A young cowboy on the run and a young woman terribly wronged, bent on a mission of revenge, find that they need each other for something more than vengeance — one of the tales in Fourteen Western Stories, available on … Continue reading
On my last day in Austin, Hilmar took me to Olivia’s for brunch. There I had the dish above — Oysters Benedict, Eggs Benedict on homemade bread with fried oysters. Why have I never seen this dish on any other … Continue reading
Poker Night (from A Streetcar Named Desire, 1948) Click on the image to enlarge.
The pre-Spectorized Let It Be feels a little thin on CD. On vinyl it feels full and warm — like the no-frills, get-back LP The Beatles originally envisioned, perfectly realized.
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A few nights ago I watched Cary Fukunaga’s 2011 adaptation of Jane Eyre and I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s not a perfect film but it’s brilliant in many ways, and a number of them derive from the script … Continue reading
Paul Zahl weighs in with some seasonal thoughts about a TV show written by Rod Serling: CHRISTMAS COFFEE WITH ROD SERLING Anyone who likes Christmas has got to like Rod Serling. Serling was no Grinch! In fact he liked Christmas … Continue reading
And what a cowboy — what a girl. Image courtesy of Paula Vitaris’s wonderful Ben Johnson web site.
Click on the image to enlarge. I’ve just published a collection of fourteen Western stories on Amazon for the Kindle — you can buy it here for $2.99. If you don’t own a Kindle you can still read it on … Continue reading
On Monday, Jae and I visited the Neon Museum in North Las Vegas. It’s run by a private non-profit organization which has for many years rescued, preserved and sometimes restored the abandoned signage of Las Vegas. [Photo by Libba Marrian] … Continue reading
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I had a hunch that Obama might phone in his second debate with Romney, or only pretend to try harder, having lost his heart for the job of President, but I was way wrong. He brought his best game to … Continue reading
In the Massachusetts senatorial debate, Scott Brown sounded like a regular guy — a regular guy blowing smoke out of his ass. Elizabeth Warren sounded like a schoolmarm — a schoolmarm telling the truth. So I guess this one goes … Continue reading