Author: Kevin O'Toole

One of the coolest and most memorable lines in the movie The Usual Suspects comes when Verbal Kint explains the legend of Keyser Söze, and the lesson isn’t about crime or notoriety — it is about resolve. The line, and...

Look at the trees. Twenty-five years ago, the oak trees were not there. On this 25th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, I am struck by not just what was lost, but by what has been planted,...

In the days after the September 11, 2001, attacks, theaters across New York City reopened and audiences slowly returned. One small off-Broadway musical, The Fantasticks, became a refuge of sorts because of its opening song, “Try to Remember.” It begins:...

In Major League Baseball, only 18 players have spent an entire career of 20 years or more exclusively with a single team. Cal Ripken, Robin Yount, Craig Biggio, Tony Gwynn, and Derek Jeter come to mind. Of the tens of...