Originally from Billings Montana, Patrick Sauer is a freelance writer based in Brooklyn. patrickjsauer@mac.com
He’s Got the World
On three-part Netflix docuseries, “Carlos Alcaraz: My Way.” (He will be all of 22 in a week).
Paying Homage to A Florida Cinematic Legend: Tony Rome, On The Beach, Wearing a Three-Piece Suit
Last Thanksgiving, on a family getaway to Miami, I was confronted with a question that I’d never considered but haven’t been able to get out of my head since: How is it possible for a man to look good sprawled out on a beach in a three-piece suit? Complete with a fedora, no less?
Earl Weaver charmed Baltimore with tirades and lots of winning
Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver—the master of the toe-to-toe spit-flying umpire argument—was ahead of his time, a true baseball genius, no matter how many beers and cigarettes the night before
The Worst and Most Captivating of Run-D.M.C., According to D.M.C.
Superlatives
A Vulture series in which artists judge the best and worst of their own careers.
If Kool Herc was rap’s Big Bang, then Run-D.M.C. was Apollo 11....
The Madcap History of Mad Magazine Will Unleash Your Inner Class Clown
What, Me Worry? The greatest exhibition this side of Alfred E. Neuman himself.
Fortune Favors the Brave
Meet Michael Kosta: Daily Show correspondent, former tennis pro, pickleball hater, headband lover
Detroiters Have a Newly Restored Michigan Central Station to Be Thankful For
On the second Monday of December, a holiday party was thrown in Detroit the likes of which hasn’t been seen in close to a century…
“Detroit is having a moment.”
How Cameo Turned D-List Celebs Into a Monetization Machine
Get to know the personalized celebrity greeting company whose top earner is the legend Gilbert Gottfried. For the lover of Aladdin and The Aristocrats alike...
Why sportswriter Mike Sielski’s basketball book ‘Magic in the Air’ is a slam dunk
Incredible slam dunks are living proof that humankind need not be held down by mere gravity.
Back from the Grind
Before we collectively embark on our 2025 tennis safari, there’s something we all need to do. Close our eyes, take a deep breath, and contemplate for a moment what it truly means to be the 129th-ranked player on the ATP Tour.
Looking Back at Heist Film "Quick Change", In Which Bill Murray Plays a Sad, Sad, Clown
Picture, if you will, this harrowing New York City scene. You’re an aging bank security guard about to lock up for the night, when some joker jams his big red shoe in the door and sticks a gun in your face. Once inside, he rolls up a novelty tuxedo top to reveal he’s wired with clock-ticking explosives and yes, he’s robbing the joint…
Aaron Rodgers, quarterback and lightning rod, captured in full
There is no more thrilling play in sports than a game-winning Hail Mary touchdown pass in football, a play so rare, random and revered that it seemingly requires the divine hand to be completed. One of the greatest examples came in December 2015, when quarterback Aaron Rodgers...
Everyone Should Know About Rickwood Field, the Alabama Park Where Baseball Legends Made History
Eight decades ago, Ron Teasley, a teenage baseball player from Detroit, experienced an athletic achievement so tremendous that today, at 97 years old, he can still recall it vividly....
40 years later, Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ still sounds like peak Boss
Esteemed rock critic looks back at the legacy of Bruce's biggest album and asks if the "Glory Days" ever existed...
S.E. Hinton Is Tired of Talking About ‘The Outsiders.’ No One Else Is
More than half a century ago, Susie Hinton (soon to be known by her gender-neutral pen name) was a student at Will Rogers, where she received a D in creative writing because class assignments were nowhere near as important to her as working out the plot and characters of The Outsiders. The story would come to define her life—even though these days she would rather discuss just about anything else.