Here’s my attempt at the short reviews format. Make what you will of a qualified recommendation, an eviction from the canon, a queue-topping rave, and a warning you would do best to heed.
Philip Glass, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (Nonesuch, 1985)
I was listening to a minimalist compilation (which, if memory serves me, Scott [...]
Let it be known that competition for these West Coast spots is fierce. Our editor throws some dates out there and a free for all often ensues. I boxed out my fellow TGW’ers like Carlos Boozer (still averaging a smooth 24 and 11 at 55% from the field, thanks for asking) under the boards to [...]
Carlos Boozer.
Quick, what comes to your mind when you read that name?
Off the top of my head, I’d tell you that he’s a power forward for the Utah Jazz who averaged an incredible 24 points and 12 rebounds a game in the playoffs last year. That he’s an injury prone bum [...]
We have a new house. I have my typical liberal identity issues but seem to have successfully fought past these as I gaze approvingly at the new 50” flat screen in the room off of our open kitchen. Did you know that you’re supposed to “break in” a plasma? The first 100 [...]
How good does it feel to be right? How good does it feel to know that you are right? How about this — how important is it that the other guy is wrong? I’m not just talking here about going national on the National Trivia Network’s Buzztime but being on the right [...]