2013
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I Add Some Words to a Snippet From the New York Times
Kerry Cheeseboro, a manager at Dorrian’s Red Hand, a Yankees-leaning bar on the Upper East Side most known as the place preppy murderer Robert Chambers and his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Levin were hanging out just before he killed her, said it would be difficult for many fans to come to terms with Mr. de Blasio’s feelings. […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 8/20/13
EPISODE #90: REQUESTS VI The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Bob Hillman — “Everyone’s an Actor in New York” [for Sarah] Mel Torme — “Careless Hands” [for Ken] Kraftwerk — “Tour de France” [for Kate] The Magnetic Fields — “Papa Was a Rodeo” [for Audrey] Jerry Lewis — “Come Rain or Come Shine” [for Elyse] […]
Separated at Birth XXIX
Spectacular Now star Miles Teller and Mark Zuckerberg who started Friendster or something
Movie Review: The Spectacular Now
4.5 stars out of 5 A couple of quick things: —You know you’re in trouble when Bubs from The Wire is a major positive influence in your life. —Maybe Miles Teller should’ve played Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network. He looks more like him than Jesse Eisenberg does. He might look more like Zuckerberg than […]
It’s a Tie
My uncle moved to Australia and all I got was this lousy tie. Actually, eleven ties, and not the slightest bit lousy: Italian, silk, that sort of thing, likely nicer than all the neckties I’ve collected over the years. The thing is, I just don’t wear ties very often. You could make a strong argument […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 8/13/13
EPISODE #89: HELL The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Steve Earle featuring Allison Moorer — “Heaven or Hell” The Volcano Suns — “Descent Into Hell” The Clash — “Straight to Hell” Elvis Costello — “This Is Hell” The Duke & the King — “The Morning I Get to Hell” Times New Viking — “Half Day […]
Movie Review: Elysium
2.5 stars out of 5 District 9 was my 7th-favorite movie of 2009. It was raw sci-fi mixed with humor and much political subtext, particularly to apartheid-era South Africa. The film referenced earlier classics while creating something totally new. So what if we gave writer/director Neill Blomkamp a bigger budget and a couple of top […]
Movie Review: Blue Jasmine
4 stars out of 5 I will admit to not knowing the difference between Cate Blanchett and Kate Winslet. Thankfully, Woody cast Peter Sarsgaard and not Alexander Skarsgard, who I confuse with Stellan Skarsgard. This could’ve easily turned into a Shakespearean comedy. Instead, it’s barely a Woody Allen comedy. Closer to a tragedy, really. And […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 8/6/13
EPISODE #88: HEAVEN The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Human Hearts — “The Heavenly Jukebox” The Pains of Being Pure at Heart — “Heaven’s Gonna Happen Now” The Mockers — “Pearly Gates” Prefab Sprout — “Pearly Gates” Jimmy Scott — “Heaven” Carl Wilson — “Heaven” The Psychedelic Furs — “Heaven” Robyn Hitchcock & the […]
My Little Corner of the World: Memories of Maxwell’s
It was 1997 and I felt like an ass. I’d moved to Hoboken from central Jersey three years earlier. It was closer to my job, closer to my East Village girlfriend, and there was Pier Platters and Maxwell’s: a world-class record store and one of the best rock clubs anywhere. Except Pier Platters—which was on […]
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