Monthly Archives: March 2008

I GOT THE JOB! Starting on April 28 I’ll be working at the American Library Association. Even better: that means about 10 days off between jobs, which I will use to just relax and decompress. I am soooo looking forward … Continue reading →

Check out my interview with Barry Gifford.  In the course of our conversation we talked about Wild at Heart, working with David Lynch, his love for the writing of Nelson Algren, and the mysterious enduring popularity of the Cubs.

Death of a President [2006] 1. A man on stage, shaking the president’s hand, wearing a garish American flag tie. Outside, among the demonstrators, an American flag is burned.2. An angry clump of protestors; the Newberry can be glimpsed several … Continue reading →

Believe it or not, I had never seen Basic Instinct [1992] until now.   1. “That magna cum laude pussy is frying your brain!” Pretty much every conversation in this movie escalates into a shouting match. Or begins as a shouting … Continue reading →

Tonight I shall introduce upsidedownblue  to the fantastic environs of Violet Hour. Very excited. Hafta make sure to get those deviled eggs again, and the duck meatballs.

Gee whiz. Last night we had an excellent time ordering out for pizza and then watching On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. And then we read for a spell, but at 9:30 we were both so sleepy that we went to … Continue reading →

THE LAST TIME The last time I caught a glimpse of you I was in the back seat of a cab on the way to a threesome and there were you were on the streetcorner with two of your friends … Continue reading →

Year of the Dog [2007] 1. Layla offers Peggy a Xanax. When she declines, Layla pops it herself. Washes it down with Diet Coke.2. Peggy is looking at Newt’s photos. The first is Newt with a girl. The second is … Continue reading →