Short Takes
June 13, 2012
In the end, the camera always finds the star.
The Who. 1965. Energy to burn. Stay with it… because there…. at the end… is Keith Moon.
June 6, 2012
Laura Harrington: the Triumph of ‘Alice Bliss’
I reviewed Alice Bliss last year. It was full of stuff that drives me nuts, and yet I loved it. Now I’ve met its author, Laura Harrington, who, I discovered, is very much like her novel — a great talent but not showy, accomplished but not the least bit arrogant. Indeed, it wasn’t until we were parting that she mentioned that ‘Alice Bliss’ is being adapted for the theater. And that she’s just starting a book tour. I was agog. For a paperback? For a book that wasn’t a mega-bestseller? Yes, and yes. This is an encouraging sign — someone in publishing knows quality, and, better, is supporting it.
June 5, 2012
Buce Springsteen, in Berlin: ‘When I Leave Berlin”
I can’t think of another man who turns me into a screaming teenage girl.
May 30, 2012
Decorator’s Los Angeles Sublet
This 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath garden duplex with 2 parking spaces in West Hollywood is impeccable — it was recently featured in Elle Decor.
Available June, July, possibly August. $3,000. If interested, write me.
