February 17, 2023: No, she doesn’t (although of course she’s been there). But the Instituto Mexicano de la Radio (Mexico’s …
Yoko Goes to Mexico
Back by Overwhelming Lack of Demand
December 31, 2022: I know you don’t care, and I don’t care that you don’t care. I’m still going to …
Not a Gratuitous Picture of Tom Jones
November 20, 2022: This picture of Tom Jones? It will make sense if you watch Prime Video’s Mammals. While you’re …
Yes, She’s Adorable, Dammit
August 13, 2022: So…Salon just posted “Monogamy, without the ‘-ish’: A humble and definitely not cool defense of the closed relationship” (see …
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 …