"Barry was dying, and he knew it. He didn’t hold back. He didn’t spare feelings. He taught writing like it was a matter of life and death, which, for him, I’d say it was..."Read More
“Last Monday, during the Vikings game, she told me she needed to measure my waist and inseam,” Wallace grumbled. “I asked her what for and she just said it was a project she was working on. Goddamnit...”Read More
"By letting reactive news cycles set the agenda, even thoughtful people lock into tunnel vision. Being bombarded by groupthink on an issue, with stats backing it up, only seems to make the opposite side seem less reasonable, more immoral, and less human. That may help you feel like you’re on the right side of history, but it does nothing to bridge the philosophical gulfs over truly schismatic issues like gun control..."Read More
"He's 75 now, but could easily pass for ten years younger, continuing to flash the double peace sign in spades around the country with six other quarter-of-a-band members, a motley-and-Mott-the-Hoople-hodgepodge of musicians playing a mismatched collection of hits. It's a very odd experience, His All-Starr show. You go from marching along to "Yellow Submarine" right into "Broken Wings" and "Rosanna." Eighties pop not your speed? Wait five minutes and you're safely back in rumba-town with "Oye Como Va..."Read More