Oh, the Horror, of Jocko’s Nose
Tina Brown writes in the Washington Post on Jocko, and describes Martin Bashir thusly..Why on earth did Jackson and the Princess of Wales both choose to open up their entire lives to this brooding, charm-free figure? He looks about as well-intentioned as the interrogator you meet when you are rendered […]
Balls Flying Over the Edge in Dubai
Andre Agassi and Roger Federer enjoy a game atop the dizzying heights of Dubai’s famous seashell-shaped hotel. The watched 211 balls fly over the edge.
Mistress and Mrs Mix-up
News from Focsany, Romania came in recently about an unfortunate cheater. Man Loses Wife & Mistress Over Gifts A Romanian man lost his wife and mistress in one night after buying both a personalized gold necklace then mixing up the gifts. Petru Cioaba, from Focsany, bought identical necklaces for his […]
Getting Out of the Office
I was a guest speaker at a class at UMass yesterday. Old pal BJ Roche, who I have known for decades, invited me to speak to her feature writing class. The students were mostly interested in writing for magazines, none said they wanted to be travel writers. I showed them […]
Evita: Decked out in Diamonds and a Plaster Cast
Looking for History is a new book that came to me from old friend and super-reader Kent St. John. It is subtitled “dispatches from Latin America’ and written by Alma Guillermoprieto. The first chapter is about Eva Duarte, who became the Evita we have all heard about from the Madonna […]
Poker in the Showroom and Flowers in the John
Television often lives up to its billing, surprising as that is to say. Last night’s viewing included several well done reality shows. First up was “boss swap,” where two car dealers exchanged sales managers. The first dealership was, improbably, run entirely by women. The second shop specialized in exotic cars, […]
Burning Reefer in the Streets of New York City
I was walking down 50th St. and smelled the sweet, unmistakable smell of burning reefer. Then I saw these two gents passing a big doobie back and forth here at their construction site.