Actors’ Director — Anthony Minghella
In retrospect, The English Patient looks like such a natural awards magnet, a quintessential prestige picture of the highest magnitude. In the moment, though, it seemed utterly improbable. It is based on a novel, by Michael Ondaatje, that was revered … Continue reading Actors’ Director — Anthony Minghella
Radio Days — Reunion 10
This series of posts covers my long, beloved history interacting with the medium of radio, including the music that flowed through the airwaves. Around a decade ago, an idea struck one of my fellow alumni of the student-run radio station … Continue reading Radio Days — Reunion 10
College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #158 to #156
158. Morrissey, Viva Hate (1988) The ink on the death certificate of the Smiths was still moist when the group’s lead singer, lengthily known as Steve Patrick Morrissey, released his full-length solo debut, Viva Hate. For the faithful, who saw … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #158 to #156
Outside Reading — There’s Another Great edition
The Gag Is: Keke Palmer Is a Movie Star by Niela Orr The dazzling standout from Nope is profiled in The New York Times Magazine. Beyond being charmed anew by the vibrancy of Keke Palmer — that somehow comes through … Continue reading Outside Reading — There’s Another Great edition
This Week’s Model — Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Burning”
Allow me to add my own Yeah. Actually, let’s make that a Hell Yeah. Cool It Down, the new album from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, is scheduled for release in September. Continue reading This Week’s Model — Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Burning”
Radio Days — On-Air Giveaways: Summer 1992
This series of posts covers my long, beloved history interacting with the medium of radio, including the music that flowed through the airwaves. As I remember it, we were getting bored with the same old on-air giveaways somewhere around the … Continue reading Radio Days — On-Air Giveaways: Summer 1992
Top 40 Smash Near Misses — “I Wanna Rock”
These posts are about the songs that fell just short of crossing the key line of chart success, entering the Billboard Top 40. Every song featured in this series peaked at number 41. One Life to Live debuted on ABC … Continue reading Top 40 Smash Near Misses — “I Wanna Rock”
The Art of the Sell — Serena Williams: Just Do It
These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art. There was a time when endorsement deals were hard to come by for Serena Williams, or at … Continue reading The Art of the Sell — Serena Williams: Just Do It
My Misspent Youth — Death: The High Cost of Living by Neil Gaiman and Chris Bachalo
I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. Vertigo Comic launched at the very beginning of 1993. By that … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Death: The High Cost of Living by Neil Gaiman and Chris Bachalo
College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #161 to #159
161. Talking Heads, True Stories (1986) David Byrne wanted to make a movie. The Talking Heads frontman had long held creative aspirations beyond the dazzling art rock he made with cohorts Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and Tina Weymouth, and the … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #161 to #159
Coffee for Two 