Louise Harrison, “My Kid Brother’s Band”
With word that George Harrison’s sister, Louise, has died, here’s a conversation I had with her when she published a book called “My Kid Brother’s Band.”
Enough With The Plus
Two years ago, I asked whether people who cut the cord and only get TV content from streaming services are really spending less than when they had cable. I thought about that again recently when I heard of the debut of yet another streamer.
Random NFL Thoughts
A few observations after spending Sunday watching the NFL conference championship games.
Read These
Read These: five articles I enjoyed this week, covering topics from the best episode of “The Simpsons” to the NFL’s top QBs to women in the movie world to a profile of Dean Blandino to how Twitter can be fixed.
Billy Joel Inside The Actor’s Studio
I was a big fan and regular viewer of “Inside The Actor’s Studio,” but my favorite was this two-hour show in which host James Lipton interviewed Billy Joel in 1999.
It’s Classified
Some musings about more documents marked “classified” showing up everywhere — and how anyone who’s ever changed jobs can relate to how it happened.
We’re Talking Dry
Extreme drought conditions in the southwest that have caused residents to skip showers, use paper plates, and do their laundry at friends’ houses in other neighborhoods remind me of a couple of stories to share with you.
When My Daughter Grows Up, Her Life Won’t Include…
When my daughter was eleven, I started making a list of all the things from my own life that will never be part of hers. Since then, I’ve thought of a few more, and the list has grown to this version.
Review: “Living”
My review of a new movie starring Bill Nighy as a stiff-upper-lip bureaucrat whose life changes when he gets a grim diagnosis.
Remembering David Crosby
The news of David Crosby’s death at 81 reminds me of these two pieces I wrote about him in 2019.
Review: “The Son”
My review of a new movie starring Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby and Zen McGrath as a teen battling clinical depression. It’s not exactly the feel-good hit of the year.
Fa Blows Up Pa
An article about humans training dolphins to complete manual tasks underwater reminds me of the 1973 movie, “The Day Of The Dolphin.” Here’s the story.