It’s been a while since I updated the department of double standards…but I couldn’t resist after Frank Rich wrote this laugher of a column: If Reid can serve as the...
In preparation for a freelance piece I’m rereading What Just Happened, Art Linson’s book on what, exactly, it means to be a “producer.” You know, that credit that you sometimes...
There was a surprisingly good piece on the architecture of Dresden in the New Yorker this week by George Packer. (Subscription only.) It closed with this thought: The challenge of...
Allow me to get a little sports bloggy for a minute, would you? Thanks. One of the enduring mysteries of the NFL to me is how harshly players react to...
Slate‘s doing what they do best: A roundtable!* This time on Lost! It’s all very exciting. I have to say that I’m looking forward to the series finale, but think...
Reading an essay about how terrible the average musician is on film in Joe Queenan’s If You’re Talking to Me, Your Career Must Be in Trouble, I came across his...
