Poison Pen Letters
Through a former classmate, I came upon Michelle Hoover's take on the controversy surrounding William Giraldi's nasty review of Alix Ohlin's books, which fits into a larger conversation about whether…
Dismantle the Sun, My Debut Novel, is Out
It took ten years, ten months and an odd number of days from inception of the project to this point, but Booktrope Press has released my debut novel, Dismantle the Sun…
Should Podcasts Be Reviewed?
“You shouldn’t review podcasts because no one gets paid for them.” So say the embittered subjects of an Onion AV Club Podmass review, employing an argument that gets credit for…
AVClub’s 10 Essential Trek Episodes
I quibbled a bit, actually a lot, with their list of MST3K episodes, but the only complaint I have about the AVClub's Star Trek list is the inclusion of the…
Funeral Blues
A particularly good reading of Auden's poem is below. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJwmpmZytGg&w=420&h=315]
The Missing Liberal Canon
A Slate article by Beverly Gage with the unfortunate headline "Why Is There No Liberal Ayn Rand?" crossed my sight earlier today, inspiring the question "Why should anyone wish for…
I Viddied It On A Stream: How To Steal A Million
Although my default mode in public is to be the guy in the corner whose every look says I only came here to count the seconds until I can leave,…
Five Great Movies about Troubled Marriages
My new book, Dismantle the Sun, revolves around a troubled marriage, so I'd thought to gear up, you might want to check out other works that cover similar territory. Of…
Speaking of Riffing
I've cut together a collection of some of my favorite riffs from my and Larry's adventures in 1950s era short films. These movies tell us a lot about mid-century America.…
The Ten Essential MST3K Episodes
Last week, the AVClub came up with their list of the ten essential episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000. And while I liked the episodes they listed, my list differs…