Archive for the 'Life and Life Only' Category


Paul McCartney On SNL

Does he know how bad he was? Is he in a bubble, is it the emperor’s new clothes, does he not know how he comes across? In case you missed it, try this: It’s positively sad. Then again, athletes retire, why not musicians? Then again, musicians never retire, they say they do a few times, […]

Elizabeth Strout’s New Book

What kind of crazy, f*cked up world do we live in where we get a better description of, understanding of, delineation of, modern society, from Covid to Trump, in a book as opposed to any other entertainment medium, even the news! Now at this point Elizabeth Strout is mostly known for “Olive Kitteridge,” an award-winning […]

Mailbag

From: Dayna Goldfine Geller/Goldfine Productions Subject: PETER ASHER: Everywhere Man — THANK YOU! Date: May 14, 2026 at 10:13:37?PM PDT Dear Bob, WOW… I can’t tell you how much your piece on our Peter Asher film meant to two VERY indie filmmakers up here in San Francisco. Thanks for taking a gamble and watching despite […]

Tucker Carlson

This guy could be president. Whoa, whoa, WHOA, don’t shoot the messenger! You know I’m scrounging for podcasts that are interesting, I don’t like happy talk/joke talk between two hosts, and true crime has been overdone, but searching the Apple Podcasts app I came across this “New York Times” interview with Tucker Carlson… Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-does-tucker-carlson-really-believe-i-went-to-maine/id1200361736?i=1000765759854 […]