The Gay Curmudgeon
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Eagles vs. Beyoncé
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Last night I watched two music “documentaries,” one heavily promoted and highly anticipated (Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream) a...
Friday, January 25, 2013
Scenes from My So-Called Unemployed Life
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I had a crisis this morning. Looking at my checking account, I discovered that I had accidentally paid my electric bill with...
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The Joke of Unemployment Insurance in a Shrinking Economy
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I got laid off from my job two weeks ago. The first thing I did, on the first day after my contract ended—right after I got out of ...
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
On the Death of Cities, Part 2
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It’s been a bad week for New Yorkers of a certain age. On Monday, Big Apple Meat Market, a Hell’s Kitchen institution for 20 years ...
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Poor Little Rich Girl or Why I Hate Sofia Coppola(’s Work)
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Last night I watched the latest entry in Sofia Coppola’s “poor-little-rich-girl” oeuvre, “Somewhere.” Throughout the movie, we watc...
Saturday, December 1, 2012
On the Death of Cities
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It’s happened again. I was forced to wolf down my breakfast while happy tourists watched. My neighborhood, Little Italy (...
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Skyfall: A Review-lette
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This 50 th -anniversary-edition Bond gets off to a good start with a great chase scene and Adele’s title song but quickly goe...
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