Gotta Get That StuffListen me to complain at length how things aren’t like they used to be. The kids don’t realize how ephemeral pop culture can be.Dec 14, 2023Dec 14, 2023
“Oh, just one more thing…”Columbo represent a pinnacle in television mysteries.Aug 31, 2023Aug 31, 2023
A Decade of Higgins GoneI was on the train when I got the call that John Higgins had died.Nov 21, 20162Nov 21, 20162
Jason Zinoman’s Shock ValueTrue Confession: I was prejudiced against Jason Zinoman before I even read his book.Oct 22, 2016Oct 22, 2016
Published inFiction HubA Ghost StoryAs a part of Random House’s The Modern Library series, Bennett Cerf published an anthology in 1944 entitled Famous Ghost Stories. Most of…Oct 16, 20161Oct 16, 20161
Stop Making Sense: What Has Changed About Conspiratorial Thinking?In the spring of 2008, the rumor emerged that Barack Obama was actually born in Kenya, not America. A birth certificate was produced, which…Oct 14, 2016Oct 14, 2016
The Roots of Green Chri$tma$I ran a blog on popular culture for seven years, during which time I annually obsessed about Christmas.Nov 9, 2015Nov 9, 2015
Mamet on Making MoviesI recently re-read David Mamet’s 1992 book On Directing Film, which I last perused in 2002. Mamet’s thoughts on screenwriting and directing…Nov 3, 2015Nov 3, 2015
The Innocents (1961)Back in the Eighties, there was a great film festival in Los Angeles called Filmex. As part of the festival, they would hold a 50-hour…Oct 26, 2015Oct 26, 2015
