I like the stories about how media used to be. Calvin Trillin has been at it since the 1950s, which means his book, ‘The Lede’, is full of old columns by him remembering the massive expense accounts of old, the characters who spent the money, along with great stories about the people writing the stories. This was a really fun read.
Book Review: Calvin Trillin’s Thoroughly Great ‘The Lede’ Read More »
Joseph Epstein has been writing really great books and columns for years, including one on gambling in the Wall Street Journal last week. He’s always entertaining, and his autobiography is no exception.
Book Review: Joseph Epstein’s ‘Never Say You’ve Had a Lucky Life’ Read More »
As always, what’s the point of trying to get through the long Russian novels without writing out the alleged insights? The Brothers Karamazov was much more difficult to follow than Crime and Punishment, which means it requires another read that I probably won’t get around to.
Yet Another Attempt To Make Sense of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s ‘The Brothers Karamazov’ Read More »
Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment is very sad, frequently hard to understand, but ultimately very difficult to put down.
Book Review: Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Classic ‘Crime and Punishment’ Read More »
No movie critic, I just like going to the movies. American Fiction is a very funny movie about a politically correct college professor’s frustration with what he refers to as “delicate” students, diversity for diversity’s sake, and wildly guilty readers.
In ‘American Fiction,’ An Excellent Depiction of a Politically Incorrect Professor Read More »
Much more capable and wiser financial minds than my own feel Sam Bankman-Fried is a fraud and a crook.
Book Review: Michael Lewis’s Crucial ‘Going Infinite’ Read More »
