The other day I was making a list of all the drunk writers I could come up with. Bukowski, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Carver, Cheever, Chandler, Crews, Poe, Thomas, Thompson, Johnson….And hell, maybe it was just because I misspelled Kerouac so many times that I had all those scratch outs, but that list got so long it was off the cocktail napkin and right out the door in … [Read more...] about Boy Meets Bar: Heavy Weights
Archives for February 2012
Love That Dirty Water: Still Bleeding Green
- by Megan Rilkoff. So we are almost officially halfway through the NBA season. 32 games down, 34 to go. With All Star Week in full swing in Orlando, all teams are looking forward to a break - some well-deserved and well-earned, some...well, looked forward to. For the Celtics, we are definitely taking advantage of this break to regroup, heal, and rest while Paul Pierce … [Read more...] about Love That Dirty Water: Still Bleeding Green
Snapshot of LA: Hello Sunshine
By Ashley Huggins Tragically, this week I discovered that I have misplaced the charger for my beloved camera. Somewhere and somehow, in the process of essentially moving three times within a two-month period, the charger has disappeared. This wasn’t a problem until now since, due to an extremely busy schedule this semester, my camera has been severely underutilized. … [Read more...] about Snapshot of LA: Hello Sunshine
Trailer Trash: The Curious Case of Deja Vu in Cinema
By A.J. Serrano I once read somewhere that the term cellar door is regarded by the French as the most beautiful combination of words in the English language. I originally snickered at the notion as I imagined a group of Parisian intellectuals gathered around a table in Café de la Rotonde, shivering with orgasmic delight as they slowly enunciate each syllable of of the … [Read more...] about Trailer Trash: The Curious Case of Deja Vu in Cinema
Boy Meets Bar: Hemingway Said
- Andrew Ramirez * Who said it? Was it Hemingway—about how it takes a whole lot of sadness to write a really funny book? Lately, I’ve come to believe it by way of the inverse: Did you know the guy who penned The Exorcist started out paying the rent with books like Which Way to Mecca, Jack? and I, Billy Shakespeare and Twinkle, Twinkle, “Killer” Kane? And thanks to a … [Read more...] about Boy Meets Bar: Hemingway Said