(No spoilers.) Lea, the boys, and I just finished the penultimate season of Bosch on Amazon Prime. It is an all-time top 5 show for me. Harshly put, it’s “just” a police procedural. But it’s the best one I’ve ever seen. The writing is phenomenal—appealingly complex, but never fussy. The camera work is positively artistic. … Read more
“We know the routine: The person does something wrong. The person’s humiliated. They’re exiled. They suffer, we want them to suffer. We love the tumble, we love the crash and bang of the fall. And then we love the crawl-back. The grovel. Are you going to grovel? How long are you going to grovel?” – … Read more
I had a house-cured-and-smoked pastrami sandwich at Bark & Barrel BBQ (formerly Clyde’s BBQ) yesterday. I had one today, too. One big reason Stan and Tina are among my very favorite restaurateurs is that they never rest. They develop and offer substantial and wonderful menus for their restaurants, but they also keep looking for new … Read more