Gawker posted this 1981 magazine ad (“…around the time that asbestos manufacturers were starting to take serious heat for their cancer-causing product”) four or five days ago; I didn’t happen upon it until earlier today.
“Life Is Wasted On…People”Remember mumblecore? I’m kidding — of course we remember. But there’s an entire generation out there (Zoomers) that has never...
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Once More With “Johnny Concho”[Initially posted on 7.16.15] This may not pass muster with traditional Western devotees (i.e, readers of Cowboys & Indians) but...
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Gentle Parenting FableLast night Hollywood Elsewhere sat down with Marc Turtletaub‘s Jules (Bleecker Street), a quiet little fable about a vaguely flaky,...
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Irving Pichel’s “Miracle of the Car Window”Three or four weeks ago the driver’s side window in my VW Passat gave up the ghost. It went down...
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Curious Silence From Team WoodyJordan Ruimy is reporting today what most of us have been presuming all along. One, widespread Stalinist obstinacy about Woody...
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Infuriating “Pot au Feu” StasisI’ve been moaning and groaning for weeks about the seemingly unfortunate fate of Tran Anh Hung’s The Pot au Feu,...
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