Saturday, November 29, 2008

Nabokov in Oregon

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To the many obvious reasons there are to love the writing of Vladimir Nabokov, I add a smaller and more personal reason: as far as I can te...
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Blow Out Your Candles, Laura

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Because I often gravitate toward intellectual-type writers (I'm looking at you, Tom Stoppard) who flamboyantly display their wit, their ...
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Saturday, November 22, 2008

More Stories from the Theater World

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You might have noticed that I haven't written much about theater lately--well, that's because I'm not really going to a lot of ...
Sunday, November 16, 2008

But That's All Over Now, I'm Twenty-One

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Being young, and creative, and prone to putting undue pressure on myself, I am perennially fascinated by those artists who became famous whi...
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Overheard: The "Hitchcock May Not Have Said This, But I Bet He'd Agree With It" Edition

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"Filmmakers love San Francisco because it's like a beautiful woman: It has no bad angles." --Middle-aged man waiting for a tab...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Nicole Kidman as Halloween Inspiration

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Is Nicole Kidman my favorite actress? I don't know; she's had a bit of a strange career path lately, though "come what may, I ...
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Saturday, November 8, 2008

You mean I can stop being cynical now?

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Before I get back to my regularly-scheduled blogging (even if I don't know how regular it is anymore) I want to congratulate President-...
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