Even among the countless distinctive talents she worked with, Diane Keaton was still a unicorn. Join me for a look back at her unique magic and the way in which she seems to have left virtually everyone she crossed paths with, better for having met her.

The humorous story of finishing my '24 tax return just before the extended deadline. Dare I say that my dad, the CPA, would be proud.

October9, 1996. Yankee Stadium, The Bronx. Yanks-O's, ALCS Game 1. 13 year-old Jeffrey Maier's blatant interference with O's outfielder Tony Tarasco turns the 2nd out of the 8th inning into a game-tying homer. With no instant replay -- that rule change is still a decade away -- Ump Rich Garcia's inexplicable "miss," stands 😭😂. An hour later, The Yanks walk it off in extras.

Martin Scorsese's strong sequel to 1961's The Hustler opened on October 8, 1986, to critical acclaim and big boxoffice. Join me for a look back at a classic which proved to be a key film for Tom Cruise's upward trajectory.

The Sylvester Stallone/Richard Donner/Wachowskis collab Assassins opened October 6, 1995. A bizarre mix of 90s action and art cinema, the movie bombs in the states, then does well overseas, "Because in Europe, they line up around the block for Stah-Low-Nay." - Robert Sklar, NYU Film Professor.

In a game which began on October 4th, Jim Leyritz' 15th inning walkoff HR at 1:23am gives the Yankees a 7-5 win in Game 2 of the ALDS, in (IMHO) the best game ever played at any iteration of Yankee Stadium.

October 3rd: Bobby Thomson's legendary walkoff HR in 1951. Dave Winfield was literally born the same day. In 1995, the Yanks played their first postseason game in 14 years. Today, the 2025 Yankees prepare for the next round of the postseason. 

50 years ago today, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier "entered the ring as champions. And left, as old men." Their third and final battle was for Ali's 🥊title, and it remains a devastating showcase of how far they pushed one another beyond rational limits of pain and endurance. Both are gone now. Champions forever.

With the two teams tied after 161 games of the 2025 MLB season, the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays have settled... nothing at all. The events of September 28, 2025 will determine the winner of the A.L. East. Join me for a bit of fascinating history, as the 1978 Yanks simply had to beat a weak Cleveland squad to clinch that year's A.L. East on the season's final day.

Very much a product of its time, the unconventional action thriller/buddy movie The Peacemaker opened September 26, 1997. Featuring solid performances from George Clooney and Nicole Kidman, the film goes into areas not normally seen in standard Hollywood actioners.