Michael Frayn
Ever since I first saw the play “Noises Off” on Broadway around 1984 I’ve been deeply impressed by Michael Frayn, its author. I’d read about the play before I attended it. It was said to be very funny and very … Continue reading →
Ever since I first saw the play “Noises Off” on Broadway around 1984 I’ve been deeply impressed by Michael Frayn, its author. I’d read about the play before I attended it. It was said to be very funny and very … Continue reading →
Commenter “Dennis” wrote on the “Grace” thread: So. A sleaze and a twit get together for an evening of mutual satisfaction. Disappointment ensues. Maybe it’s time to evaluate your culture. Yeah, Yeah. I’m 73, and as Charlie Russell said : … Continue reading →
Here’s a story about a dog snatched by an eagle: Felipe Rodriguez says he thought he was hallucinating when an eagle snatched his sister’s little white dog from her yard, flapped its massive wings and disappeared over the trees. Did … Continue reading →
For many of us, that is. There are those of you who are different. There are people who gain weight because they overindulge, and all they have to do is stop eating all that dessert or drinking all that beer … Continue reading →
Here’s a fascinating article on the mysterious working of anesthesia, which is as yet a poorly understood although highly effective and useful tool: Anesthesiologists speak of patients descending through “the planes of anesthesia”””from the “plane of disorientation” through the “plane … Continue reading →
Well, we don’t have much choice, do we? It’s snowing, the wind is blowing (but not, I think, at blizzard level), and I have no reason to go out today. As for great blizzards of the past, I well remember … Continue reading →
First of all, Happy New Year once again! You may have noticed I don’t tend to make a whole lot of predictions. Every now and then, though, I offer one up. For example (and of course, here I’m remembering the … Continue reading →
It’s Sunday. I usually take the day off on Sundays, although if there’s something big going on—or if the spirit happens to move me—I post anyway. Today the spirit moves me to comment on New Year’s Eve, one of my … Continue reading →
You may have heard there’s been a lot of internet buzz about a recent New Yorker short story called “Cat Person,” especially among young people. It’s about a 20-year-old college student who meets an “older man” (he turns out to … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Here’s the original post.] Commenter “skeptic” writes: Neo, I think you are on to something here even if you may not realize it. The dweeb couple in the video also raised my, and many of your commenters’) hackles even … Continue reading →
Last night I was doing some YouTube surfing (oh, just the usual: makeovers and renovations and twins separated at birth and dancers and anything that isn’t even remotely political) and discovered that I suddenly and inexplicably had audio but no … Continue reading →
Bloggers are continually having to make decisions not just on what to write in any particular piece, but how to choose topics and the timing of topics: what to write about, how long to make it, how much variety to … Continue reading →