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My wife and I have been in one. It’s no fun.
A tour through former jobs and offices long since demolished and replaced.
And Trump against all.
The forgotten virtue, and how to get it.
A paean to lampposts of the past, before the scourge of LEDs arrived.
Let nature occupy my territory for once—it’s not even mine to begin with.
Stalking a publisher’s house to submit writing is completely acceptable—never stop hustling!
Assaulted by the smells of raw fish and other activities at the South Street Seaport.
Servais goes to the bar for a little R&R, but is troubled by a look at the news.
Experiencing New York’s North Country.
Sacrifices need not be eaten alive—a severed finger on silver has class.
Mary Jane moves from color to black-and-white and back again.
He was ready to make more money by, well, making more money.
I'm the guy in the middle wearing the tie-dye shirt in tribute to Woodstock’s fabled beatnik/hippie past.
Pouring Merv Griffin’s ice water.
This could provide fodder for a satirical piece.
We are not, in fact, living in Year Zero.
We love being terrified.
The crowd gasped.
Thought leader and all of its execrable derivatives are among the most confusing and useless buzz terms I’ve ever encountered.
On a need-to-know basis, we absorb the latest news cycles like a plant's photosynthesis.
The legendary American writer and critic discusses his extraordinary life and career with Professor Anthony Clare.
An interview with the author shortly after the release of The Secret History, when she was 29.
Half an hour with the author around the debut of the TV mini-series based on The Stand.
An excellent 53-minute interview with the late author who died last weekend at the age of 89.
The acclaimed American writer gave this reading at the University of Alabama in September 1990.
Nearly nine hours, this is part one of a three part complete reading of the 1973 novel. If you're still in quarantine, or stuck in a police barricade, it's a perfect way to pass the time!
A conversation with Charlie Rose.
Five poems from a new collection for sale here.
