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Man on the Flying Trapeze [1935] 1. He removes the tap from the barrel of applejack to fill his glass. "That’s the Jersey way of getting it out of there!"2. "What’s your profession?" "Memory expert."3. He chases after the spare … Continue reading →

Home sick from work. And I know exactly which of my colleagues had it too. I remember on Monday someone telling him, “When are you going to give in and just go home?’ He didn’t. Thus infecting us all. I … Continue reading →

Here’s my long review of Twilight. I was surprised by how enjoyable it was. It’s a pretty sweet-hearted movie. Though I’m afraid that there will be the temptation to make the sequel all amped-up and noisy.

Twilight [2008] 1. "Your mood swings are kinda giving me whiplash."2. The name of the restaurant they often go to: Carver Cafe. Nice nod to Raymond.3. Jackson Rathbone, who plays Jasper, is a dead ringer for Kill Hannah’s Mathew Devine.

I finally share my recipe for the Perfect Manhattan.

It’s good to live it again. From Friday till Sunday I was staying in Brooklyn with my friend Derrick and it was gorgeous. Leaves in every conceivable autumnal color: golds, orange, brown, red. It was like that SNL sketch. It … Continue reading →

Chicago Trader Vic’s Is …