The Best of SPA 2001
I sifted through my journal from 2001 and pulled out the best of the best, or what I felt was the best. A lot happened in 2001. It appears that I spent quite a while that year with a stiff neck, or at...
View ArticleThe Best of SPA 2001
I sifted through my journal from 2001 and pulled out the best of the best, or what I felt was the best. A lot happened in 2001. It appears that I spent quite a while that year with a stiff neck, or at...
View ArticleBarbara Bush – Humanity’s Antagonist
As if her fetid marsupium slash responsible for puking out a generation of unscrupulous GOP puppets isn’t enough reason to despise her, she also opens her mouth and speaks. Her arrogance and hatred...
View ArticleKarl Lagerfeld – Humanity’s Antagonist
History has shown us that you can be a genius and a monster at the same time. We have examples of the various perversions and mutations of the genius, but I am guessing that genius or not, the monster...
View ArticleCupcakes – Creativity’s Antagonist
“Is there anything more blandly sweet, less evocative of this great city, and more goyish than any other baked good with the possible exception of Eucharist wafers than a cupcake?” – David Rakoff...
View ArticleDaily Prompt: Ghostwriter | The Daily Post
Question: If you could have any author –living or dead – write your biography, who would you choose? Answer: This morning, I woke up thinking about how one of the dogs has a greater understanding...
View ArticleHappy Birthday David Rakoff
Today is David Rakoff‘s 49th birthday. He is quite possibly the wittiest writer we have seen this century. The 2oth century had Dorothy Parker and the 21st had David Rakoff. He has also had the...
View ArticleRear View Mirror – My Week In Review
This morning, I woke up thinking about David Rakoff. I often listen to the audio book version of his last book “Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish: A Novel” because it is read by him, written...
View ArticleKarl Lagerfeld – Humanity’s Antagonist
History has shown us that you can be a genius and a monster at the same time. We have examples of the various perversions and mutations of the genius, but I am guessing that genius or not, the monster...
View ArticleHappy Birthday David Rakoff
Today is David Rakoff‘s 50th birthday. He is quite possibly the wittiest writer we have seen this century. The 2oth century had Dorothy Parker and the 21st had David Rakoff. He has also had the...
View ArticleBarbara Bush – Humanity’s Antagonist
As if her fetid marsupium slash responsible for puking out a generation of unscrupulous GOP puppets isn’t enough reason to despise her, she also opens her mouth and speaks. Her arrogance and hatred...
View ArticleKarl Lagerfeld – Humanity’s Antagonist
History has shown us that you can be a genius and a monster at the same time. We have examples of the various perversions and mutations of the genius, but I am guessing that genius or not, the monster...
View ArticleCupcakes – Creativity’s Antagonist
“Is there anything more blandly sweet, less evocative of this great city, and more goyish than any other baked good with the possible exception of Eucharist wafers than a cupcake?” – David Rakoff...
View Article‘Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish: A Novel’ by David Rakoff
I wish I could buy everyone David Rakoff‘s latest (and sadly last) book: Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish: A Novel. Those of you familiar with David Rakoff’s writing know that for the...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Maurice Utrillo
Today is the 131st birthday of the French artist Maurice Utrillo. His art is most widely recognized due to the reproductions into post cards of the Montmartre neighborhood of Paris. The paintings are...
View ArticleHappy 83rd Birthday Anthony Perkins
Today is the 83rd birthday of the actor/director/singer Anthony Perkins. You’ve obviously seen Psycho, but have you seen Pretty Poison or Murder on the Orient Express? Those films will give you a...
View ArticleHappy 82nd Birthday Karl Lagerfeld
History has shown us that you can be a genius and a monster at the same time. We have examples of the various perversions and mutations of the genius, but I am guessing that genius or not, the monster...
View ArticleHappy 51st Birthday David Rakoff
Today is David Rakoff‘s 51st birthday. He is quite possibly the wittiest writer we have seen this century. The 2oth century had Dorothy Parker and the 21st had David Rakoff. He has also had the...
View ArticleKarl Lagerfeld – Humanity’s Antagonist
History has shown us that you can be a genius and a monster at the same time. We have examples of the various perversions and mutations of the genius, but I am guessing that genius or not, the monster...
View ArticleBarbara Bush – Humanity’s Antagonist
As if her fetid marsupium slash responsible for puking out a generation of unscrupulous GOP puppets isn’t enough reason to despise her, she also opens her mouth and speaks. Her arrogance and hatred...
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