John LaBriola

5:55 a.m.: 7600 Broadway They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway...but right before dawn, on the hillside where Broadway begins, the only lights are a hint of orange and pink on the horizon to the east, the beacons of a convenience store a few blocks down the two-lane...

Synchronicity, or a clinking, clanking, clattering collection of calliginous junk? While by no means the definitive road map to maximum synchronicitude, the following timeline pinpoints a few of the more interesting overlaps between The Wizard of Oz and Dark Side of the Moon. Follow, follow, follow, follow. 2:10: Little Dorothy...

From dreary Russian literature to rollicking vaudeville, the institution of brotherhood has seen the likes of Karamozov and Marx -- everything from man's agonizing search for redemption to a well-timed custard pie right in the ol' kisser. Among certain fraternal orders, you'll find varying degrees of Masonic ritual, torchlit whispers,...