March 28, 2022: So…I’ve just written my first Briefly Noted for The New Yorker; it’s in the April 4 issue, …
Well, This Is Kind of Cool
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 …
Grace and Jimmy in “Rear Window”? No, Gerri and Roman in “Succession”
December 12, 2021: Aw…don’t they look like a classic-movie pair in this shot? After I finished watching season two of …
Who’s Got the Straight Edge (Besides Ian)?
November 28, 2021: It’s me! It’s me! After several decades of being straight edge, I wrote a cheerful little screed …
No Thanks to (Most) Rom-Coms
September 26, 2021: The problem with romantic comedies is that you already know the ending, so what’s the point? Having …
Happy 65th Birthday to Jerry Hall, Who I Officially Love Now
July 2, 2021: You know how you were always rooting for Jerry Hall for some reason, but you didn’t know …
Sorry: Not about Abbott and Costello
May 9, 2021: Oh, hello. Today I review a fine novel by Eleanor Morse called Margreete’s Harbor for the Portland …