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“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” —Oscar Wilde
Throwback Thursday: 2002
“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” —Oscar Wilde
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There has been some talk in recent weeks about blogging--whether it's still relevant, who is doing it, and what is the best platform. We... -
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Jaws is my favorite movie, but to be frank, I hated the book. I don't like Peter Benchley's writing at all, may he rest in peace. Th... -
I hadn't seen The Thing in years. And all these years later, so many of my favorite creators call John Carpenter a big huge major in... -
One of my buddies confided that he can't stand it when his other single friends goad him into going "tom-catting around" on ... -
When I was sixteen, we lived in the middle of the woods in a super tiny town in an 1860s house. The whole town was haunted, if you ask me.... -
A Short Album About Love might be baroque pop band Divine Comedy at their finest, Casanova notwithstanding. Actually, founding member Neil... -
Boston Globe writer Christopher Muther has unwittingly sparked another round of heated debate amongst my circle of friends today. No, it... -
Ya know, if I had like, $7000, my whole entire life would be different. I wonder what it was like centuries ago when there were patrons... -
Lou, Mike, and me Can't say I saw this one coming, guys. I found out the other day that my stepfather has a daughter. My stepfather has ...
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There has been some talk in recent weeks about blogging--whether it's still relevant, who is doing it, and what is the best platform. We... -
A Short Album About Love might be baroque pop band Divine Comedy at their finest, Casanova notwithstanding. Actually, founding member Neil... -
That woman in Jaws who yells “Twenty-four hours is like three weeks!” has irked me since I was 7 years old. Or by her math, 45 years old. -
Ellen Lubin-Sherman Some years back I did some editing for a style/fashion writer in NYC, Ellen Lubin-Sherman . She was a hoot. She once tol... -
Jaws is my favorite movie, but to be frank, I hated the book. I don't like Peter Benchley's writing at all, may he rest in peace. Th... -
I wandered into the TV room where my little brother was splayed out on the rug watching Miami Vice. I had just turned fourteen and my room... -
Self-Portrait The first time I went into the mental hospital was in early 2014. I'd been fired from my job at the end of Nove... -
Well. The Olympics are on TV again. It's Day One. That means it's the 12th anniversary of my wholly unexpected, life-altering and re... -
One of my buddies confided that he can't stand it when his other single friends goad him into going "tom-catting around" on ...
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Alms For The Poor?
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