Bob Dylan will be 82 on May 24. If you’re his contemporary, give or take a dozen years, Dylan overhangs your life. Not your musical taste. Your life.
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Weekend Butler: Lin-Manuel Miranda Raps (At the White House). Wisdom From Smarties. A One-Skillet Recipe.
William Butler Yeats: “The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”
William Butler Yeats: “The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”
Stumbling on Happiness. A Self-Help Book That Is Not What You Think
One of the wittiest guys ever to teach at Harvard shows you that your efforts to be happy practically guarantee failure.
One of the wittiest guys ever to teach at Harvard shows you that your efforts to be happy practically guarantee failure.
Trust: The Best Novel I’ve Read This Year (But Trust Me, It’s Not Just Me)
I like short fiction. I write short novels. “Trust” is 402 pages. I read it twice. It’s the best novel I’ve read in years…
I like short fiction. I write short novels. “Trust” is 402 pages. I read it twice. It’s the best novel I’ve read in years…
Weekend Butler: Now Will You Read the Pulitzer-Winning Novel? Phrase of the Week: “Malignant Narcissism.” How Rich Is King Charles? A One-Pot Dinner. And More.
Trust” just won the Pulitzer Prize, shared — for the first time in the history of these awards —with “Demon Copperhead.
Trust” just won the Pulitzer Prize, shared — for the first time in the history of these awards —with “Demon Copperhead.
Watch ‘The Castle’. See if You Agree That it’s the Funniest Australian Comedy Ever Made.]
Out in the world, it’s one headline cascading on another now. Few will make you smile. This movie will.
It’s one headline cascading on another now. Few will make you smile. This movie will.
Astral Weeks: Live at the Hollywood Bowl [Did You Guess That Was By Van Morrison?]
Even those who professed to love the music of Van Morrison had no idea that he’d made a CD called "Astral Weeks".
Even those who professed to love the music of Van Morrison had no idea that he’d made a CD called “Astral Weeks”.
Mother’s Day 2023: Considering What’s Happening, This Is a General Shout-Out to All Women Who Make a Difference in Our Lives
“The demotion of women” — isn’t that the agenda of a significant chunk of conservative males?
“The demotion of women” — isn’t that the agenda of a significant chunk of conservative males?
Weekend Butler: At Last, a Broadway Play Worth Seeing! Preview: “Lessons in Chemistry.” Streaming: “The Diplomat.” Why the Wise Walk. Salad Season. Sharpen Your Memory. And More.
I know a headhunter who makes her clients meet briefly with her for a pump-‘em-up-and-send-‘em-out-revving-high session before interviews for big jobs.
I know a headhunter who makes her clients meet briefly with her for a pump-‘em-up-and-send-‘em-out-revving-high session before interviews for big jobs.
They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 [Book Review]
In 1952, Martin Meyer went to Germany and interviewed 10 former Nazis. Not leaders. “Little men.” How did they feel about what they’d supported? For one thing, they didn’t know it was evil. And that was just the start of what they didn’t know…
In 1952, Martin Meyer went to Germany and interviewed 10 former Nazis. Not leaders. “Little men.” How did they feel about what they’d supported? For one thing, they didn’t know it was evil. And that was just the start of what they didn’t know…
Miranda Lambert: Y’all Eat Yet?: Welcome to the Pretty B*tchin’ Kitchen
Tuesday Butler: Miranda Lambert, the hottest country singer, has written a cookbook/memoir called "Y'all Eat Yet? Welcome to the Pretty B*tchin' Kitchen," and it is all that and a bag of chips (and, in my review, a recipe for Paw Paw sauce)
Tuesday Butler: Miranda Lambert, the hottest country singer, has written a cookbook/memoir called “Y’all Eat Yet? Welcome to the Pretty B*tchin’ Kitchen,” and it is all that and a bag of chips (and, in my review, a recipe for Paw Paw sauce)
Pema Chodron: Awakening Loving-Kindness
If you ride a subway or a bus or sit in a waiting room, this pocket-sized paperback is surely better nourishment than anything you’re currently consuming on your phone.
Wednesday Butler: If you ride a subway or a bus or sit in a waiting room, this pocket-sized paperback is surely better nourishment than anything you’re currently consuming on your phone.
Endangered Pleasures: In Defense of Naps, Bacon, Martinis, Profanity, and Other Indulgences
Just for the title, raise a glass! "Endangered Pleasures: In Defense of Naps, Bacon, Martinis, Profanity, and Other Indulgences"
Just for the title, raise a glass! “Endangered Pleasures: In Defense of Naps, Bacon, Martinis, Profanity, and Other Indulgences”
Weekend Butler: Personal Histories: E. Jean Carroll and Josh Ritter. The Surprisingly Political Taylor Swift. Music You’ve Never Heard. A New Way To Cook Salmon. And More….
There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. - Thich Nhat Hanh
There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. – Thich Nhat Hanh
Weekend Butler: The Woman on the Red Motorcycle. This Weekend, Read a Teen Book. Camera-Ready Criminals. Michael Jordan. Roast Tarragon-cognac Chicken. And More….
What do you do when you’ve been housebound for three months, and, suddenly, you’re not?
What do you do when you’ve been housebound for three months, and, suddenly, you’re not?
The Lost Wife: A Novel — “History Reimagined, the Way it May Have Really Been.”
It’s 1862. Sarah, born poor, has married a Yale-educated doctor who cares for the Sioux. She has servants. She’s gentry. Then there’s an uprising, and to survive, she…
It’s 1862. Sarah, born poor, has married a Yale-educated doctor who cares for the Sioux. She has servants. She’s gentry. Then there’s an uprising, and to survive, she…