Published inCounter Arts·Oct 29Member-onlyDinner and A Movie?Let’s see if this will fly — It’s not as if this was planned or anything. Recently we found ourselves having dinner at Curry in a Hurry in the part of Manhattan called Curry Row. This is not a deluxe establishment. You walk in and choose from the offerings on a steam table. Place the order, pay…New York4 min readNew York4 min read
Published inCounter Arts·Oct 27Member-onlyLeave Your Critical Thinking Abilities at The DoorThe only way to really enjoy “The Legend of 1900” — I am the world’s laziest film reviewer. I only review films I either really enjoy or can’t stand. I’m no Roger Ebert or Pauline Kael. In fact, left to my own preferences I probably wouldn’t watch many movies at all. The immortal movie nights at Neil’s back in the early…Film3 min readFilm3 min read
Sep 25Member-onlyTurns Out I’m Not ImmuneWatching social media do a number on my head — Welp, it seems that I’m just not all that special after all. I’ve been noodling around the fringes of social media for nearly two decades now and here I thought I was immune to the poison. In fact, I’ve bragged about it both in person and in writing. Newsflash: Nope. …News3 min readNews3 min read
Published inThe Partnered Pen·Sep 23Member-onlyManhattan Is SinkingAnd other cheery thoughts for 3am — It’s been pretty easy for me to sit back and smugly watch Florida sinking into the ocean while the hurricanes swat it around and its politicians stand on upended boxes to keep their feet dry while blaming drag queens and queers for the state’s problems. …Climate Change4 min readClimate Change4 min read
Aug 30Member-onlyUkraine says White Lives Matter!While burning the Russian Federation and Rainbow Flags — Let’s just imagine for a moment that a march happened in October 2020 in Moscow that featured a huge White Lives Matter banner and angry people burning Ukrainian and Rainbow flags. Can’t you hear the howls and see the wall-to-wall coverage on the front pages of The New York Times? …History2 min readHistory2 min read
Aug 26Member-onlyHey, New York Times and Friends!If you aren’t working 24/7 to get Assange released you’re not journalists. You‘re tools. — On the first day of that Intro to Journalism class, the professor — an award-winning, internationally renowned investigative reporter and author of best-selling books, spoke with great solemnity about the “calling” of journalism. The man meant it. …News3 min readNews3 min read
Aug 23Member-onlyThe Burners Are All RightWhat’s a tropical storm to those whack jobs? — The weather will never be truly predictable, but our reactions always are and that goes triple for any weather out in The Black Rock Desert. In a word: hysteria. The photo above is not from this morning. We took it from our tent on the morning of Monday, August 25…Travel5 min readTravel5 min read
Aug 16Member-onlySorry, Not Sorry, BernieYou poisoned the well and I won’t be going back for more — It’s a little embarrassing now to admit what a strident supporter I was of Senator Bernie Sanders in 2016 and again in 2020. With the benefit of hindsight and his highly questionable voting record in the past three years I have to admit I was conned. …Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Published inThe Partnered Pen·Jul 31Member-onlyHedge Funds Suck as LandlordsAnd they don’t pay their bills — This isn’t the first time we’ve gotten shut-off notices because whoever happened to own this building at the time didn’t think paying their electric bills was all that important. This time it’s only for a bit over $4,000. …Real Estate3 min readReal Estate3 min read
Jul 31Member-onlyMission of MercyWho’s up for bringing Flaco a BFF? — You remember this guy, Flaco, the world famous Eurasian Eagle-owl whose cage in the Central Park Zoo was vandalized in February, 2023, giving him his big break. Sure you do. It was in the news every day for weeks and was even ahead of the Covid numbers. That owl then…Satire4 min readSatire4 min read
