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WEEKEND BUTLER: O.J. Simpson: a story never told before. Francis Coppola’s “best film” (not “The Godfather”). Best Russian film. Romantic song: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Sesame Chicken with Cashews and Dates. - AN O.J. SIMPSON STORY THAT’S NEVER BEEN TOLD by Nicole Minet: I've been waiting 29 years to tell this story about OJ and his days at USC. Now that he's dead (may
Weekend Butler: One musician’s rights are more valuable than Taylor Swift’s — who is he? Must-see TV (It’s not Capote and the “swans.”) An Ohio dentist…and Maureen Dowd. A Seamus Heaney poem. Black Pepper and Onion Spaghetti. - I'M SO BORED. AREN'T YOU? Every movie release, every new book from a best-selling author, every music CD that’s taken a decade to be completed --- the hype is relentless, especially
Weekend Butler: Paul Simon builds a bridge, Hemingway wears a dress, hazelnut cocoa crème decadence, and the woman who beat the Klan - Ernest Hemingway thought it was bad luck to talk about writing: It takes off "whatever butterflies have on their wings and the arrangement of hawk’s feathers if you show it
Weekend Butler: Personal histories: E. Jean Carroll and Josh Ritter. The surprisingly political Taylor Swift. Music you’ve never heard. A new way to cook salmon. And more…. - PERSONAL HISTORY: IN DEFENSE OF E.J. CARROLL Trump’s lawyer has claimed there’s no way Trump could have raped E. Jean Carroll [photo, above] in a Bergdorf’s dressing room --- the store
Weekend Butler: Points for behaving decently. Jon Stewart punks Mitch McConnell. Seinfeld and his Corvette at the White House. Big discounts on CBD cream. A much-needed corn recipe. Margaret Mead identifies the start of civilization. Beautiful music you’ve never heard. And more. - PHOTO: Who gets the last laugh? Jon Stewart goofs as Mitch McConnell waddles off to do the serious work of pretending he didn't really mean to deny medical care to
Weekend Butler: Reasons to be cheerful. A jaw-dropping weather report. The funniest Australian comedy. A shocking tweet. Two short books. Women who are “red wine and blue.” - THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK: WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE? Let’s start with a must-watch video: Ryan Marshall, from Denver’s ABC TV station, stands in a snowstorm and
Weekend Butler: Required Memorial Day reading for CEOs…and you. A version of “Hallelujah” Leonard Cohen never imagined. A dog does Yoga. And how civilization started. - ERIC CARLE The great children's book writer --- someone buys a copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar every 30 seconds --- died this week at 91. His last drawings include
Weekend Butler: Roe & Mother’s Day: Three strikes and you’re not out. A must-see film. Nantucket goes topless. The easiest great dinner ever. - “THREE STRIKES, AND YOU’RE NOT OUT. THERE IS ALWAYS ONE MORE THING YOU CAN DO. AND ONE THING AFTER THAT.” On Tuesday night, the reaction to the leaked draft of the
Weekend Butler: Something I never do (but I’m doing it). A live event (something else I never do, but I’m doing it). David Sedaris. 3 weekend movies. Julia Child’s coq au vin. An Old School song. 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: Spring (the rising!) A favor: Read my Birkin play? Bummer: Liquor’s not healthy, not even a little. Breaking news: Clarence Thomas. Springsteen tix on sale. Glenn Gould. Seamus Heaney. And (I didn’t forget) holiday lamb. - SPRING: THE RISING It’s undeniable now. No matter how rotten the news, no matter how concerned we are about [INSERT TOPIC HERE], our sad planet has jettisoned its drab winter colors
Weekend Butler: Stanley Tucci’s glasses, Christopher Walken reads Maurice Sendak, Bill Bryson teaches you almost everything… and condom sales are up - I’ve been in Portland, Oregon all week, packing my daughter up. A few days before I arrived, the city ended indoor dining for at least two weeks. A minor inconvenience.
Weekend Butler: Summer in the City. Aretha Franklin. Robbie Robertson. Bradley Cooper’s controversial nose. A $180 book. A Sharon Olds poem. A crisp salad. - SUMMER IN THE CITY, AND GLAD FOR IT You know Rao’s for its excellent sauce. I know it because I pass the restaurant every morning on my way to the rubberized
Weekend Butler: Survival 101: This edition is all about good people. - SURVIVAL 101: THIS EDITION IS ALL ABOUT GOOD PEDOPLE A new book by historian Niall Ferguson argues that if anti-slavery northerners had been less condescending towards slave-owning southerners, the Civil War
Weekend Butler: The “Feels” Issue: Edward Jay Epstein. A Bon Iver love story. Relationship advice from Esther Perel. An exotic tea. Best, easiest soup. - EDWARD JAY EPSTEIN The holiday energy drains. You expect there will be a letdown, and there will be hideous headlines from Gaza and Ukraine, and you have a one-word-fits-all explanation: “January.”
Weekend Butler: The “Honor Walk” for Justin Shilling. Rilke on the secret of life. An ovation for Beethoven. And more…. - THE HONOR WALK FOR JUSTIN SHILLING I was in California, talking about A Christmas Carol, when I heard about the Michigan high school shooting. I’m a parent of a teenager. But
Weekend Butler: The best cold squash soup, a podium for cat orators, Margaret Mead explains “civilization,” Otis Redding’s last performance, and a space story that would terrify Bezos and Branson - PODIUM CAT SCRATCHER FOR INDOOR CATS (IN THE PHOTO) As I'm new to cats, I believed they only like tunnels and boxes, like the arty Cat House I recently featured. It
Weekend Butler: The bubble bursts for Will Smith Enterprises. A 6-ingredient chicken. Gorgeous music. - THE BUBBLE BURSTS FOR WILL SMITH ENTERPRISES Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars. Much ink has been spilled on this breach of Oscar etiquette. Some wondered why Smith wasn’t arrested
Weekend Butler: The Heroes Issue: A grandfather in Israel, a teacher in America. Plus: Hot yoga. No 2nd burger! Gun-toting judge. Major poem. Toothsome recipe. - 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: The legendary Holiday Ham. How long should a hug last? The end of the Leonard Bernstein movie. Oprah chats with Thich Nhat Hanh. A scathing review. And more. - December! I seem to have spaced noticing the shortened daylight and the holiday-sales-that-started-in-September. On the theory I’m not the only one… HOLIDAY HAM This recipe has been the favorite of two wives,
