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Weekend Butler: In the real world, real news, mostly ugly. In Butlerworld, better news: Actors. Comics. Writers, Movie, Concert Tickets, Roasted Fish - IN THE REAL WORLD: Lucian Truscott IV reports: "Election deniers are in charge of elections in 17 states.” Jann Wenner, one of the founders of the Rock Hall of Fame,
Weekend Butler: Is it possible that the problem with almost everything is…a three-letter word? I have great tickets I can’t use: want them? And free tickets to a Toni Morrison event. And Sondheim, Glück, Dylan, and more protein - IS IT POSSIBLE THE PROBLEM WITH PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING WRONG IS… A THREE-LETTER WORD? I was small and smart and mouthy --- a bully magnet --- so I learned early to
Weekend Butler: It’s always something. Calm.com. The Stoics. A Russian poet. Dreamy music. And something completely different. - It’s always something. With wisdom gained from the focus group --- thanks again, all --- I completed the novel. Michael Tonello was enthusiastic about my adaptation of Bringing Home the
Weekend Butler: It’s not “the battle of the sexes,” it’s bigger than that. Patti Smith’s excellent advice for 2023. Two weekend movies, a delightful poem, a toothsome recipe. - IT'S NOT “THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES.” IT’S BIGGER THAN THAT. I posted my review of Lessons in Chemistry on Facebook. On 2 accounts, 150 “likes.” That’s a lot. More to the
WEEKEND BUTLER: Jackie O’s favorite poet. The Beatles tell all (or most). Judi Dench recites Shakespeare. George Clooney mouths off. Jamie Oliver’s chicken. - BORN: APRIL 29, 1863. DIED: APRIL 29, 1933. WHO AM I? His poem, “Ithaka,” was the favorite of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who had it read at her funeral. Easy to understand
Weekend Butler: Jimmy Breslin, “Deadline Artist.” John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon: A new film. Our daughter’s birthday. An overlooked film: “She Said.” Wendell Berry. - JIMMY BRESLIN, "DEADLINE ARTIST" If you could call anyone the day after 9/11, who would you call? I called Jimmy Breslin. “Security will make you weep,” he said. I didn't understand why that was
Weekend Butler: Jimmy Stewart, in “Rear Window”— in 2023, that’s me. In 1703, The Pope did what??? What does Keith Richards do before he goes onstage? A must-see weekend movie. Gorgeous song/video. And more… - JIMMY STEWART 2023, C'EST MOI In “Rear Window,” Jimmy Stewart plays a photographer who broke his leg and is condemned to heal in a wheelchair at home. Hitchcock made the movie
Weekend Butler: Joan Didion. New Scrabble words. How often should you brush your cat’s teeth? 6 minutes of joy. Stories of kindness. An exploding whale. A recipe for cold nights. And more. - A TALE OF TWO AUCTIONS: PAUL ALLEN AND JOAN DIDION Two auctions in the last week. One was the biggest sale in the history of art auctions. One, of objects
Weekend Butler: Jon Stewart. Walmart expansion. Tracy Chapman & Annie Lennox. Mary Oliver. Foo Fighters. Pasta Alla Vodka. And more… - PEARL KORNBLUTH: "THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING MORE YOU CAN DO" My mother, Pearl Kornbluth, died in 2020, at 103. Her birthday was this week. One of the perks of being the
Weekend Butler: Josh Ritter would like to gift you 2 tickets. Now will you read the Pulitzer-winning novel? Phrase of the week: “malignant narcissism.” How rich is King Charles? A one-pot dinner. And more. - THE PULITZER “Trust” just won the Pulitzer Prize, shared — for the first time in the history of these awards —with “Demon Copperhead.” The citation: “A riveting novel set in
Weekend Butler: Just like that… fall. A Head Butler Field Trip? Movie: one of the greatest love stories. A legendary Jack Nicholson scene: maybe not. Something good with pears. And more. - AND JUST LIKE THAT… IT’S FALL I missed the summer. I always do. I don't plan for that to happen, but I have books and plays to write, and I
Weekend Butler: Kurt Vonnegut. Elephants in Mourning. The ending of “The Sopranos.” And 3 remarkably human stories. - The news of the week is rarely good, and this week is no exception. Hard to believe, but the Supreme Court will rule on a NRA argument that the Constitution
WEEKEND BUTLER: Learning to love paddling out. A short summer novel. A really funny movie. The power of one song. Carrot soup. - SUPPORTING BUTLER: Since the start of 2023, Amazon seems to have gone on a quiet campaign to rid itself of small sites that, collectively, generate revenue worth noticing — and
Weekend Butler: Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen: So Long, Marianne.” Jon Stewart’s dog. The poster child for this site: Van Morrison’s “Astral Weeks.” One-Pot Chicken & Noodles. - MARIANNE AND LEONARD: "I AM SO CLOSE BEHIND YOU THAT IF YOU STRETCH OUT YOUR HAND, I THINK YOU CAN REACH MINE." This story of Marianne Ihlen and Leonard Cohen comes
Weekend Butler: Life happens through people. - Life happens through people. And when it doesn’t? A character test begins. You grind it out. You look to the sky and ask for help. That was March for me. And
Weekend Butler: Must see: “A Strange Loop.” A good billionaire. A wedding poem. Two recipes for late spring. - My brother's elder daughter is getting married this weekend. Ours is a small family now, just my brother and me, so it's especially glorious to have a day of joy
Weekend Butler: My search for a great 18-year-old female tennis player. Five-minute squash soup. A story about Princess Margaret that’s not in Tina Brown’s book. Stephen King’s writing secret. And more. - HELP WANTED: I’m creating a character for my next novel: an 18-year-old girl from Brooklyn who’s the best young female tennis player in the East. In my novel, she gets
Weekend Butler: News you can use: The government wants to mail you 4 free COVID TESTS (really!) What to give food banks. Help a friend in a slump. The official summer soup, winterized. Bette Davis. Somerset Maugham. And more. - SUPPORTING BUTLER: You can become a patron of this site, and automatically donate any amount you please — starting with $1 — each month. The service that enables this is
Weekend Butler: No glass ceiling for these women! My fearless, surely doomed Oscar choices. Wisdom from RuPaul and Emmylou Harris. A 4-star weekend movie. Skillet-tossed (yes!) gnocchi. - THE IMAGE IN THE PHOTO: Nature, showing off. JUST ONE DAY? INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY was celebrated on WQXR, New York's classical music station, with all-female programming ("We're here," a recorded announcement told
Weekend Butler: No, your emotional flatness isn’t “seasonal, it’s real. Multiple murders, multiple times, in the weekend book. An ideal soup for cold weather. A knowing song about a daughter. And we can’t leave Bill Nighy out! - SUPPORTING BUTLER: You can become a patron of this site, and automatically donate any amount you please — starting with $1 — each month. The service that enables this is
