Holy Criminal Clothing, Batman!
While streaming late one night, I found the old Batman series with Adam West and Burt Ward. I know the show is campy, but I have to say I was intrigued by one major aspect […]
Category: Fiction
For One Young Director, Film Noir’s as Dark as Crankcase Oil
SOMERVILLE, Mass. When Evan Winslow earned his bachelor’s degree in film from New York University last spring he had visions of being the next John Huston, or at least Peter Bogdanovich. “You spend four years […]
Estate Planning for Cats
The Massachusetts legislature has passed a bill allowing residents to write pets into their wills and leave trust funds behind for their care. The Boston Globe “There–Kitzi is all provided for!” Every year about […]
Ask Mr. Taxidermist
Looking for a fun hobby that is also “profitable”? If you love nature and toxic chemical fumes, taxidermy–the art and science of stuffing (dead) animals–may be just the thing! Here are queries Mr. Taxidermist pulled at […]
Anthropologists Discover Peruvian Man Who Did Not Adore Betty White
“I was never a fan,” responded Alejandro Simpatico-Cardenas, when he was asked by a team of Cornell University researchers what he thought of the recently deceased actress. A resident of Pucallpa in eastern Peru, Mr. […]
With Jane Austen and B.B. King at the Burning Spear
“Jane Austen! I love Jane Austen!” B.B. King, quoted by Claire Harman in “Jane’s Fame.” When I first met Jane Austen in 1972, in a classroom in Chicago discussing “Pride and Prejudice,” I have […]