Blogging a Dead Horse
john blumenthal
- Location
- California,
- Birthday
- January 05
- Title
- john_blumenthal (On Twitter)
- Bio
- Curmudgeon. Formidable braggart. Comedy writer. Eight books, 2 movies. Former associate editor at Playboy Magazine. Movies include "Short Time," (major flop), and "Blue Streak" (huge hit, no idea why.) Last two novels were "What's Wrong With Dorfman?" (St. Martin's Press) and "Millard Fillmore, Mon Amour," (St. Martin's Press).
New novel: "Three and a Half Virgins."
MY RECENT POSTS
- Why Aren't Men More Outraged
by the Oral Contraception
Issue
March 26, 2012 02:45PM - Yesterday I Was Just a Sperm
Cell. Now I’m a Person!
March 09, 2012 02:43PM - A Diatribe Against
Self-Promotion
January 09, 2012 11:36AM - Newt Gingrich's Match.com
Profile
December 30, 2011 11:59AM - I’m Mitt Romney’s Hair
Stylist
December 06, 2011 12:03PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Good post, Roger. I
surely miss Royko.”
May 17, 2012 02:14PM - “I think the Occupy
movement needs to do what it
should have
done from the
start -…”
May 07, 2012 11:53AM - “I invented hyphens. He
stole my patent.”
May 04, 2012 02:28PM - “Didn't these idiots
learn the concept of "warning
shots?"
Isn't that
in…”
May 04, 2012 02:22PM - “What's wrong with cake?
I love cake.”
May 04, 2012 02:17PM
John blumenthal's Links
- New list
- Three and a Half Virgins
- Website
- Love's Reckless Rash (romance)
- The Tinseltown Murders (mystery)
- The Case of the Hardboiled Dicks (mystery)
- Hollywood High (nonfiction)
- The Official Hollywood Handbook (paperback)
- Short Time (movie)
- Blue Streak (movie)
- What's Wrong With Dorfman? (novel)
- Millard Fillmore, Mon Amour (novel)
- Editor’s Pick
- 4655 Views
- 98 Comments
Why Disney Studios was a Screenwriter’s Nightmare
OCTOBER 27, 2009 10:13AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 5355 Views
- 94 Comments
Why I Hate Camping: A Glossary
DECEMBER 3, 2009 8:29AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 3432 Views
- 121 Comments
The Foodie Craze: Pomposity on a Plate
JANUARY 24, 2011 11:04AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 4494 Views
- 95 Comments
What Happens After You Die
FEBRUARY 19, 2010 3:22AM EST
- 2888 Views
- 108 Comments
Can We Please Stop Calling Everything “Awesome”?
JANUARY 12, 2011 11:06AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 2938 Views
- 88 Comments
What Happened to Speling, Grammer and Geografie?
DECEMBER 23, 2009 3:35AM EST
- 3595 Views
- 114 Comments
A Few Questions about Political Correctness
MAY 4, 2010 9:32PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 3325 Views
- 89 Comments
The First Draft of George W. Bush’s Memoir
NOVEMBER 10, 2010 10:42AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 3345 Views
- 97 Comments
I May Have to Wear a Thong to Sell My Next Novel
FEBRUARY 2, 2010 3:02AM EST
- 1653 Views
- 71 Comments
Intelligent Design? Not If You’re Over 50
NOVEMBER 8, 2011 11:27AM EST
- 2628 Views
- 88 Comments
My Worst Vacation Ever
JUNE 16, 2010 10:04AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 4806 Views
- 121 Comments
Why I Hate My Health Club
NOVEMBER 5, 2009 10:01AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 5601 Views
- 92 Comments
Stark Naked at the Airport
NOVEMBER 19, 2010 2:18PM EST
- 3212 Views
- 105 Comments
Can We Please Stop Saying “Enjoy Your Day”?
NOVEMBER 18, 2009 7:37AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 3570 Views
- 79 Comments
I Wasn’t Invited to My Own Movie Premiere
NOVEMBER 19, 2009 8:34AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 10664 Views
- 155 Comments
Is Jane Austen Overrated?
FEBRUARY 10, 2010 3:02AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 42974 Views
- 115 Comments
Should the North Celebrate the Defeat of the Confederacy?
FEBRUARY 9, 2011 10:56AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 5682 Views
- 76 Comments
How I Got Thomas Pynchon’s Medical Records
NOVEMBER 3, 2009 9:59AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 5517 Views
- 86 Comments
The 5 Dumbest Scripts I Ever Sold to Hollywood
NOVEMBER 12, 2009 9:46AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 3209 Views
- 107 Comments
Understanding Hollywood Agents
DECEMBER 30, 2009 3:16AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 3209 Views
- 56 Comments
President Palin’s First Ten Days in Office
MARCH 30, 2011 10:50AM EDT
- 1241 Views
- 76 Comments
A Diatribe Against Self-Promotion
JANUARY 26, 2012 11:19AM EST
- 3464 Views
- 77 Comments
Googling Your Symptoms May Be Hazardous to Your Health
JULY 22, 2010 9:52AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 3529 Views
- 102 Comments
What the Hell Does “Sanctity of Marriage” Mean?
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 10:49AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 2910 Views
- 87 Comments
Passover Explained
MARCH 28, 2010 8:16PM EDT
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