Sure, there’s a copy of Case of the Half-Wakened Wife by that Perry Mason writer underneath your glass of iced Seagram’s, its paper cover soaking up the glass’ condensation like a three-dollar coaster. You’ve tried the novel once or twice poolside. But the crack between pages one and two is a testament to your education… Continue reading Mickey Cohen Brings Max Tannenbaum Out to L.A.
Month: October 2021
San Fernando Valley 1967: Divorce American Style
5 Things Nobody Ever Says About Carvana
Even before I bought a car from Carvana, I spent months poring not just over the cars but the platform and the buying process–plus, reading tons of first-person reviews and watching the inevitable Carvana unboxing YouTubes. In the end, I bought the car and I love it. I even scored a better deal than I… Continue reading 5 Things Nobody Ever Says About Carvana
David Foster Wallace: Narcissism of Self-Hatred
Imagine, though, if she called you up late at night and talked to you for two hours and it was mostly apologizing for bothering you. So that it’s just one more layer of frosting. Which is just something that goes along with kind of a depressive temperament. So, there’s a lot of narcissism in self-hatred.
Cold Turkey (1971)
A giant tobacco company offers the small town of Eagle Rock, Iowa $25M if all 4,006 residents can give up smoking for 30 days. With that kind of premise, you already know that Cold Turkey is going to be a super-broad satire movie, one that you really have to be in the mood to watch.… Continue reading Cold Turkey (1971)