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Scammers Always Be Scammin’
I have a 2016 Volkswagen Golf. It’s garaged and well-maintained. I keep the inside spotless. People comment that it looks like a new car. It’s…
Man-Baby’s Meltdown
I’ve not posted anything since Trump’s regrettable inauguration. There are a couple of reasons for that. One is, of course, that like 50.2% of the…
The Greatest Rock Trio You Never Heard Of
That is unless you’re under 30, in which case you might be familiar with them. A month ago, I wasn’t. That was when I was…
Is Stoop Dog a Closet Metalhead?
Not really. Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Metallica are the deepest dives I’ve made into heavy metal. I own no Maiden, Sabbath, Priest or Crüe.…
Rebar Rethinking
Stoophang introduces a new article category today, construction. Given that my other blog, Brooklyn Row House, is mostly about construction it was overdue here. On…
The Disappearing Brooklyn Stoop
Brownstoner posted a terrific, in-depth article about something topically relevant to this site. But it’s also something that I’ve noticed all over NYC since the early…
A PSA PSA — Men Over 50 Should Read!
What do these guys have in common? Telly Savalas Frank Zappa Francois Mitterrand Johnny Ramone Timothy Leary Merv Griffin … and about 30,000 lesser-known people…
The Herd Immunity Paradox
There’s a built-in fallacy to herd immunity that shows the difference between a mathematical model where there’s an assumption of even distribution and the practical…