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The return of Liz Phair

Liz Phair is back!

 

Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lester Bangs: Being Uncool

Philip Seymour Hoffman played legendary rock critic Lester Bangs in the classic film Almost Famous (2000), written & directed by Cameron Crowe. This video is a compilation of Hoffman’s scenes with William (Patrick Fugit), a stand-in for Crowe, who became a music critic for Rolling Stone when he was 15. These scenes are searing and true. If you’re uncool, you’ll understand.

 

My 2 New Books Have Been Released!

I am pleased to announce the release of my 2 new books on Silk Raven Press:

Everything’s Ephemeral: Stories from the Workshops Volume I
and
Get Out, You Ghosts: Stories from the Workshops Volume II

These are my 6th and 7th books. They are available as paperbacks or Kindle versions.

You can buy signed copies of my books on this website. There’s even a special offer if you buy both books in paperback! The books come with special bookmarks too.

They are also available on Amazon and other outlet

Thank you & I hope you enjoy the books!

PS Please leave reviews either on my website or on Amazon. I would really appreciate it!

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Almost made Almost Famous

Watch this fun deleted scene from the classic film Almost Famous. Frances McDormand’s face is a wonder to watch.

Flashback: Frances McDormand Cringes to ‘Stairway to Heaven’ in ‘Almost Famous’ Deleted Scene On the heels of her third win for Best Actress, we revisit a role she should have won an Oscar for

Is Incense Bad for You?

I think I’m in trouble!

Is Incense Bad for You? Your Health, Cancer, Toxicity, and More Burning incense is a popular practice all over the world. But is incense bad for you? We’ll break down the research as well as the limitations of the studies that have been done.

Ugh!

This article reminded me that we have another big election cycle next year. I’m still exhausted from the last one, which ended with traitors storming the Capitol.  Analysis: The Trump Republican circus gears up for another tour Donald Trump schooled his protégés well in his politics of down-in-the-muck misinformation.

The District of Columbia could become its own planet!

The Onion strikes again…

Republicans Argue D.C. Statehood Slippery Slope To District One Day Becoming Own Planet WASHINGTON—Speaking out against H.R. 51, which has now cleared the House and made its way to the Senate, congressional Republicans argued Friday that granting Washington, D.C. statehood would be a slippery slope to the District one day becoming its own planet. “If the tiny District of Columbia is ad…

Spider-Man, Spider-Man does whatever a spider can…

Sony struck a deal to bring their future films (and, it seems, their catalog) to Disney+ & Hulu!

Sony Films Will Move to Disney After Netflix Window Expires The deal, which covers theatrical releases from 2022-26, sees Sony titles hit Disney following their post-PVOD windows on Netflix.

Independent Bookstore Day is tomorrow!

Visit your local independent bookstore tomorrow!

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Unbelievable…

This is sickening.

Under-the-radar court case helps piece together cop dragging during Capitol riot The Justice Department has built out one of its most gripping and complex investigations to date from the January 6 insurrection in a court case which has gotten far less attention than others about at least five rioters who dragged and beat police with flag poles and a crutch on the US Capitol step…