May 18, 2013 08:29AM
“Excellent post. A good summary of a bad time. I just keep my head down now and try to ignore politics. Hope is toxic.”
About: Our Incredible Shrinking President
May 09, 2013 06:40PM
“Another insightful recap, though I must admit I disagree almost point for point. The coincidences struck me as plausible and the actions, in character.…”
About: For Immediate Release: Mad Men Season 6, Episode 6
May 09, 2013 06:40PM
“Another insightful recap, though I must admit I disagree almost point for point. The coincidences struck me as plausible and the actions, in character.…”
About: For Immediate Release: Mad Men Season 6, Episode 6
May 08, 2013 01:37PM
“Fun! Now, onto The Sound and the Fury. Polemic or elegy?”
About: Great Gatsby Roulette
May 05, 2013 06:18PM
“Ah, the good old days. Way too good to last. Thanks for posting those covers.”
About: OSX: On the cusp of five years on Open Salon
April 22, 2013 05:18PM
“Brilliant as usual. And as usual I have to watch again with your thoughts in mind. It says everything about the 'new', restructured Open Salon that you…”
About: To Have and To Hold: Mad Men Season 6, Episode 4 Commentary
April 08, 2013 06:34PM
“Great to have you back! I was bewildered by the episode which I turned off midway because I was just too tired to give it proper attention. Still, I ha…”
About: The Doorway: Mad Men Season 6 Premiere (Commentary)
April 08, 2013 05:53AM
“Does this mean nom more Mad Men posts? Could you at least put up a transcript here? I've been looking forwards to your take on the show for months. And…”
About: Mad Men fans: Join me on the radio!
April 04, 2013 03:12PM
“Except -- "Yikes!"”
About: when you have absolutely nothing to say
April 04, 2013 03:10PM
“I think I'm living this fairy tale. But at least I got a laugh out of it.”
About: A Grim Fairy Tale
March 18, 2013 05:27PM
“Hey, he was a prick and a war-criminal, and I'm sure working for him was hell. But the point remains. A little self-imposed perfectionism can be very u…”
About: Craft Notes for Writers, #3: The Kissinger Revision
March 17, 2013 11:06AM
“... or someone else will be.”
About: Craft Notes for Writers, #3: The Kissinger Revision
March 08, 2013 08:12PM
“Great news!The march of the OS writers looks unstoppable!”
About: Looking Toward a First Published Collection of My Essays
March 08, 2013 12:31PM
“Attribution! It always works. And you're right. Someone should have told me in 1980 -- "Just wait 30 years and take another run at it." Thoug…”
About: Love at 60
March 08, 2013 12:28PM
“You forgot The Other Side of the Wind, Orson Welles' notoriously unfunded masterpiece. They did a reading of the "Dunces" script at the Nantu…”
About: Movies That Were Never Made
March 07, 2013 10:00PM
“Matt ... without wanting to seem overly obsessive and insane -- the 'last twenty pages' of this project have been kicking around in my brain (and in at…”
About: Love at 60
March 07, 2013 12:40PM
“Jan -- yes, deviousness is at the heart of the matter. It'd all smoke and mirrors. I'm planning to post more mendacious and tricky writing ploys in h…”
About: Craft Notes for Writers #1
March 06, 2013 08:12AM
“I think I preferred the old school comparisons with the Roman Empire.”
About: Ancient China = The USA
March 06, 2013 08:06AM
“Excellent post. One the best, smartest and most tightly structured pieces I've read here in a long time. Your tag line works perfectly. I've been on bo…”
About: No Children, No Comment: Is ‘I Don’t Like Kids’ a Cop-Out?
March 03, 2013 09:09AM
“Interesting. Of course Comcast et al are trying as hard as they can to close th inrenet off. But I'll put m y money on the geeks every time. Do you thi…”
About: 3 Books For What Little Time We Have Left (Part II)
March 02, 2013 05:32AM
“Well, we're almost at the finish line, Jan. This is the first part of the last chapter; Robert's section overlaps it and brings things to a close. I'd…”
About: Love at 60
February 25, 2013 05:35AM
“Fascinatiing post. Rated. I have to say I agree with you, just looking at my kids and their friends. Their combination of idealism and pragmatism, comb…”
About: 3 Books For What Little Time We Have Left (Part I)
February 24, 2013 02:43PM
“Gabby ... oops. It's Chapter 23. But I'm glad it stands alone ...”
About: Big Night
February 19, 2013 12:37PM
“Absolutely. Shake things up. I'm happt for Anna and Bates, though. They deserve an idyll, even if it's only temporary.”
About: Chance and Ambition on Downton Abbey
February 11, 2013 10:57PM
“My own take on this, for what it's worth ... http://open.salon .com/blog/steven_axelrod/2009/ 10/19/the_truth_about_ayn_rand ”
About: Why I Love Ayn Rand's Books But Am Still a Liberal
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