My Favorite World #26
Thirty-one years ago today, that marvelous woman took a big leap of faith and said “I do”. As did I. And we still do.
My Favorite World.
Dispatches from the Culture War
Thirty-one years ago today, that marvelous woman took a big leap of faith and said “I do”. As did I. And we still do.
My Favorite World.
MAD MEN & MALTESE FALCON SPOILER ALERT!!!
Dashiell Hammett was one hell of a writer, wrongly denigrated as a “genre” scribbler.1As were/are PK Dick, Raymond Chandler, Walter Mosley, &c. His most famous work likely is The Maltese Falcon, which is itself probably better remembered as a great movie starring Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Sidney Greenstreet, and Mary Astor and directed by John Huston. read more
The A/C is busted and it’s fking hot; the dryer repairman is making his third visit in 2 weeks; I’m working under deadline on a story that just won’t gel. This post is a day late, and the grass still needs cutting. I know the rent is in arrears, the dog has not been fed in years. It’s even worse than it appears. read more
So Tom Brady knew – or probably knew, or should have known – that he was playing with tampered balls in the Super Bowl. I’m shocked that such a thing happened.1He received a 4 game suspension for this misdeed. By way of comparison, a player last year received a 2 game suspension for beating the shit out of his pregnant wife…on video. Such is the moral equation of the NFL. I’m shocked. read more