Eddie Coyle comes to the stage, almost
Saturday afternoon, a new stage play of “The Friends of Eddie Coyle” was unveiled at the Burren in Somerville. The little theater at the back of the bar was packed. I’d guess there were 150 or so...
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Our golden age
The U.S. murder rate (homicides per 1,000 people) over time. Contrary to popular perception, ours is among the safest eras in U.S. history. Via Andrew Sullivan.
View ArticleWeek in Review
Today is Sunday. Let’s review the week’s surreal Defending Jacob news. In Monday’s Times, Janet Maslin reviewed the book, which left her “wondering whether this book’s author, William Landay, a former...
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Chief’s ring
Robert Parish is selling his 1986 Celtics NBA championship ring. How sad. Best single-season NBA team I’ve ever seen. (Via Red’s Army.)
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A Little Facelift
Over the last few weeks this site has been updated. Nothing major — improved typography, simplified layout. But a few changes might affect visitors: RSS Feed. The RSS feed has been shifted from the...
View ArticlePixar’s story rules
A list of storytelling tips picked up at Pixar by Emma Coats, a former “story artist” there (via). Interesting. You admire a character for trying more than for their successes. You gotta keep in mind...
View ArticleShakespeare’s speech on immigrants
Sir Ian McKellen delivers a stirring speech written by Shakespeare but never performed in his lifetime, as the play was banned by the Queen’s censor. Here, Sir Thomas More confronts a mob in London on...
View ArticleLeon Uris: Research feeds your writing
Research to me is as important or more important than the writing. It is the foundation upon which the book is built. Leon Uris
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“All good things must begin”
Wonderful journals from the science-fiction author Octavia Butler. More here. More: I will find the way to do this So be it! See to it! (via) We internalize all the negative things our culture feeds us...
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