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Monthly Archives: November 2013
The Books: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, “Chiropractic,” by H.L. Mencken
Next up on the essays shelf: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, by H.L. Mencken Often, when writers get angry, they lose their sense of humor. I suppose that is true for non-writers too. The real … Continue reading
Review: Bettie Page Reveals All (2013)
In 1977’s The Goodbye Girl, there’s an exchange that has always reminded me of Bettie Page: “I thought you were decent.” “I am decent. I just happen to be naked.” I review the new documentary about the most famous naughty … Continue reading
On This Day: November 22, 1963
From Ann-Margret: My Story, by Ann-Margret: Soon after I got home to Los Angeles, everything about the world was suddenly, horrifyingly different. On November 22, I drove into Beverly Hills to shop. I parked my car, but before I got … Continue reading
Sunlight Jr. (2013)
Naomi Watts’ skin looks too good. Her teeth are too white. Her body is smooth and supple, and her skin is golden. This character lives on fast food, probably never goes to the dentist, smokes, drinks beer out of a … Continue reading
The Books: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, “Valentino,” by H.L. Mencken
Next up on the essays shelf: A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing, by H.L. Mencken H.L. Mencken, as can be expected, didn’t have much good to say about this new-fangled business of movie-making. He thought it … Continue reading
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Tagged A Mencken Chrestomathy, Elvis Presley, essays, H.L. Mencken, Italy, Rudolph Valentino
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The O’Malley Grandparents
To us, they were Mummy Gina and Pop. Photo via cousin Kerry.
All Is Lost (2013)
Gary Cooper once said that he loved doing Westerns, in fact he preferred doing them, because they were so grounded in reality. You couldn’t fake mounting a horse, you had to really do it. You couldn’t fake riding, you had … Continue reading
My Lifetime Spent Photobombing Elvis
My friend Larry was bored the other day. My friend Larry has access to my photo albums on Facebook. Put those two things together and you get the following gorgeous result.