The Likeness by Tana French aggravated me. Enough to write a review, which I rarely do. First of all, it’s pretty different from In the Woods, so that might be a positive if you weren’t a fan of French’s debut book. I’m still shocked that In the Woods has such a low rating on amazon [...]
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Tana French: The Likeness
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, review, Tana French on September 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Half-assed review: Graffiti Monsters, Ponytail, Yeasayers
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged brooklyn, concert, graffiti monsters, music, NYC, NYU, ponytail, review, yeasayer on November 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Show I saw tonight
New York Neo-Futurists
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged East Village, New York Neo-Futurists, NYC, review, theatre on August 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
You have to appreciate it for what the New York Neo-Futurists is: “30″ plays in 60 minutes. It’s not Al Pacino screaming “ATTICA” in Dog Day Afternoon, but I’m sure he had more than one take to get that done. These guys performed randomly selected plays nonstop for exactly 60 minutes. The premise is that [...]
Committing Journalism: The Prison Writings of RED HOG
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, convicts, current events, Dannie M. Martin, first amendment, injustice, jail, Jeffrey Dahmer, journalism, Miles Corwin, New York Times, Peter Y. Sussman, prison, review, serial killers, Strand Bookstore, The Strand, used books, writing on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I committed bank robbery and they put me in prison, and that was right. Then I committed journalism and they put me in the hole. And that was wrong. This book is worth far more than the dollar I payed at The Strand. The majority of the books in those $1 and 48 cent bins [...]
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