2014
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Jersey City Chili Cook-Off: Before and After
When it came to 4th Street Arts’ fifth-annual Chili Cook-Off, no journalist provided the in-depth coverage that I did. I wrote the preview for the Jersey City Independent, as well as the recap.
Teacher Appreciation Week + Mothers’ Day =
Shhh don’t tell her but I wrote this about my mom.
Album Review: “We Already Have Birds That Sing” by Life in a Blender
4 stars out of 5 Click to listen or purchase Last summer, when I did a 4th-of-July-themed episode of my wildly unpopular internet-radio show, my buddy Dave asked if I’d play “In the USA” from Life in a Blender’s 1988 debut album. Now hold on a cotton-picking second: Sure, Dave’s a buddy, but A) we […]
Ask Jack: Beating Stress, Facebook Likes, And Job Of The Week
In this week’s AOL Job advice column: handling stress on the job, and how to get friends to “like” your company Facebook page.
Movie Review: Fading Gigolo
3.5 stars out of 5 In 1987, I saw John Turturro throw his mother out the window. Don’t worry, he was playing Heinz in the excellent movie Five Corners. Twenty-seven years later, Turturro is throwing decorum out the window as the title character in Fading Gigolo. Triple-threat Turturro is the writer, director, and star of […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 4/29/14
EPISODE #126: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Kinks — “Alcohol” Dean Martin — “Hey Brother, Pour the Wine” Stick McGhee — “Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-o-Dee” Fountains of Wayne — “Mexican Wine” The National — “All the Wine” Amy Allison — “The Whiskey Makes You Sweeter” THe Pogues — “Streams of Whiskey” George […]
Ask Jack: Fired Coworkers, Just Say No, And Job Of The Week
In this week’s AOL Jobs advice column: What to say to a coworker who has been fired or laid off, and the consequences of refusing duties on the job.
Movie Review: Transcendence
1 star out of 5 Director Wally Pfister pfists the moviegoing public with this boring, incomprehensible piece of garbage. I knew there was trouble in the opening seconds when, in a movie with Morgan Freeman in the cast, somebody else was doing voiceover narration. (Don’t worry, don’t worry, about a half hour in, ol’ Morgan […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 4/22/14
EPISODE #125: NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Leadbelly — “Bring a Little Water Sylvie” The Yardbirds — “Drinking Muddy Water” Lucinda Williams — “I Asked for Water He Gave Me Gasoline” Ella Fitzgerald — “Black Coffee” Squeeze — “Black Coffee in Bed” They Might Be Giants — “Please Pass the Milk” Nirvana […]
Ask Jack: Boss’ Dirty Laundry, Respect, And Job Pick Of The Week
This week I begin a weekly work-advice column on AOL Jobs. Your questions welcome!
Jack Silbert, curator