Gary Barlow was supposed to be the next George Michael. Compared to Robbie Williams, he might as well have been Andrew Ridgeley. What happened?

How an iconic, generation-defining song helped break up the band that recorded it.

Woohoo! Happy to report that Nixon in New York has hit 500 libraries

He might not have been the most important musically or on stage, but Depeche Mode will miss Andrew Fletcher. R.I.P. Fletch.

I love early commemorative U.S. coins. These are some of my favorites and the stories behind them.

I was very honored to win the following awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE):

It’s hard to believe it’s been two years since we lost Bernie. In many ways, it still feels like yesterday. I’m trying not to …

In honor of the premiere of Starz’s Watergate drama “Gaslit,” please enjoy an excerpt from “Nixon in New York” about John Mitchell.

A Man Utd assistant has been derisively referred to as “Ted Lasso.” What’s wrong with that? We could use it.

Why doesn’t Martin Luther King, Jr., have a U.S. Mint-issued coin honoring his life and commemorating his legacy?

Spoiler alert: Coins from Taiwan often have either Chiang Kai-shek’s or Sun Yat-sen’s faces on them.

Eric Clapton’s re-invention as a COVID-skeptic and anti-vaxxer has spilled into his music.

Garth Brooks conquered country. Then he tried to cross over into pop-rock. Kind of. It’s still really confusing — even 22 years later.