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The Alex Van Halen Book

“Brothers”: https://t.ly/uhISi This is not a typical rock autobiography. You know, we went there and did this. Tales of debauchery as we ride the road to success, delivering gossip along the way. No, this is the story of an immigrant family… That does not resemble my own an iota. I’m the same age as Alex […]

“Character Limit-How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter”

https://t.ly/4qyHV This is a tough book to read. But I recommend it to anyone who needs to know that they are capable, that all they have to do is declare themselves competent, jump into the pool and act. We expect this in entertainment. People come to Hollywood with no portfolio, only braggadocio, and they gladhand, […]

The Postcard

https://t.ly/sBx9m This is a stupendous book. We’re watching this Apple TV series “Women in Blue,” not that anybody’s e-mailed me about it, not that there’s a buzz, but it has great RottenTomatoes ratings, 100/86. It’s a Mexican series inspired by real events about a killer and the government’s decision to hire women on the police […]

The New Sally Rooney Book

“Intermezzo”: https://t.ly/PviP_ Don’t run out and buy this book without reading the below! Sometimes people see a headline and they take that as a ringing endorsement. This is a little more complicated. In case you don’t know, Sally Rooney is the hot new Irish writer. Well, not so new anymore. Her first book came out […]