2012
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Hurricane in Hoboken: My Story
Sorry, I’d tell another disappointed visitor on the Hoboken House Tour, the Yankee Ferry wasn’t open today. It was Sunday morning, I was doing a volunteer shift for the Historical Museum, and the nearby house boat’s owners were too busy battening down the hatches before the coming storm. (I’d never used the term “batten down […]
Honest Abe’s Guide to Presidential Elections
Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Green Party members, independents, and everybody else can at least agree on one thing: This is the best book about presidential elections ever published anywhere! A sequel of sorts to this year’s Honest Abe’s Funny Money Book, I once again teamed up with the wonderful illustrator Jim Paillot. The book is available […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 11/6/12
EPISODE #49: ELECTION DAY The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Arcadia — “Election Day” Gorillaz — “November Has Come” The National — “Mr. November” Palomar — “Hooray for Tuesday” The Chris Stamey Experience — “V.O.T.E. PSA” The Human Hearts — “Never Tell Your Lover (How You Voted)” The Ventures — “Hawaii Five-0” Sufjan Stevens — […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 10/29/12
EPISODE #48: FRANKENSTORM Bruce Springsteen — “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)” The Left Banke — “There’s Gonna Be a Storm” The Carter Family — “The Storms Are on the Ocean” King’s Daughters & Sons — “A Storm Kept Them Away” Sonny & Cher — “It’s Gonna Rain” Reigning Sound — “Stormy Weather” Echo & […]
Movie Review: Frankenweenie
4 stars out of 5 Before Frankenstorm, I saw Frankenweenie. In 3-D with pretzel nuggets and a large root beer. (Well, hell, if it’s the last time I ever go to the movies….) Have I mentioned that I am a Tim Burton fan? Oh, I have? Well, I still am. I liked his first movie […]
Separated at Birth XXII
Creature-community royalty who cannot be trusted and some guy from the TV show Grimm
My Internet Radio Playlist, 10/23/12
EPISODE #47: FORTNIGHT The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Morrissey — “Every Day Is Like Sunday” Calexico — “Maybe on Monday” The Minders — “Hooray for Tuesday” The Undertones — “Wednesday Week” David Bowie — “Thursday’s Child” Big Eyes — “I Don’t Care About Friday Night” Dave Edmunds — “Almost Saturday Night” The Apples in […]
Meatball Sandwich Review: Spring Street Natural
Truth is, I don’t go to a lot of places with “Natural” in their names. There’s a Korean grocery in Hoboken, Natural + Plus, that I used to frequent quite a bit—my old roommate and I called it “The Natch.” And I’ve consistently gone to Soho’s Spring Street Natural a few times a year since […]
Movie Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
3.5 stars out of 5 This is a pretty good movie that maybe could’ve been a terrific movie with a little intervention and pruning. It’s based on some best-selling young-adult book that I never heard of. The screenplay was written by the author, and for good measure, he directed it too. Hey, look at me, […]
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