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Category Archives: Personal
From the archives (2003): There Was Already Something a Little Off…
about that morning. I was running late. Normally I am on the bus, on my way into Manhattan from Hoboken, at 8:45, 9 am. But that morning, I was 20 minutes behind schedule. Because I was late, I decided to … Continue reading
From the archives (2010): “Go Ask Sheila.”
The only time I ever did drugs started with a letter from my ex-boyfriend. We broke up a year before, and it was one hell of a separation, leaving us battered, but unwilling to sever the connection. The ex-boyfriend was … Continue reading
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From the archives (2011): How We Talked
1. Me: [maybe a month in] “I just mentioned that song to you – and now it’s playing on the radio! Isn’t that so weird??” Him: “Not weird at all. Sheer coincidence.” 2. Him: [3 or 4 years in] “What’s … Continue reading
“There are no ‘old’ movies really – only movies you have already seen and ones you haven’t.” — Peter Bogdanovich
A re-post of the huge thing I wrote after Bogdanovich died, ending with my personal encounter with him where he kissed my hand. I cannot sufficiently express what his films have meant to me, let alone his writing about films … Continue reading
Posted in Directors, Movies, Personal
Tagged Paper Moon, Peter Bogdanovich, They All Laughed, What's Up Doc
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Substack: My first press badge
Trying to get back on the horse, words-wise. I wrote a piece on my Substack about my first press badge, which is really about what life was like in the late 1990s. Famous-person cameo.
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Bloomsday past and present
For my Substack, I wrote about the Bloomsday celebration I’ve been going to (more or less) for 20 years, and my history with the book, and Dad, and lovable finance bro, and meeting people where the sole bond is knowing … Continue reading
Posted in Books, James Joyce, Personal
Tagged Bloomsday, family, newsletter, Ulysses
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“You should approach Joyce’s Ulysses as the illiterate Baptist preacher approaches the Old Testament: with faith.” — William Faulkner
Happy Bloomsday to those who celebrate. I’ve been celebrating Bloomsday for 20 years, in the real world, and here on my site. If you’ve been visiting here for any length of time, you know this. There are too many posts … Continue reading
“Boredom is very important in life. It helps you feel when something is wrong.” — John Strasberg
It’s John Strasberg’s birthday today. I told this story before on here years ago, when I used to write like this on here, on occasion. Figured I’d re-post it. He is very very important to me. Back in the late … Continue reading
“Maybe it’s a generational thing but I never wanted to be the best black dancer in the world. I wanted to be the best.” — Judith Jamison
“The first time I started choreographing was in the dark, in my living room, with the lights completely out, to some popular music on the radio. I put the radio on full blast and I started moving. I didn’t know … Continue reading
“Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.” — Tom Lehrer
It’s his birthday today. Tom Lehrer was a staple in our household. Just like the Raunch Hands were. We had a Tom Lehrer songbook and we’d play it on the piano. I had no context for him. It was like … Continue reading
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