August 13, 2022: So…Salon just posted “Monogamy, without the ‘-ish’: A humble and definitely not cool defense of the closed relationship” (see …
Yes, She’s Adorable, Dammit
Funny AND Cool
August 2, 2022: Say, remember when three years ago I wrote that piece for The Cut about how I think …
Weaseling My Way into The New Yorker, Part II
July 25, 2022: Guess what? I found a second way to get into The New Yorker; it’s via the magazine’s …
Help Us, James Hetfield: You’re Our Only Hope
June 14, 2022: Well, when it comes to getting serious gun control to happen in this country, he may be. …
“The name’s Strike. Cormoran Strike…”
May 8, 2022: …is not something that Tom Burke’s character says in any of the Strike episodes to date. Nor …
Well, This Is Kind of Cool
March 28, 2022: So…I’ve just written my first Briefly Noted for The New Yorker; it’s in the April 4 issue, …
I Am Not a Charlotte
January 26, 2022: Not only am I not a Charlotte, but I am also not a fan of the Sex …
I Love Desi (Again)
January 2, 2022: I’ve already written about how wild I am about Desi Arnaz. Well, I’m even wilder about him …
Not That You Asked Again
December 31, 2021: Last year you probably didn’t care that I listed the five best books about old Hollywood that …
An Excuse to Run a Norma Desmond Pic
December 26, 2021: In my review of Kat Rosenfield’s “No One Will Miss Her,” which runs today in the Portland …