2013
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Junior Jersey Judo Stars!
I wrote a fun profile of three young judo-competing siblings for the Union City Reporter. Who knows, we could be seeing them in the Olympics someday!
Kitchen Cousins Undercover
HGTV reality stars Anthony Carrino and John Colaneri, a.k.a. the Kitchen Cousins, have a brand-new show debuting this month, Cousins Undercover. I interviewed the Jersey City-based cousins for the summer 2013 issue of JCI Magazine. Sure, the show was called Undercover Overhaul at that point. Things change. Focus groups and the like.
Movie Review: Prisoners
3.5 stars out of 5 I liked this movie, but not for the reasons I expected to. And I blame Broadchurch and the New York Times for that. The Times review had me anticipating a smartly-made psychological exploration of the aftermath of child abduction. And Broadchurch on BBC America raised the bar for how such […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 10/1/13
EPISODE #96: VACATION The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Beach Boys — “Kokomo” HEHFU — “Learning Dutch” The Model Rockets — “International Airplane” The Shaggs — “Who Are Parents” Explosions in the Sky — “Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean” The Textones — “Vacation” The Young Fresh Fellows — “Empty Set Takes […]
The Best Pizza in Town
Michelle was on the phone when I entered. I didn’t know her name yet, only that she was a small, older, slightly disheveled woman with a kind face. She acknowledged my presence, and I tried to indicate that there was no rush. Still, she interrupted her call to ask me, “One slice?” and when I […]
Separated at Birth XXX
Homophobic pasta magnate Guido Barilla looks like former baseball great Paul O’Neill wearing a bad Halloween costume
Possession of Documents
a spam poem I am in possession of documents relating to assets acquired by my cousin during the war A couple of months before his death he instructed me to migrate I wish to move overseas I need your help Please reply
My Internet Radio Playlist, 9/24/13
EPISODE #95: AUTUMN The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Field Mice — “An Earlier Autumn” The Flaming Lips — “My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion” Yo La Tengo — “Autumn Sweater” Robyn Hitchcock — “Autumn Is Your Last Chance” The Kinks — “Autumn Almanac” The Shins — “Fall of ’82” Teenage Fanclub — “The Fall” Jens […]
Aryan Youth Prom Season?
Spotted on Route 1/9 in Elizabeth, NJ. I understand that not everyone is a history buff. But I’m surprised that nobody told the owners, “Eh… that’s a little offensive.”
Jack Silbert, curator