Weekend Archive |
Weekend Butler: Who benefits most from random acts of kindness? Not the recipient. You. (So get to it). The most relevant weekend movie. A woman scorned. A seasonal 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: Why did he do the right thing? “Instinct.” Stanley Kubrick’s first movie. An unforgettable poem. Celery & Apple Stuffed Chicken. An ethereal song. - “BE KIND, FOR EVERYONE YOU MEET IS FIGHTING A HARD BATTLE.” New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays. We’re watching the bleachers, because Yankee slugger Aaron Judge is at bat, and
Weekend Butler: Why do friends and lovers matter so much now? Best weekend book. Cruelty in Texas. “Negotiating” with striking writers. Closeness without sex? Glenn Gould and Seamus Heaney videos. A great combination: Scampi-and-corn. - THE OLDER YOU GET, THE MORE PEOPLE MATTER In the last month, I have signed off on my novel about the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. My writing partner’s agent blessed
Weekend Butler: Your pantry wants — no, needs — this sauce. Your cat wants — no, needs — this. A great Hitchcock thriller you’ve never seen. Streaming: Jesse & Ghislaine have their “moment.” - CAT HOUSE There was never a cat because I don't like them and they know it and, self-amused sadists that are, they come right to me. But now there is
Weekend Butler: ZZ Top’s tour buses, Eric Carle’s hopeful children’s book, Brandi Carlile sings John Prine, and a Florida woman proves the kindness of strangers - When your priorities are clear, hard decisions become easier. But not easy. You look forward to stronger commitments to your lifeboat crew and to a personal project that might entertain
Weekend Edition: “Sometimes it hurts to be a woman.” Pulse Oximeters (yes, again). “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” A poem for lovers, and more. - "SOMETIMES IT HURTS TO BE A WOMAN" It will be of interest to no more than two of you that Kacey Musgraves --- a female singer from Nashville --- won
Weekend Edition: Heather Cox Richardson is required reading. A gorgeous song. A racy novel. A life coach on Zoom. - REQUIRED READING: HEATHER COX RICHARDSON One of the consolations of working late is ”Letters from an American,” the daily dispatch from Heather Cox Richardson (in the photo, above) that usually
Weekend Edition: Some stories of kindness and beauty: Roast chicken (again? yes), the weekend movie, “A Whiter Shade of Pale” (again? yes), and a gorilla more human than some humans - Another gnarly week, in which the usual suspects conspired to make you feel even worse. There's one stunning news story here. But as much as possible, let's focus on beauty
Weekend Edition: Spend the weekend without the news. ‘Squid Game.’ Liz Cheney. Josh Ritter, and more. - SPEND THE WEEKEND WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE NEWS Curtis Mayfield was soul music’s Prince of Optimism -- and he sometimes got depressed. When that happened, he went to the movies.
Weekend edition: What’s “real?” Ask M.C. Escher. More about Gabby Petito & Brian Laundrie? (Yes.) Another necessary movie. And a great good news story. - “ILLUSION” IS THE WORD OF MY WEEK I can’t be the only one here who watches what’s happening and asks: Can this be real? Are the people in the way of
Weekend Update: Weekend Butler, plus…Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, died today. The publisher called this a Young Adult book. It’s better than that: a National Book Award finalist that will thrill — and challenge and enrage — adults as well as kids. Read my review. Buy the book for your kids and grandkids — and for you. Discuss (you can’t not). - 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
