These comments, first posted in 2015 in response to the activities of a certain writer who was bad-mouthing his publisher in the most toxic terms, deserve repetition and revision in light of some information recently acquired: to wit, the story of Roald Dahl. (Quote begins) From time to time the following comedic trope appears in […]
Originally published on Facebook 3 May 2014. Recently spoken to me, a canard I’ve heard before: “Jack Nicholson always plays the same character.” This sounds good, but is only believed by people who have seen only a small number of his films. The persona usually attributed to him, “Jack Nicholson,” the eyebrow-raising hell raiser who […]
Originally published on Facebook 14 January 2014. Somebody posted some epic sneer about these Hollywood ego monsters who have nothing better to do than to give themselves awards on a weekly basis, this time of year. I replied, “If you want a real answer to that question, one that has more to do with data […]