October 19, 2016: Desi Arnaz believed that one reason for “I Love Lucy”’s galactic success was that it didn’t insult any …
Best Forgotten II: A Desilu Production
Best Forgotten I: You’re Sorry You Missed It
October 3, 2016: “What the hell was that?” is a perfectly reasonable response to any performance by the great Geraldine …
Mirror, Mirror, Blah Blah Blah
September 21, 2016: By all means, let’s raise an existential question about the ubiquity of the modern celebrity memoir. (The …
How to Thin the Herd (Part 3 of 3)
July 28, 2016: Ain’t this nifty? The Awl has just posted “How to Get Rid of Books,” the third wee …
How to Read and Walk (Part 2 of 3)
July 27, 2016: Well lookee there: The Awl just posted the second essay in my three-part series formerly titled Your Books: Three Essays …
How to Approach a Book (Part 1 of 3)
July 26, 2016: First: happy Mick Jagger’s birthday (which actually has nothing to do with this photo of Keith). Second: …
Oh Jackie…
July 19, 2016: So there: I told you the next one would be a non-blonde. Anyway, I wrote about the fiftieth-anniversary …
Happy Birthday, Anita Pallenberg (I Think)
April 6, 2016: Happy birthday to Anita Pallenberg [note: I’m 83.57 percent certain that today is her birthday—it’s just that …
Farewell, Face
March 6, 2016: I was hesitant about mentioning “Farewell to My Face,” my Salon essay/tantrum about crossing over into middle …
The Sopranos at Seventeen
January 8, 2016: Them’s fightin’ words, I thought when I, ‘Wire’ superfan, read David Remnick’s 2013 declaration, “’The Sopranos’ remains the best television …