The list of things to do in Paris posted in Buzzfeed all look spectacular. I’d certainly want to do stuff more off the beaten path when going back (and it will be a WHEN, not an IF). I have visited a few of these previously (Visiting the Musee D’Orsay, Pere Lachaise Cemetery) but many I […]
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The Bleak as F*ck “Revival”
I had briefly mentioned my thoughts on Stephen King’s Mr. Mercedes and found it inoffensive and enjoyable enough, but it didn’t really feel very StephenKing-y. Since I had taken my time to actually get to reading Mr. Mercedes, it was great timing that his second novel of 2014, Revival, ended up landing on my doorstep right […]
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We Saw Broad City Live
And it was great! After having been bowled over by the first season of Broad City, a lot of that due to Nicki encouraging Larry & I to watch it, Nicki set up an outing to go see the Broad City Live show. Hilariously, we ended up getting these tickets back in March or something […]
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The Wonder of Whiplash
So, we just got back from seeing what Entertainment Weekly calls its #1 Movie of the Year: Whiplash Guess what? They’re not wrong. It’s a stunning and brutal movie about ambition, talent, and the strength to “make it” even if you have to bleed. Damn…just thinking about it, while coincidentally having the sensational jazz soundtrack […]
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What Am I Going to Be Confused By?
I was chatting with Larry briefly the other night on the idea of what things are we going to be stumped by as we get older. It’s common to deal with the older generations nowadays not having the best grasp of technology and the internet, while those of us who grew up with it consider […]