Know what’s a terrible movie? Howard the Duck. We’re not talking run-of-the-mill terrible. We’re talking dogs and torches terrible. Still, it’s a memorable film for me. Why? Hair. Ooooooh, the hair. Never gave Lea Thompson a second look until she costarred with this colossally unfunny giant duck. I dug the hell out of this song … Read more
John Grisham and I don’t get along very well. I read and enjoyed A Time to Kill, The Firm, and The Pelican Brief, solely on the strength of their respective stories. Then I read another one about the tobacco industry that I found crushingly mediocre, and that was it for Mr. Grisham and me until … Read more
I’ve been neglecting Cowl Shake, my automotive blog, badly. Apologies to Cowl Shake fans. I know both of you are disappointed. Tonight I wrote a piece on the Smart fortwo. It’s the shoo-in for American automotive sensation of 2008, and it’s also a car of which I’m extremely skeptical. If you’re interested, I invite you … Read more