I’m just gonna have to drink this mugful of bourbon myself
Since Norman Mailer done gone and died on me. He was a misogynist. He was a short, egomaniacal fuck. He was a pain in the ass, full of himself, guilty…
Category Archives: sonofabitch
Goodbye, Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford died yesterday at his home in Beverly Hills; the actor was 90. He turned 90 on May 1, the day the American Cinematheque held a star-studded birthday celebration,…
There’s just no getting over you
Arthur Lee has died. The founding member and lead singer of Love (a pre-google band name if I’ve ever heard one), Lee crafted psychedelic, sometimes symphonic rock that had clear…
It’s pretty racy
It’s the summer of 1990 and I’m canvassing, knocking on doors and asking for money to stop the arms race, crying curbside when I don’t reach my quota. My boss…
shocked and dismayed
I really wish Israel would cease its war on Lebanon and the Lebanese people; today tanks and soldiers crossed the border after days of massive bombing. Hundreds of civilians are…
Rikki Madrigal
1995, Austin. It’s my first time at SXSW. I’m sitting in a brightly lit room, early enough so I’m in that drained, pre-hungover state, and the editor of my zine…
Pursesnatch v. mugging
No podcast. Just a question: if a guy grabs your purse and smacks you with it, hard, as you try to grab it back, so that blood spurts from your…
