Fran Drescher joins the picket line in support of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strike at the Netflix Studios in Los Angeles on July 14, 2023. Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images. Not every week lends itself to a column. Sometimes I’m not doing anything of note, nothing in the news…

Insert Foot vs. climate change. During one unfortunate 10-minute period early as I drove to the gym this week–mistakenly believing there was a still a future for which to get in shape–I heard two stories on news radio that made me want to turn around, drive back home, climb…

John McCrea of CAKE performs during 94.7’s 20th Birthday Bash at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry on Aug. 16, 2015 in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images. CAKE singer-songwriter John McCrea didn’t start out as an environmentalist out to reforest the West Coast. His fascination with trees…