February 2012
One popular [Ben] Marcus seminar, “Technologies of Heartbreak,”...
– Boris Kachka on Ben Marcus’s “The Flame Alphabet,” in NYMag.
January 2012
From NYmag.com's Great Gatsby 3-D wish list ...
Ten Aspects of The Great Gatsby We Can’t Wait for Baz Luhrmann to Film in 3-D
1. The green light, right in your face, coming right at you.
2. Myrtle’s ripped breast, really getting good and ripped, coming right at you.
3. The eyes of Dr. TJ Eckeleberg, staring at your soul, coming right at you.
4. A swirled mint julep at the Plaza, splashing right at you.
5. Meyer...
The great conservative bugaboo, Obamacare, is also far more moderate than its...
– Andrew Sullivan absolutely kills this. He defends Obama’s first term as remarkably prolific, moderate and true to principle. Hear, hear. (via thecallup)