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September 27, 2017
Screening Room: ‘Lucky’
In Lucky, Harry Dean Stanton plays an aged loner coming to terms with mortality in a small desert town. He smokes, …
September 26, 2017
Screening Room: ‘Battles of the Sexes’
Battles of the Sexes, the serio-comic new movie about that time Billie Jean King played a washed-up ex-tennis champion for …
September 24, 2017
Writer’s Desk: Money Helps
JP Donleavy died earlier this month at the age of 91. About a half-century ago he wrote The Ginger Man, another …
September 23, 2017
Quote of the Day: Margaret Atwood on Police States
Earlier this week, as marchers gathered in St. Louis for another night of protests following the acquittal of former police …
September 17, 2017
Writer’s Desk: Listen to Your Editor
In the current publishing environment, one thing remains the same as in years past: Nearly all writers with a publishing …
September 14, 2017
Screening Room: ‘Strong Island’
One night in April 1992, Yancy Ford’s brother William was shot dead. William was unarmed and black, the man believed …
In Memorium: Grant Hart (1961-2017)
From Bob Mould’s Facebook page today, on the sad passing of Grant Hart, the brilliant drummer and co-lyricist for Hüsker …
September 10, 2017
Writer’s Desk: The Costanza Rule
Occasionally, sitcoms can help. So you have all seen the Seinfeld episode “The Opposite”? (If somehow not, go here for the gist.) …
September 3, 2017
Writer’s Desk: Do What Edgar Rice Burroughs Did
Edgar Rice Burroughs, born September 1 in 1875, is arguably one of the most important writers of the 20th century, …
August 29, 2017
Screening Room: Fall Movie Preview
When the air turns cool, it’s a reminder to cinephiles that it’s time to hie themselves back to the local …
