Much Ado About Nothing
December 12, 2017 · Kennedy, National Archives, Features
On October 26, the National Archives was supposed to release the last of its remaining records on the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The date was chiseled in a 1992 statute. Around 88 percent of the records had already been made public, but there were still 3,200 documents that…
What 'Deep Throat' Really Wanted
October 2, 2017 · magazine_repost, movie review, Books and Art
I used to have this annual argument at Christmas with my brother-in-law, a well-regarded film editor in Hollywood. I would arrive brimming with complaints about a movie like Argo, said to be “based on actual events” but with an entirely fictitious Keystone Kops-like airport chase scene. I would…
The 'White Rat'
September 29, 2017 · movie review, Books and Art, movies
I used to have this annual argument at Christmas with my brother-in-law, a well-regarded film editor in Hollywood. I would arrive brimming with complaints about a movie like Argo, said to be “based on actual events” but with an entirely fictitious Keystone Kops-like airport chase scene. I would…
The Woodstein Tapes
June 16, 2017 · Carl Bernstein, Watergate, Today's Blogs
Carl Bernstein: Bradlee didn't have a thing about Teddy Kennedy 'cause I've heard Bradlee say that Teddy's problem is he can't keep his cock in his pants, and remarks like that.