Category Archives: crud

East 6th

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

Here’s a drawing of the Fillmore East, circa nineteen-seventy-something or other. The Fillmore East was long gone when I moved to the East Village in 1995, but in the ten-plus years I lived in New York, this particular block–the corner … Continue reading →

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The Avengers vs Haircuts

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

All credit due to my girlfriend for pointing out the utter aesthetic horror of the haircuts on display in the new Avengers film. It says something that the Incredible Hulk has the best hairdo in the movie (along with the … Continue reading →

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Mini Travelogue: Brazil

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

In Vitória, Suzanne’s aunt and uncle took us out to a lunch counter for some feijoada. Along with the uncle’s workmates–all policemen–we sat out on the sidewalk patio around a plastic table, drinking cold beer and fried pork skin while … Continue reading →

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Just Add Brains

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

The New York Times courted some overheated nerd controversy back in October when Glen Duncan reviewed Colson Whitehead’s zombie novel, “Zone One,” in the Sunday Book Review. In the piece, Duncan put forth an analogy: a literary novelist writing a genre … Continue reading →

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sherlock

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

Comparing Gary Oldman’s quiet, contained take on George Smiley in Thomas Alfredson’s adaption of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with Alec Guinness’s classic portrayal from the 1979 BBC production is pretty much inevitable. Both actors gave supremely competent portrayals, and Oldman’s in many … Continue reading →

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Stop me if you think you haven’t heard this one before: An open letter to MPBN Radio

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

As with most civilized Americans, I derive pleasure from listening to, and being incredibly frustrated by, local public radio’s morning newscasts. It’s a time-honored getting-ready-for-work tradition. Back in San Francisco, my ire was mostly directed at KQED’s inane, self-congratulatory “listener … Continue reading →

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Dear Portland Maine, what’s with all the smoking?

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

I’m in the midst of my first genuine east-coast autumn in six years. So, feeling wistful and introspective and happy to be stuck in this weird little corner of the Northeast, I collected a few leaves and tried to draw … Continue reading →

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