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An extraordinary life. bostonglobe.com/2025/05/15/art…

When I had a lunch with Robert Benton in ‘09, I gave him a copy Ann Patchett’s marvelous second novel, TAFT. I told Benton it was perfect for Morgan Freeman and that playwright Alfred Uhry had written a script. I still wonder: who has that script? a.co/d/4diTsNW #Amazon

Nary a stray comma in the bunch, no doubt. October 21: The long awaited Selected Letters of John Updike. 912 pages. a.co/d/dDAxnws

Sometimes, often times, in relation to my own muddled ways, I can hear Tom Snyder in my head, saying, on his great late night show, “You wonder how they get through the day.”

Chuck D NBA SiriusXM NBA Radio This is from Johnny Mathis's final concert on May 18, 2025, in New Jersey. This marks the end of his seven-decade-long career due to age and memory issues. Here's Johnny performing “How Do You Keep the Music Playing” … his final song in his last concert before retirement.

John Irving has written a sequel to “The Cider House Rules”. Due November 4th. a.co/d/egIdlrQ #Amazon

The 1978 Dell paperback movie-tie for William Goldman’s MAGIC is still in print. Only $7.99. a.co/d/dsMmg00

With “The Sugarland Express” screening tonight at the Academy with special guest Goldie Hawn, here is the forever amazing opening graph to Pauline Kael’s review. (Read it aloud to someone.)

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Listen to Michael Silverblatt’s 2008 conversation with Edmund White about “Hotel de Dreams,” the book White would later identity as his favorite among his many amazing novels. kcrw.com/culture/shows/…

Oh. This is really nice. youtu.be/BZPEl8MnNg8

My review of “The Life of Chuck”. villagevoice.com/review-in-the-…

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The great Chuck story, of course, is still to be filmed.

December 2: Cher: A Little Golden Book Biography a.co/d/h49zLJl

December 2: Rosa Parks: A Little Golden Book Biography a.co/d/e6y1dFu

Listen to the audio version. David Remnick makes her laugh. newyorker.com/podcast/the-ne…

Today I’ve been playing Patti Smith and remembering this amazing performance of “People Have the Power” at the 1990 Arista Records celebration. youtube.com/watch?v=yEX_f4…

A lovely reunion with Loretta Swit and Jamie Farr from #MASH at the #daytimeemmys