- Artists, Writers, Thinkers, Dreamers This book just arrived at our house, and we can’t stop getting pulled in over and over again page by page… James Gulliver Hancock‘s bio states the following, and we say, “Draw on, awesome one…” JAMES GULLIVER HANCOCK FEELS SICK WHEN HE’S NOT DRAWING. He panics that he may not be able to draw everything in […]
- Vintage Sean Penn For your Monday blues procrastination station here’s an old photo from on set of Fast Times at Ridgemont High: And here’s a link to 15 Things You Probably Never Knew About Fast Times At Ridgemont High. Who knew it started as a non-fiction book?! And here’s the trailer:
- Literary Holiday Gift Guide 2014 #1 What Book to Get for Your Mother In Law who Works in Academia, Loves Jean Le Carre, Lives A Million Miles Away, and Loves her Son (Your Husband) Always Over the weekend I received a perfect little email: “Drew my mother in law’s name out of the hat for Christmas and she wants: ‘A really […]
- Literary Home for Sale Cheever once wrote, “It was one of those midsummer Sundays when everyone sits around saying, “I drank too much last night.” If you happen to share a moment with Cheever’s characters and are in a Sunday Funday kind of mood needing to have a hair-of-the-dog-drink-to-kill-that-hangover, it might be worth your while to throw back a […]
- Bastille Day in the Hamptons George Plimpton was a lot of things: and was without a doubt, most definitely LITERARY. But today, we’ll move past the founder of the Paris Review‘s literary career, and talk about fireworks. Yes, George Plimpton was an all out no holds barred pyrotechnic maniac. In the early 1970’s, Mr. Plimpton began humbly enough, with a […]
- If Libraries Could Get Any Sexier… There’s this: The shot before the kiss… Woody Allen, Romy Schneider, two ladders, and an open book.
- The Heart and e.e. cummings On this Valentine’s Week, we’d like to present you with a poem: e.e. cummings’ i carry your heart with me. Reading or sending poetry to your loved one on Valentine’s Day (or even better just any old day) costs nothing, is oh so romantic, and is perfectly perfect. i carry your heart with me (i carry […]
- Happy Birthday Mr. Schulz! Happy birthday to Literary Man Charles M. Schulz, creator of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, and friends. We love the honesty and humor that Mr. Schulz crafted in the poignancy of his written language. “Sometimes I lie awake at night and I ask, “Is life a multiple choice test or is it a true or false […]
- “Oh My! It’s Fruitcake Weather!” Today is a chilly day in late November. The heaters, which we can’t turn on or off, are roaring, and the sky is a strange mixture of low winter sun, clouds, and haze. Upon waking this morning, I slipped my feet into cozy winter socks and padded into my kitchen with tiles still freezing from […]
- Pic of Spock Playing Acoustic Guitar He looks SO SERIOUS. A true Literary Man. Thx Glen.
