 decisions; or both pitched in at least 50 games per season for at least 4 seasons during this streak, and, in their career, both was the starting pitcher in fewer than 40 games, and pitched at least 1,000 innings; or played in at least 108 games per season for at least 1 season during this streak. 1947       : league champions;     Mgr: manager;     SP: starting pitcher;     RP: relief pitcher; 1957       : not league champions;     C,F: catcher, infielder, or outfielder; : All-star;     HoF: Hall of Fame member number of games managed or played in (also, for pitchers: number of games pitched in, when fewer than games played in) per season 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 Mgr Clyde Sukeforth 2 Mgr Burt Shotton 153 81 156 155 SP Ralph Branca 43 36 34 43 42 16 7 SP Joe Hatten 42 43 (42) 39 (37) 27 (23) 11 SP Vic Lombardi 36 (33) C,F Jackie Robinson HoF 151 147 156 144 153 149 136 124 105 117 C,F Dixie Walker 148 C,F Eddie Stanky 146 C,F Pee Wee Reese HoF 142 151 155 141 154 149 140 141 145 147 103 59 C,F Bruce Edwards 130 96 64 50 17 C,F Spider Jorgensen 129 31 53 2 C,F Carl Furillo 124 108 142 153 153 134 132 150 140 149 119 122 50 8 C,F Pete Reiser 110 64 C,F Gene Hermanski 79 133 87 94 31 C,F Duke Snider HoF 40 53 146 152 150 144 153 149 148 151 139 106 126 101 85 80 C,F Gil Hodges HoF 28 134 156 153 158 153 141 154 150 153 150 141 124 102 109 Mgr Leo Durocher HoF 73 Mgr Ray Blades 1 SP Preacher Roe 34 30 36 34 27 25 15 C,F Billy Cox 88 100 119 142 116 100 77 C,F Roy Campanella HoF 83 130 126 143 128 144 111 123 124 103 SP Carl Erskine 17 22 22 46 34 (33) 43 (39) 39 (38) 42 (31) 32 (31) 21 32 10 SP Don Newcombe 39 (38) 40 40 31 (29) 57 (34) 52 (38) 34 (28) 11 SP Billy Loes 10 40 (39) 32 28 22 1 RP Clem Labine 1 14 26 (25) 37 47 60 62 58 52 56 13 Mgr Chuck Dressen 158 155 155 SP Russ Meyer 34 36 18 SP Johnny Podres 34 (33) 38 (29) 32 (27) 35 (31) 42 (39) 34 34 32 40 37 2 27 1 C,F Jim Gilliam 151 146 147 153 149 147 145 152 144 160 148 116 111 88 Mgr Walter Alston HoF 154 154 154 154 154 156 154 154 165 163 164 162 162 C,F Don Zimmer 24 88 17 84 127 97 22 SP Roger Craig 21 35 32 9 29 21 40 SP Sandy Koufax HoF 12 16 34 40 35 37 42 28 40 29 43 41 SP Sal Maglie 28 19 SP Don Drysdale HoF 26 (25) 37 (34) 47 (44) 46 (44) 41 40 43 42 40 58 (44) 46 (40) C,F Gino Cimoli 73 142 109 C,F Charlie Neal 62 128 140 151 139 108 C,F Don Demeter 3 43 139 64 15 C,F John Roseboro 35 114 118 103 128 128 135 134 136 142 SP Stan Williams 27 35 38 41 40 C,F Norm Larker 99 108 133 97 C,F Ron Fairly 15 118 14 111 147 152 150 158 117 C,F Frank Howard 8 9 117 92 141 123 134 C,F Wally Moon 145 138 134 95 122 68 54 C,F Maury Wills 83 148 148 165 134 158 158 143 C,F Tommy Davis 1 110 132 163 146 152 17 100 C,F Willie Davis 22 128 157 156 157 142 153 SP Phil Ortega 3 4 24 1 35 (34) RP Ron Perranoski 53 70 69 72 59 55 C,F Larry Burright 115 C,F Wes Parker 124 154 156 SP Claude Osteen 42 (40) 39 C,F Jim Lefebvre 157 152 C,F Lou Johnson 131 153 C,F John Kennedy 104 125 SP Don Sutton HoF 38 (37)       Yankees Roster (in part) during the 1921-1964 Streak A player is included who: both was the starting pitcher in at least 24 games per season for at least 1 season during this streak, and, in their career, had at least 70 decisions; or both pitched in at least 50 games per season for at least 4 seasons during this streak, and, in their career, both was the starting pitcher in fewer than 40 games, and pitched at least 1,000 innings; or played in at least 108 games per season for at least 1 season during this streak. 1923       : league champions;     Mgr: manager;     SP: starting pitcher;     RP: relief pitcher; 1933       : not league champions;     C,F: catcher, infielder, or outfielder; : All-star;     HoF: Hall of Fame member number of games managed or played in (also, for pitchers: number of games pitched in, when fewer than games played in) per season 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 Mgr Miller Huggins HoF 153 154 152 153 156 155 155 154 143 SP Carl Mays 51 (49) 35 (34) 23 SP Waite Hoyt HoF 43 37 37 46 46 40 36 42 30 8 SP Bob Shawkey 38 39 36 38 33 29 19 C,F Wally Pipp 153 152 144 153 62 C,F Aaron Ward 153 154 152 120 125 22 C,F Babe Ruth HoF 152 110 152 153 98 152 151 154 135 145 145 133 137 125 C,F Bob Meusel 149 121 132 143 156 108 135 131 100 C,F Roger Peckinpaugh 149 C,F Wally Schang 134 124 84 113 73 SP Sad Sam Jones 45 39 36 46 (43) 44 (39) SP Bullet Joe Bush 39 38 (37) 61 (39) C,F Everett Scott 154 152 153 22 C,F Whitey Witt 140 146 147 31 C,F Joe Dugan 60 146 148 102 123 112 94 SP Herb Pennock HoF 35 40 47 40 34 28 27 25 25 22 23 SP George Pipgras 8 9 29 46 39 44 36 32 4 C,F Lou Gehrig HoF 13 10 126 155 155 154 154 154 155 156 152 154 149 155 157 157 8 C,F Earle Combs HoF 24 150 145 152 149 142 137 138 144 123 63 89 SP Urban Shocker 41 41 31 1 C,F Paul Wanninger 117 SP Dutch Ruether 13 (5) 35 (27) C,F Tony Lazzeri HoF 155 153 116 147 143 135 142 139 123 130 150 126 C,F Mark Koenig 147 123 132 116 21 C,F Bill Dickey HoF 10 130 109 130 108 130 104 120 112 140 132 128 106 109 82 85 54 Mgr Art Fletcher 11 C,F Lyn Lary 80 117 155 92 52 2 C,F Samuel Byrd 62 92 115 105 86 106 Mgr Bob Shawkey 154 SP Lefty Gomez HoF 15 40 37 35 38 34 31 34 32 26 9 23 13 SP Red Ruffing HoF 52 (34) 48 (37) 55 (35) 55 (35) 45 (36) 50 (30) 53 (33) 54 (31) 45 (31) 44 (28) 33 (30) 38 (23) 30 (24) 21 (11) 8 C,F Ben Chapman 138 149 151 147 149 140 36 Mgr Joe McCarthy HoF 155 156 152 154 149 155 157 157 152 155 156 154 155 154 152 35 C,F Joe Sewell HoF 130 125 135 SP Johnny Allen 33 25 13 23 C,F Frankie Crosetti 116 136 138 87 151 149 157 152 145 50 74 95 55 130 28 3 17 SP Johnny Broaca 26 29 37 7 C,F Red Rolfe 89 149 135 154 151 152 139 136 69 C,F George Selkirk 46 128 137 78 99 128 118 70 42 SP Monte Pearson 33 22 28 22 16 SP Bump Hadley 31 29 29 26 25 C,F Joe DiMaggio HoF 138 151 145 120 132 139 154 132 141 153 76 139 116 SP Spud Chandler 12 23 11 27 28 24 30 1 4 34 17 C,F Tommy Henrich 67 131 99 90 144 127 150 142 146 115 73 C,F Babe Dahlgren 1 27 144 155 C,F Joe Gordon HoF 127 151 155 156 147 152 112 SP Marius Russo 21 30 28 9 24 10 (8) C,F Charlie Keller 111 138 140 152 141 44 150 45 83 60 2 SP Tiny Bonham 12 23 28 28 26 23 18 C,F Phil Rizzuto HoF 133 144 126 153 128 153 155 144 152 134 127 81 31 C,F Johnny Sturm 124 SP Hank Borowy 25 29 35 18 C,F Buddy Hassett 132 C,F Johnny Lindell 27 122 149 41 102 127 88 78 7 SP Charles Wensloff 29 SP Tommy Byrne 13 (11) 14 (4) 4 31 35 (32) 34 (31) 9 7 (5) 45 (27) 44 (37) 35 (30) C,F Billy Johnson 155 85 132 127 113 108 15 C,F Nick Etten 154 154 152 108 C,F Bud Metheny 103 137 133 3 C,F Snuffy Stirnweiss 83 154 152 129 148 141 70 7 C,F Oscar Grimes 9 116 142 14 SP Monk Dubiel 31 (30) 26 SP Bill Bevens 8 29 31 28 C,F Hersh Martin 85 117 Mgr Bill Dickey HoF 105 Mgr Johnny Neun 14 SP Vic Raschi 2 15 36 38 33 35 31 28 C,F Yogi Berra HoF 7 83 125 116 151 141 142 137 151 147 140 134 122 131 120 119 86 64 C,F Bobby Brown 7 69 113 104 95 103 29 28 Mgr Bucky Harris HoF 155 154 SP Allie Reynolds 38 41 (39) 37 (35) 36 (35) 43 (40) 41 42 (41) 36 C,F George McQuinn 144 94 SP Eddie Lopat 34 (33) 31 36 (35) 31 20 26 (25) 26 16 C,F Cliff Mapes 53 111 108 45 C,F Hank Bauer 19 103 113 118 141 133 114 139 147 137 128 114 C,F Joe Collins 5 7 108 125 122 127 130 105 100 79 Mgr Casey Stengel HoF 155 155 154 154 151 155 154 154 154 155 155 155 C,F Jerry Coleman 128 153 121 11 8 107 43 80 72 C,F Gene Woodling 112 122 120 123 125 97 C,F Johnny Mize HoF 13 90 113 78 81 SP Whitey Ford HoF 20 33 (32) 34 39 31 24 30 35 33 39 38 38 39 C,F Billy Martin 34 52 109 149 20 121 43 C,F Gil McDougald 131 152 141 126 141 120 141 138 127 119 C,F Mickey Mantle HoF 96 142 127 146 147 150 144 150 144 153 153 123 65 143 C,F Irv Noren 93 109 125 132 29 C,F Andy Carey 16 51 122 135 132 85 102 41 4 C,F Bill Skowron 87 108 134 122 126 74 146 150 140 SP Bob Turley 36 27 32 33 33 34 15 24 SP Tom Sturdivant 33 32 28 15 7 SP Johnny Kucks 29 34 37 34 9 C,F Elston Howard 97 98 110 103 125 107 129 136 135 150 C,F Bobby Richardson 11 5 97 73 134 150 162 161 151 159 SP Ralph Terry 3 7 24 35 31 43 40 27 C,F Norm Siebern 54 134 120 SP Art Ditmar 46 38 38 36 12 C,F Tony Kubek 127 138 132 147 153 45 135 106 C,F Hector Lopez 112 131 93 106 130 127 C,F Clete Boyer 47 124 148 158 152 147 SP Bill Stafford 12 (11) 36 35 28 31 C,F Roger Maris 136 161 157 90 141 Mgr Ralph Houk 163 162 161 SP Al Downing 5 1 24 40 (37) C,F Tom Tresh 9 157 145 153 SP Jim Bouton 38 (36) 40 38 C,F Phil Linz 71 72 112 C,F Joe Pepitone 63 157 160 Mgr Yogi Berra HoF 164   Yankees Roster (in part) during the 1921-1964 Streak A player is included who: both was the starting pitcher in at least 24 games per season for at least 1 season during this streak, and, in their career, had at least 70 decisions; or both pitched in at least 50 games per season for at least 4 seasons during this streak, and, in their career, both was the starting pitcher in fewer than 40 games, and pitched at least 1,000 innings; or played in at least 108 games per season for at least 1 season during this streak. 1923       : league champions;     Mgr: manager;     SP: starting pitcher;     RP: relief pitcher; 1933       : not league champions;     C,F: catcher, infielder, or outfielder; : All-star;     HoF: Hall of Fame member number of games managed or played in (also, for pitchers: number of games pitched in, when fewer than games played in) per season 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 Mgr Miller Huggins HoF 153 154 152 153 156 155 155 154 143 SP Carl Mays 51 (49) 35 (34) 23 SP Waite Hoyt HoF 43 37 37 46 46 40 36 42 30 8 SP Bob Shawkey 38 39 36 38 33 29 19 C,F Wally Pipp 153 152 144 153 62 C,F Aaron Ward 153 154 152 120 125 22 C,F Babe Ruth HoF 152 110 152 153 98 152 151 154 135 145 145 133 137 125 C,F Bob Meusel 149 121 132 143 156 108 135 131 100 C,F Roger Peckinpaugh 149 C,F Wally Schang 134 124 84 113 73 SP Sad Sam Jones 45 39 36 46 (43) 44 (39) SP Bullet Joe Bush 39 38 (37) 61 (39) C,F Everett Scott 154 152 153 22 C,F Whitey Witt 140 146 147 31 C,F Joe Dugan 60 146 148 102 123 112 94 SP Herb Pennock HoF 35 40 47 40 34 28 27 25 25 22 23 SP George Pipgras 8 9 29 46 39 44 36 32 4 C,F Lou Gehrig HoF 13 10 126 155 155 154 154 154 155 156 152 154 149 155 157 157 8 C,F Earle Combs HoF 24 150 145 152 149 142 137 138 144 123 63 89 SP Urban Shocker 41 41 31 1 C,F Paul Wanninger 117 SP Dutch Ruether 13 (5) 35 (27) C,F Tony Lazzeri HoF 155 153 116 147 143 135 142 139 123 130 150 126 C,F Mark Koenig 147 123 132 116 21 C,F Bill Dickey HoF 10 130 109 130 108 130 104 120 112 140 132 128 106 109 82 85 54 Mgr Art Fletcher 11 C,F Lyn Lary 80 117 155 92 52 2 C,F Samuel Byrd 62 92 115 105 86 106 Mgr Bob Shawkey 154 SP Lefty Gomez HoF 15 40 37 35 38 34 31 34 32 26 9 23 13 SP Red Ruffing HoF 52 (34) 48 (37) 55 (35) 55 (35) 45 (36) 50 (30) 53 (33) 54 (31) 45 (31) 44 (28) 33 (30) 38 (23) 30 (24) 21 (11) 8 C,F Ben Chapman 138 149 151 147 149 140 36 Mgr Joe McCarthy HoF 155 156 152 154 149 155 157 157 152 155 156 154 155 154 152 35 C,F Joe Sewell HoF 130 125 135 SP Johnny Allen 33 25 13 23 C,F Frankie Crosetti 116 136 138 87 151 149 157 152 145 50 74 95 55 130 28 3 17 SP Johnny Broaca 26 29 37 7 C,F Red Rolfe 89 149 135 154 151 152 139 136 69 C,F George Selkirk 46 128 137 78 99 128 118 70 42 SP Monte Pearson 33 22 28 22 16 SP Bump Hadley 31 29 29 26 25 C,F Joe DiMaggio HoF 138 151 145 120 132 139 154 132 141 153 76 139 116 SP Spud Chandler 12 23 11 27 28 24 30 1 4 34 17 C,F Tommy Henrich 67 131 99 90 144 127 150 142 146 115 73 C,F Babe Dahlgren 1 27 144 155 C,F Joe Gordon HoF 127 151 155 156 147 152 112 SP Marius Russo 21 30 28 9 24 10 (8) C,F Charlie Keller 111 138 140 152 141 44 150 45 83 60 2 SP Tiny Bonham 12 23 28 28 26 23 18 C,F Phil Rizzuto HoF 133 144 126 153 128 153 155 144 152 134 127 81 31 C,F Johnny Sturm 124 SP Hank Borowy 25 29 35 18 C,F Buddy Hassett 132 C,F Johnny Lindell 27 122 149 41 102 127 88 78 7 SP Charles Wensloff 29 SP Tommy Byrne 13 (11) 14 (4) 4 31 35 (32) 34 (31) 9 7 (5) 45 (27) 44 (37) 35 (30) C,F Billy Johnson 155 85 132 127 113 108 15 C,F Nick Etten 154 154 152 108 C,F Bud Metheny 103 137 133 3 C,F Snuffy Stirnweiss 83 154 152 129 148 141 70 7 C,F Oscar Grimes 9 116 142 14 SP Monk Dubiel 31 (30) 26 SP Bill Bevens 8 29 31 28 C,F Hersh Martin 85 117 Mgr Bill Dickey HoF 105 Mgr Johnny Neun 14 SP Vic Raschi 2 15 36 38 33 35 31 28 C,F Yogi Berra HoF 7 83 125 116 151 141 142 137 151 147 140 134 122 131 120 119 86 64 C,F Bobby Brown 7 69 113 104 95 103 29 28 Mgr Bucky Harris HoF 155 154 SP Allie Reynolds 38 41 (39) 37 (35) 36 (35) 43 (40) 41 42 (41) 36 C,F George McQuinn 144 94 SP Eddie Lopat 34 (33) 31 36 (35) 31 20 26 (25) 26 16 C,F Cliff Mapes 53 111 108 45 C,F Hank Bauer 19 103 113 118 141 133 114 139 147 137 128 114 C,F Joe Collins 5 7 108 125 122 127 130 105 100 79 Mgr Casey Stengel HoF 155 155 154 154 151 155 154 154 154 155 155 155 C,F Jerry Coleman 128 153 121 11 8 107 43 80 72 C,F Gene Woodling 112 122 120 123 125 97 C,F Johnny Mize HoF 13 90 113 78 81 SP Whitey Ford HoF 20 33 (32) 34 39 31 24 30 35 33 39 38 38 39 C,F Billy Martin 34 52 109 149 20 121 43 C,F Gil McDougald 131 152 141 126 141 120 141 138 127 119 C,F Mickey Mantle HoF 96 142 127 146 147 150 144 150 144 153 153 123 65 143 C,F Irv Noren 93 109 125 132 29 C,F Andy Carey 16 51 122 135 132 85 102 41 4 C,F Bill Skowron 87 108 134 122 126 74 146 150 140 SP Bob Turley 36 27 32 33 33 34 15 24 SP Tom Sturdivant 33 32 28 15 7 SP Johnny Kucks 29 34 37 34 9 C,F Elston Howard 97 98 110 103 125 107 129 136 135 150 C,F Bobby Richardson 11 5 97 73 134 150 162 161 151 159 SP Ralph Terry 3 7 24 35 31 43 40 27 C,F Norm Siebern 54 134 120 SP Art Ditmar 46 38 38 36 12 C,F Tony Kubek 127 138 132 147 153 45 135 106 C,F Hector Lopez 112 131 93 106 130 127 C,F Clete Boyer 47 124 148 158 152 147 SP Bill Stafford 12 (11) 36 35 28 31 C,F Roger Maris 136 161 157 90 141 Mgr Ralph Houk 163 162 161 SP Al Downing 5 1 24 40 (37) C,F Tom Tresh 9 157 145 153 SP Jim Bouton 38 (36) 40 38 C,F Phil Linz 71 72 112 C,F Joe Pepitone 63 157 160 Mgr Yogi Berra HoF 164 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964

Sunday, 2023 February 12th
issue 14

special edition

bustin’ the blacklist

The First 49 1/3 of Woody Allen’s Movies

a brief primer on themes, genres, techniques, periods, crews, ratings, & rankings

The First 49 1 / 3 of Woody Allen’s Movies astounding masterpieces (top tier) superbly excellent movies (2nd tier) extremely good movies (3rd tier) quite good movies (4th tier) fairly good movies (5th tier) slightly good movies (6th tier) somewhat interesting (7th tier) nearly merely diverting (8th tier) 35 1 / 3 comedies 2 drama- cum -comedies 12 dramas 1969 1971 1972 1973 1975 1977 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 #48 #47 #42 #43 #38 #4 #35 #1 #7 #40 #32 #29 #28 #3 #9 #41 #33 #17 #38v #10 #12 #15 #23 #6 #49 #11 #5 #19 #14 #31 #36 #34 #30 #44 #26 #16 #39 #13 #8 #25 #18 #20 #45 #2 #37 #21 #27 #24 #46 #22 Woody Allen’s 1st moviemaking period the farcical period, 1969-1975 (5 comedies) Woody Allen’s 2nd moviemaking period the comedic masterpieces period, 1977-1998 (19 1 / 3 comedies) (1 drama- cum -comedy) (3 dramas) Woody Allen’s 3rd moviemaking period the interregnum period, 1999-2004 (4 comedies) (1 drama- cum -comedy) (1 drama) Woody Allen’s 4th moviemaking period the dramatic masterpieces period, 2005-2013 (4 comedies) (5 dramas) Woody Allen’s 5th moviemaking period the most recent period, 2014-2020 (so far) (3 comedies, so far) (3 dramas, so far) #48 #47 #42 #43 #38 #4 #35 #1 #7 #40 #32 #29 #28 #3 #9 #41 #33 #17 #38v #10 #12 #15 #23 #6 #49 #11 #5 #19 #14 #31 #36 #34 #30 #44 #26 #16 #39 #13 #8 #25 #18 #20 #45 #2 #37 #21 #27 #24 #46 #22 34th best comedy (1969) Take the Money and Run 33rd best comedy (1971) Bananas 28th best comedy (1972) Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) 29th best comedy (1973) Sleeper 25th best comedy (1975) Love and Death 3rd best comedy masterpiece (1977) Annie Hall 11th best drama (1978) Interiors greatest comedy masterpiece (1979) Manhattan 6th best comedy masterpiece (1980) Stardust Memories 27th best comedy (1982) A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy 21st best comedy (1983) Zelig 19th best comedy (1984) Broadway Danny Rose 18th best comedy (1985) The Purple Rose of Cairo 2nd best comedy masterpiece (1986) Hannah and Her Sisters 7th best comedy masterpiece (1987) Radio Days 12th best drama (1987) September 10th best drama (1988) Another Woman ranked just behind 25th best comedy (1989) Oedipus Wrecks (a vignette; one of three that comprise the anthology movie New York Stories ) greatest drama- cum -comedy masterpiece (1989) Crimes and Misdemeanors 8th best comedy masterpiece (1990) Alice or (original working title) The Magical Herbs of Dr. Yang 10th best comedy masterpiece (1991) Shadows and Fog 12th best comedy masterpiece (1992) Husbands and Wives 16th best comedy (1993) Manhattan Murder Mystery 5th best comedy masterpiece (1994) Bullets over Broadway 35th best comedy (1994) Don’t Drink the Water (a made-for-TV movie; the only one) 9th best comedy masterpiece (1995) Mighty Aphrodite 4th best comedy masterpiece (1996) Everyone Says I Love You (a musical comedy; the only musical) 13th best comedy masterpiece (1997) Deconstructing Harry 11th best comedy masterpiece (1998) Celebrity 9th best drama (1999) Sweet and Lowdown 23rd best comedy (2000) Small Time Crooks 22nd best comedy (2001) The Curse of the Jade Scorpion 20th best comedy (2002) Hollywood Ending 30th best comedy (2003) Anything Else 2nd best drama- cum -comedy (2004) Melinda and Melinda 4th best drama masterpiece (2005) Match Point 26th best comedy (2006) Scoop 3rd best drama masterpiece (2007) Cassandra’s Dream 2nd best drama masterpiece (2008) Vicky Cristina Barcelona 17th best comedy (2009) Whatever Works 5th best drama masterpiece (2010) You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger 14th best comedy (2011) Midnight in Paris 31st best comedy (2012) To Rome with Love greatest drama masterpiece (2013) Blue Jasmine 24th best comedy (2014) Magic in the Moonlight 6th best drama (2015) Irrational Man 8th best drama (2016) Café Society 7th best drama (2017) Wonder Wheel 32nd best comedy (2018) A Rainy Day in New York 15th best comedy (2020) Rifkin’s Festival

Friday, 2022 Febuary 4th
issue 13

special edition   MLB 2021 postseason

through the World Series

TBAR/PAs (total bases advanced or relinquished per plate appearance)

Wednesday, 2021 November 3rd
issue 12

special edition   MLB 2021 postseason

through the league championship series

TBAR/PAs (total bases advanced or relinquished per plate appearance)

Sunday, 2021 October 24th
issue 11

special edition   MLB 2021 postseason

through the division series

TBAR/PAs (total bases advanced or relinquished per plate appearance)

Friday, 2021 October 15th
issue 10

entering the 203rd decade

US Labor Force Growth (year over year), 1950-2020 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 1% 0% -1% the 1st wave the 2nd wave the 3rd wave

The nation that is at the moment of having to
face up now to its perils and potentialities


on the 3rd wave of Great Depression II

US Employment (by year & by decade), 1949-2020 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 65% 64% 63% 62% 61% 60% 59% 58% 57% 56% 55% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% the 1st wave the 2nd wave the 3rd wave

finds itself desperately tryna make out its identity.

Sunday, 2021 January 17th
issue 9

special edition   MLB 2020 postseason

through the World Series

TBAR/PAs (total bases advanced or relinquished per plate appearance)

Wednesday, 2020 October 28th
issue 8

special edition   MLB 2020 postseason

through the league championship series

TBAR/PAs (total bases advanced or relinquished per plate appearance)

Monday, 2020 October 19th
issue 7

special edition   MLB 2020 postseason

through the division series

TBAR/PAs (total bases advanced or relinquished per plate appearance)

Saturday, 2020 October 10th
issue 6

special edition   MLB 2020 postseason

wild card series

TBAR/PAs (total bases advanced or relinquished per plate appearance)

Saturday, 2020 October 3rd
issue 5

What Happens When You Let
White People Run Their Own Country

“You know what your problem is?   You don’t know
how to deal with the white man!”   —Richard Pryor


“What white people have to do is try to find out in
their hearts why it was necessary for them to
have a ‘n--g--’ in the first place.”   —James Baldwin

Keeping Score of the Dozen Score & Four
Years of the Lofty Experiment


“You’re ”  not  “ fired.”   —Donald Trump

Tuesday, 2020 July 14th
issue 4


wistfully wishing we were wending with wellness,
when whitecapped waves were whooshingly washing,
while whisking winds were whirlingly whipping,
once wisping whiffs were wondrously wafting,

wailing with weeping while weariedly worrying,
wanting whatever ways wealth will wax,
wond’ring warily which ways we’ll work,
once wearisome woes will’ve wonderf’ly waned

Saturday, 2020 June 6th
issue 3

It’s a hard rain that’s falling.


Thursday, 2020 April 30th
issue 2


Think about this.

This was a people who thought they could govern themselves,
these—
these—
these so-called:
Americans.

Thursday, 2019 November 28th
issue 1

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