My Baby’s Gone
I woke up at 4 am, X-Files-style, eyelids rolling back as if under the control of an alien force. I had no reason to be up that early. I don’t go running ‘til after 5…
Articles by Chris Sabin
The Show Must Go On (…and On)
I have been watching Game of Thrones, partly at the urging of a friend, partly for the purposes of social observation, and partly out of morbid curiosity, trying to understand why this show is so…
1. WHERE THE MONEY IS
[ This is the first of six essays on film I wrote in 2000 ] Where the Money Is: Crime, Violence, and Hollywood; From The Great Train Robbery To the Present Career bank robber Willie Sutton…
Managing To Lose: the 2015 World Series
Let me get this out of the way: the Royals were the better team than the Mets and deserved to win the World Series. Despite that, New York had multiple chances to win games and…
I NEED HELP
Every Sunday morning I go running in my old neighborhood. It has a steep hill off the main road. Running up that hill, suburban clutter soon gives way to open hillsides and pastures, some with…
I’D LIKE TO GIVE THE WORLD A CROCK; OR AHAB KILLS THE WHALE
“Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?” — Johnny Rotten [ Spoiler alert: the finales of Mad Men, the Wire, and Breaking Bad are all referenced. ] I had always thought of Mad Men as…
MORE BATTLES ARE LOST THAN WON
After all the back and forth, turnovers, and great plays, the outcome of this last year’s Super Bowl came down to one bad call. Why? Did Wellington win the Battle of Waterloo or did Napoleon…