In the Coen Brother’s film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s book “No Country For Old Men” the murderous yet oddly principled hit man Anton Chigurh (played by Javier Bardem) grows annoyed with a folksy gas station proprietor and makes the man call a coin toss for his own life. Cognizant of danger but unaware of the specific […]
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Putney Swope Sequel
Monday, May 7, 2012
Tom Thumb, Tom Cushman, or Tom Foolery I date women on TV with the help of Chuck Woolery I was genuinely bummed upon hearing about Adam Yauch’s death last Friday afternoon, and as the feeling stuck with me I wondered why. Yauch, equally well known as MCA of the Beastie Boys, died at 47 after […]
Be True To Your School
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
On my first day of classes at Redwood High in the leafy Marin County suburb of Larkspur, the principal greeted incoming freshmen with an orientation speech that made note of what he referred to as “Redwood’s many notable alumni.” “Robin Williams comes to mind,” he remarked, adding that the comedian (and then television star) had […]
Great Grand Canyon Rescue Episode
Friday, April 27, 2012
I’ve been kind of sick for a week or so. It hasn’t been anything too severe, but enough to keep me locked in my house and head to an extent where these parameters have eclipsed a generally weak feeling and deep, bronchial cough. The last time I was notably sick was 2008, around this same […]
Spring It
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
I’m gettin’ old anything can happen now to anyone -Bob Dylan I haven’t had anything to say for a while now and some would argue it’s been longer than that. But I did have this photo, taken from my roof last weekend, and thought it a good excuse to post something. Actually, I did several […]
What’s In A Name, Chief?
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
very few of us left my friend from the days that used to be – Neil Young Two old friends from my Monaco Labs days, Scott Coleman Miller and Heather Gordon, were in town over the weekend to remind me that I come from somewhere. Scott goes by his middle name now and Heather has […]
Bang Bang
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Just finished re-watching the excellent HBO series “The Wire,” five years on from its conclusion. It had me re-examining how readily we accept, and even embrace, cinematic violence. Violence in The Wire is both prevalent and plentiful, but it is nuanced. It’s difficult to imagine an equally effective version of the show without it. Chris […]
The Sweetest Thing
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
In his excellent film Crimes and Misdemeanors, Woody Allen plays an underachieving documentary filmmaker who attempts to woo Mia Farrow by showing her his latest project on a renowned professor and philosopher named Lewis Levy. Allen shows Farrow some footage from his film with Levy discussing the subject of love: What we are aiming at when […]
Go Blue
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
If I should fall from grace with God where no doctor can relieve me – MacGowan I saw Steve Earle play the City Winery on Varick Street Monday night, a fine coastal transition the day after flying in from San Francisco. He opened with a geared-down version of the Pogues’ If I Should Fall From […]
Meatballs
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
There are multiple ways to gauge the significance of a sporting event. Attendance and television ratings come to mind, as do post-season implications and shared history between the two teams. In the case of the 49ers’ playoff loss to the New York Giants last weekend, recovery time seems relevant. Not the time it takes for […]