Month: September 2006

  • A look at his Willy

    Psst! It seems Mr. Zellar’s blog has won the notice of a rather particular circle of British writers and poets. The Willesden Herald is a literary blog kept up by the town’s network of scribes, which includes the likes of Zadie Smith, who famously featured Willesden in her novel White Teeth. Scroll down the page…

  • Two Things Worth Mentioning

    The rest of the world is at war Everything’s ok in America as long as we have our celebrity journalism Newsweek has a great story on how we are now losing not only in Iraq, but in Afganistan, too. It’s the cover story on their international edition. Here in America, though, we’re more interested in…

  • An Empty Seat in the Temple Theater

    My grandmother, L. Josephine Schilling, “Jo” to those who didn’t call her Mom or Grandma, passed away last week at age 89. What does this matter to anyone who reads a movie blog? Nothing, really, except to the writer of said blog, so maybe it will have a passing interest to you. For this kind…

  • May I have another?

    The newly released October issue provides today’s much-needed dose of inspiration. Right there on page 55, a one David de Young is quoted (by me) as saying that the Hexagon Bar is a mighty fine place for catching the newest ‘n most interesting bands. I credit this to the work of the club’s booker, the…

  • Chow Time

    What was once a kicky, quirky food magazine is now a kicky, quirky website. Chow was bought by the guys at CNet, about the same time they decided to re-work my favorite Chowhounds site. Now the two sites are working together to bring fun and un-stuffy food articles to eaters. With pieces on how to…

  • From totally geek to totally chic…

    Attention theater geeks: if tonight’s Ivey Awards are anything like last year, we’re in for a hot, hot evening (or, at the very least, a hot, hot after-party). Now, I’ve been privy to some speculation about who and what will win these second annual Ivey awards. But who cares, really… We’ve got more important things…