2010 – what I should have learned…
After finishing Our Man in Havana with relative alacrity, and the resultant satisfaction that comes from a really good book, I am forced to contemplate the time wasted with other…
We are all Morton Downey Jr.
Remember that girl, during the 2008 presidential election, who faked an attack from an ardent Obama supporter? She scratched a backward B on her cheek, as one might do if…
Welcome to the New Apocalypse – Same as the Old Apocalypse
Would anyone be surprised to wake up in the midst of a zombie apocalypse? Or are our minds conditioned to expect any deep sleep, any extended hospital stay, carries at…
What can we learn from the Texas Rangers?
“One of the [baseball] teams has never been in the World Series. That’s the Texas Rangers. A team once owned by George W. Bush, who sold them back in 1998….
How quickly we forget…
In a recent interview with Christopher Nolan, the first question asked was, “Where did you get the idea of being able to invade the dreams of others [the concept for…
The end of “The End of the Affair”
The End of the Affair was simply a great book. I had avoided Graham Greene books up to this point. I do not know why since he is often associated…
Breaking Bad is our Greek Tragedy
It is natural and inevitable that a contemporary audience deems all those that preceded it to be unsophisticated. Therefore, I can say with some degree of certainty that future human…
Et tu, zombie?
In light of the recent zombie-related story posted a week back, I thought it might be a good time to look at the concept of the zombie in popular culture….
Zombies – What Is Hip?
The story “Dreams of Zombies” is about the desperate chase for the next big idea. The narrator is this poor schmo who somehow thinks he can make a living writing….
Expanding “Toy Lists”
The short story “Toy Lists” is a little longer now and a little more involved. I admit, it is a goofy story. The first part, the conversation about work versus…