Neal Rubin
Columnist at Detroit Free Press
Columnist at the Free Press. Reasonably good guy, unreasonably bad golfer. Former writer of "Gil Thorp." And: recently hacked/followers erased, so welcome back.
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1 week ago |
freep.com | Neal Rubin
Guy Gordon, who filled the seats of two broadcasting legends during a 40-year career in Detroit, had the chair yanked from under him last week by WJR-AM (760) — or more likely, its parent company.
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2 weeks ago |
freep.com | Neal Rubin
It turns out we can't use Julie Booksh's favorite mild oath in the Free Press, but "sonofagun" gets us close. At full strength, her word is actually descendedfromShakespeare, and it has become an all-purpose term, the English language equivalent of WD-40. Drop a box of thumbtacks? Find a $20 bill in the pocket of an old jacket? Awestruck at a Lake Michigan sunset? It's all about the inflection and the volume:Sonofagun.
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3 weeks ago |
freep.com | Neal Rubin
The billboard message I saw along the Lodge was Canada at its feistiest. Its grumpiest. Its most outraged. It was also pointedly restrained, which is why I continue to contend that Canadians are nicer than other English-speaking North Americans, and if you disagree with me on that, I'll fight you. The billboard, facing northbound traffic just south of McNichols Road, was basically an eight-word economics lesson.
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1 month ago |
freep.com | Neal Rubin
Maybe this guy who wants to be governor of that state due south of us was kidding when he talked about changing the name of Lake Erie to "Lake Ohio."That's what a spokesperson said, which is often the cleanup after people who aren’t funny say things they wish they hadn't.
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1 month ago |
freep.com | Neal Rubin
If you remember Mike Huckman and John Klekamp from their reporting days on WXYZ-TV, you might be intrigued to hear they’re moving to Mexico. If they were before your time, stay tuned anyway. Huckman and Klekamp have some handy travel and relocation tips as they depart Wilmington, North Carolina, and Huckman has coined a useful new word.
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I was hesitant to do this interview because I don’t talk about my cousin Chris very often. Thanks, Adam @grahamorama. You did a really nice job. Congratulations @NBCSNL. Chris loved you. I’m sure he’s looking down and laughing! #SNL50
