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“You can wake up now, the universe has ended.”
For James Dean’s birthday: posted to my Substack the piece I wrote in 2013 about Rebel Without a Cause. No paywall. Thank you so much for stopping by. If you like what I do, and if you feel … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies, On This Day
Tagged James Dean, newsletter, Nicholas Ray, Rebel Without a Cause, Sal Mineo
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Stuff I’ve been reading
Still thinking about what I want to do with my Substack. I’ve put together a preliminary list of subjects and a tentative editorial calendar. I just got a big writing gig which might push some things back until I pass … Continue reading
R.I.P. Lance Kerwin
For my Substack, I wrote about Teen Idol Lance Kerwin, who just passed away at the age of 62. (It’s a free post, available to all. I do have some subscriber-only posts in the pipeline, but figured this one would … Continue reading
Newsletter launch: On Lisa Marie Presley
I created a Substack months ago, since I was dissatisfied with my Tinyletter newsletter – its format, and also what I was doing with it. I needed a fresh start. I imported all the newsletter subscribers (thank you all!), and … Continue reading