December 2011
20 posts
Discovered Thanks To 1950s Radio: Fred Allen’s... →
This week’s holiday atmosphere includes Sirius/XM rebroadcasting classic Bing Crosby Christmas specials, with introductions by recently retired Regis Philbin. Listening to these radio shows is the…
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“the world can be a little bit consoled that the fun and irreverent, erudite,...”
– Katie Roiphe on Christopher Hitchens
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Lyle Lovett Performs Step Inside This House →
Here’s the thing that surprises me about Guy Clark’s song, Step Inside This House. Clark has never recorded it (as noted by Wikipedia). Here is the great Lyle Lovett performing it, at the White…
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Congrats to AdHouse on Nine Great Years … So Far →
Today the great AdHouse publisher, Chris Pitzer, observed the ninth year of being in business. Congrats to one of the good folks and I look forward to celebrating its 10th anniversary next year.
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“He’s in a facility in Connecticut. Physically, he’s okay. Mentally, he’s not. He...”
– Chris Wallace on Mike Wallace.
Masha Hamilton on Afghan Women’s Writing Project →
This email interview with Afghan Women’s Writing Project (AWWP) founder, award-winning author Masha Hamilton, was set months ago, but I dropped the ball. In a sense, though, I am…
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“Unhappily married to a Nazi arms dealer, Lamarr fled to America at the start of...”
– God, the number of times I have read that line in a Hollywood star bio… ;) [An excerpt from the publisher pitch about Hedy’s Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World]
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“In a way, I’ve been fortunate to have success delayed, although I will say it...”
– The late actor John Wood.
Discovered: George Carlin on His Persona →
This Archive of American TV interview (the full version can be found at the Archive’s website) was conducted in late 2007, about six months before his death. In this excerpt, Carlin does a…
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Allstate’s Mayhem Branding is Impressive →
Mayhem’s Allstate Presence
Back in October, I expressed admiration for Allstate’s Mayhem commercial branding.
But today, I got contacted by the fine marketing folks at Allstate,…
Forgotten Favorites: Lou Reed’s Dirty Blvd. →
No matter how many Spotify/Pandora accounts, iPods, CDs, cassettes and vinyl albums I may have, there are always songs that enter my musical memory…only to be forgotten. Such was the fate of Lou…
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Stephen Battaglio on From Yesterday to Today →
Article first published as Stephen Battaglio on From Yesterday to TODAY on Technorati.
From Yesterday to Today
In 2012, the U.S. national TV broadcast network NBC will…
David Lynch on His Films →
An interesting series of clips (courtesy of AFI) featuring David Lynch, as well as some of the actors (Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern) that have worked with him, discussing his approach to…
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“And then, my mom called.”
– A tale about a son’s loyalty to his mother.