World’s Strangest

NFL WEEK TEN I posted last week’s column a day late, on Saturday, and for whatever reason, the extra day seemed to make a world of difference. Somehow, I pulled a 12-1 record in Week 9, including Cleveland’s upset of New England. (My only slip-up was the Colts’ 3-point loss to the Eagles.) It probably won’t [...]

A few weeks ago we took a look at how 17 great American cities got their names. Since we could never cram every city’s story into a single post, let’s take a look at a second round of city name origins today. 1. Albany New York’s first capital first went by the name Beverwyck when it was [...]