John McCain: RIP
Sean MurphyWhile there’s not a lot I loved about John McCain’s politics, he was the type...
I Like To (Re)Watch or, The Movies on My Mind
Celebrating one of my favorite movies, Serpico, I wrote the following: I want—and need—to revisit this movie...
Routines, Rituals, and Writers
Winston Churchill famously remarked: “My vices protect me but they would assassinate you.” And he...
ALL HAIL THE QUEEN
Everyone is posting this (and why shouldn’t they?), and I’m happy to join the crowd—with...
Aretha: The Queen of Us All
Debate will—and should—rage forever regarding royalty and who can claim it: who is The King?...
Washing Dishes as Antidote for Apathy (Revisited)
Tom Sietsema, the excellent food critic for The Washington Post, wrote a fantastic piece about dishwashers...
Welcome to Machine: Why ‘Dead Man’ is Jim Jarmusch’s Masterpiece
Johnny Depp is going to be gone someday, and for those enjoying his work posthumously,...
How to Kill a Cliché: Celebrating Sam Shepard (One Year Later)
Lee: …That’s stupid. That’s one a’ those?—whadya’ call it? Whadya’ call that? Austin: What? Lee:...
The Catcher in the Rye, 67 Years On
She nodded. “Make it extraordinarily squalid and moving,” she suggested. “Are you at all acquainted...
My First Time, Revisited
July, 2015: It was my great pleasure to guest-post at The Quivering Pen, a fantastic...