http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf Your daily source for the best in blog. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:14:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/25/really-funny-shit-from-bloggers-turned-authors/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/25/really-funny-shit-from-bloggers-turned-authors/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:07:08 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=36891
Every now and then in class, I mention “the library” and look out to see rows of blank faces. Time to explain myself again. “It’s like the Internet, only it’s printed out,” I tell my students. “It’s this big building across campus . . . surely you’ve seen it? Has a million or so books?” Blank stares [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=36891 0
Every now and then in class, I mention “the library” and look out to see rows of blank faces. Time to explain myself again. “It’s like the Internet, only it’s printed out,” I tell my students. “It’s this big building across campus . . . surely you’ve seen it? Has a million or so books?” Blank stares [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/10/if-carl-hiaasen-isnt-pissing-someone-off-he-isnt-doing-his-job/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/10/if-carl-hiaasen-isnt-pissing-someone-off-he-isnt-doing-his-job/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:32:05 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=34222
Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to nominate the University Press of Florida for the state’s highest public service award. After all, the publisher has brought Carl Hiaasen’s two collections of newspaper columns  back into print in handsome trade paperbacks. Check out Kick Ass and Paradise Screwed (both University Press of Florida, $24.95 apiece). Hiaasen has always said that if [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=34222 0
Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to nominate the University Press of Florida for the state’s highest public service award. After all, the publisher has brought Carl Hiaasen’s two collections of newspaper columns  back into print in handsome trade paperbacks. Check out Kick Ass and Paradise Screwed (both University Press of Florida, $24.95 apiece). Hiaasen has always said that if [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/03/hollywood-bios-of-warren-oates-and-hal-ashby/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/03/hollywood-bios-of-warren-oates-and-hal-ashby/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:08:04 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=32985
Two excellent new bios remind us of the artistry of Warren Oates and Hal Ashby and recreate the golden era of 1970s filmmaking.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=32985 0
Two excellent new bios remind us of the artistry of Warren Oates and Hal Ashby and recreate the golden era of 1970s filmmaking. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/08/04/revisiting-ray-bradbury-and-appreciating-robert-b-parker/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/08/04/revisiting-ray-bradbury-and-appreciating-robert-b-parker/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:22:58 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=27392
Maybe I’m just a geezer who never got it with graphic novels. I grew up on comic books and loved them, from the DC super heroes, to the uber-cool Marvel mutants, to the great works of literature presented by Classics Illustrated comics. But I was  well removed from my comic- buying years when graphic novels began appearing. [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=27392 0
Maybe I’m just a geezer who never got it with graphic novels. I grew up on comic books and loved them, from the DC super heroes, to the uber-cool Marvel mutants, to the great works of literature presented by Classics Illustrated comics. But I was  well removed from my comic- buying years when graphic novels began appearing. [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/07/30/let-us-now-praise-baseball-nicknames/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/07/30/let-us-now-praise-baseball-nicknames/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:05:53 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=26710
Bill McKeen engages in his favorite summer pastime, flipping through "The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book" for some of the funniest baseball nicknames ever.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=26710 0
Bill McKeen engages in his favorite summer pastime, flipping through "The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book" for some of the funniest baseball nicknames ever. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/07/22/artsspeak-how-to-make-love-to-adrian-colesberry/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/07/22/artsspeak-how-to-make-love-to-adrian-colesberry/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:12:51 +0000 David Warner http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=25322
William McKeen learns that the first rule in interviewing the author of "How to Make Love to Adrian Colesberry" is: don't say the name "Adrian Colesberry." But Bill finds out lots more from the standup comic about his very funny and very, um, detailed new book. ]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=25322 0
William McKeen learns that the first rule in interviewing the author of "How to Make Love to Adrian Colesberry" is: don't say the name "Adrian Colesberry." But Bill finds out lots more from the standup comic about his very funny and very, um, detailed new book. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/07/19/remembering-a-walk-on-the-moon-40-years-later/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/07/19/remembering-a-walk-on-the-moon-40-years-later/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:41:25 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=25057
Tom Wolfe started with a simple question: What do you do after you walk on the moon? How do you top that? After romping around on the lunar surface, you can imagine the empty feeling that comes upon you even when you do something exciting. Going to Wal-Mart on a Saturday morning loses its thrill. After all, you’ve [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=25057 0
Tom Wolfe started with a simple question: What do you do after you walk on the moon? How do you top that? After romping around on the lunar surface, you can imagine the empty feeling that comes upon you even when you do something exciting. Going to Wal-Mart on a Saturday morning loses its thrill. After all, you’ve [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/07/16/paul-newmans-great-american-life-of-triumph-and-tragedy/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/07/16/paul-newmans-great-american-life-of-triumph-and-tragedy/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:06:19 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=24712
It was Sept. 12, 2001, and New York – along with the rest of the world – was still numb with shock from the terrorist attacks of the day before. America’s royal acting couple was at a hushed Manhattan restaurant. Life as we knew it had changed. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward ate quietly, until Newman [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=24712 0
It was Sept. 12, 2001, and New York – along with the rest of the world – was still numb with shock from the terrorist attacks of the day before. America’s royal acting couple was at a hushed Manhattan restaurant. Life as we knew it had changed. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward ate quietly, until Newman [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/07/14/getting-back-into-gonzo-with-hunter-s-thompson/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/07/14/getting-back-into-gonzo-with-hunter-s-thompson/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:52:31 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=24405
You’re probably wondering what Hunter S. Thompson has to say about Sarah Palin. Maybe you’re curious about his thoughts on the first months of Barack Obama’s presidency. Could be you want to know his predictions for the upcoming professional football season. We can’t know what he would think, of course. And don’t for a moment presume [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=24405 1
You’re probably wondering what Hunter S. Thompson has to say about Sarah Palin. Maybe you’re curious about his thoughts on the first months of Barack Obama’s presidency. Could be you want to know his predictions for the upcoming professional football season. We can’t know what he would think, of course. And don’t for a moment presume [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/06/18/something-to-share-with-children-and-another-thing-that-if-you-share-with-children-will-cause-us-to-call-the-cops-on-you/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/06/18/something-to-share-with-children-and-another-thing-that-if-you-share-with-children-will-cause-us-to-call-the-cops-on-you/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:00:52 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=21364
LEARNING TO FLY: Maybe it doesn’t happen for everyone. But for those who love books, it’s not hard to remember that moment when they fell in love with reading. Maybe it happened early on, with Dr. Seuss. Maybe it came later, during the early pangs of adolescence, with Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. For me, it happened [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=21364 0
LEARNING TO FLY: Maybe it doesn’t happen for everyone. But for those who love books, it’s not hard to remember that moment when they fell in love with reading. Maybe it happened early on, with Dr. Seuss. Maybe it came later, during the early pangs of adolescence, with Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. For me, it happened [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/06/11/tales-of-fathers-psycho-killers-bulimic-swimmers-and-non-believers/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/06/11/tales-of-fathers-psycho-killers-bulimic-swimmers-and-non-believers/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:49:17 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=20611
FATHER ALONG: Nobody knows how to be a parent. When people enter adulthood and see the rest of life yawning ahead, they look at this parenthood thing and cringe. How the fuck am I supposed to do that? A young friend once said he thought he might not be a good parent because wasn’t very [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=20611 0
FATHER ALONG: Nobody knows how to be a parent. When people enter adulthood and see the rest of life yawning ahead, they look at this parenthood thing and cringe. How the fuck am I supposed to do that? A young friend once said he thought he might not be a good parent because wasn’t very [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/06/09/serial-killers-zombies-the-great-american-pastime-and-home-grown-crime/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/06/09/serial-killers-zombies-the-great-american-pastime-and-home-grown-crime/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:16:00 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=20256
Bill McKeen's Book Blog looks at the latest masterwork from Michael Connelly. Plus: Fun with zombies and a heartbreaking true baseball story.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=20256 0
Bill McKeen's Book Blog looks at the latest masterwork from Michael Connelly. Plus: Fun with zombies and a heartbreaking true baseball story. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/05/21/road-tripping-with-harry-truman-some-commie-bastards-the-bat-boy-and-dead-elvis/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/05/21/road-tripping-with-harry-truman-some-commie-bastards-the-bat-boy-and-dead-elvis/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 16:43:45 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=18267
Time to get caught up. As the T-shirt reminds us, “So many books, so little time.” Let’s hit the road. AMERICA THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD: We’re all about road trips here at Creative Loafing and so imagine this: The dude who pulls up next to you at the Tastee Freeze parks a little too close. You [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=18267 1
Time to get caught up. As the T-shirt reminds us, “So many books, so little time.” Let’s hit the road. AMERICA THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD: We’re all about road trips here at Creative Loafing and so imagine this: The dude who pulls up next to you at the Tastee Freeze parks a little too close. You [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/04/27/prose-and-cons-of-florida-books-essential-sunshine-state-reads/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/04/27/prose-and-cons-of-florida-books-essential-sunshine-state-reads/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:32:56 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=15334
This state inspires so much great prose, it’s amazing we can keep up. Here’s a half dozen great new Florida books you need to get your mitts on. THEY PUT UP A PARKING LOT: From some of the same folks who brought you a Pulitzer Prize comes Paving Paradise (University Press of Florida, $27).  Craig Pittman and [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=15334 0
This state inspires so much great prose, it’s amazing we can keep up. Here’s a half dozen great new Florida books you need to get your mitts on. THEY PUT UP A PARKING LOT: From some of the same folks who brought you a Pulitzer Prize comes Paving Paradise (University Press of Florida, $27).  Craig Pittman and [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/04/09/lightning-round-with-led-zeppelin-ancient-mysteries-and-sex-on-the-brain/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/04/09/lightning-round-with-led-zeppelin-ancient-mysteries-and-sex-on-the-brain/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:49:30 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=13603
Here’s the book-review equivalent of the lightning round. Short takes on a lot of great new books. Any Led Zeppelin fan who’s ever seen The Song Remains the Same remembers the story of the theft of the band’s $203,000 stash o’ cash from their hotel. In Black Dogs (Three Rivers Press, $13.95), author Jason Buhrmester imagines [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=13603 0
Here’s the book-review equivalent of the lightning round. Short takes on a lot of great new books. Any Led Zeppelin fan who’s ever seen The Song Remains the Same remembers the story of the theft of the band’s $203,000 stash o’ cash from their hotel. In Black Dogs (Three Rivers Press, $13.95), author Jason Buhrmester imagines [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/04/02/the-stories-behind-the-storytellers/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/04/02/the-stories-behind-the-storytellers/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:59:19 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=13097
Of all the great lost arts of America, perhaps it’s time to praise the short story. People still write them and magazines and literary journals still publish them.  But we must have hit some sort of a peak – a harmonic convergence, perhaps – in the middle of the last century. In a long tradition that [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=13097 0
Of all the great lost arts of America, perhaps it’s time to praise the short story. People still write them and magazines and literary journals still publish them.  But we must have hit some sort of a peak – a harmonic convergence, perhaps – in the middle of the last century. In a long tradition that [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/03/26/mysteries-in-bloom-bad-ass-cops-corrupt-senators-psycho-killers/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/03/26/mysteries-in-bloom-bad-ass-cops-corrupt-senators-psycho-killers/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:24:49 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=12566
Bill McKeen reviews new mysteries — including one thriller so scary you should only read it in broad daylight (and nowhere near microwave popcorn).]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=12566 0
Bill McKeen reviews new mysteries — including one thriller so scary you should only read it in broad daylight (and nowhere near microwave popcorn). http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/03/19/bob-dylan-jack-kerouac-and-one-hella-nation-under-god/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/03/19/bob-dylan-jack-kerouac-and-one-hella-nation-under-god/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:11:31 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=12171
It might be fun to watch some of these big-time rock critics take each other on in a creamed-corn wrestling match. Some of them have such bile and bitterness that it might be nice to see them exorcise their anger in a tub of gooey vegetable product. And what makes them so angry? Why, each other, [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=12171 1
It might be fun to watch some of these big-time rock critics take each other on in a creamed-corn wrestling match. Some of them have such bile and bitterness that it might be nice to see them exorcise their anger in a tub of gooey vegetable product. And what makes them so angry? Why, each other, [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/03/12/mid-life-dating-back-in-the-saddle-again/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/03/12/mid-life-dating-back-in-the-saddle-again/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:46:32 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=11666
Here you are, suddenly single.  Your long-time girlfriend finally tires of your insatiable need to alphabetize. Your wife walks out after years of you cheating on her with the Tampa Bay Bucs. Maybe you got tired of slipping on the panties she leaves lying on the bedroom floor. Whatever the cause, it’s daunting to be single after [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=11666 0
Here you are, suddenly single.  Your long-time girlfriend finally tires of your insatiable need to alphabetize. Your wife walks out after years of you cheating on her with the Tampa Bay Bucs. Maybe you got tired of slipping on the panties she leaves lying on the bedroom floor. Whatever the cause, it’s daunting to be single after [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/02/27/obama-girls-and-boys-were-deeply-in-love/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/02/27/obama-girls-and-boys-were-deeply-in-love/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:06:47 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=10563
When I was growing up, the motto on the editorial page of my hometown paper was that famous quote of Voltaire’s: “I disagree with what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.” Anyone out there today willing to go balls-to-the-wall for a dissenting point of view? Didn’t think so. We’ve turned [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=10563 0
When I was growing up, the motto on the editorial page of my hometown paper was that famous quote of Voltaire’s: “I disagree with what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.” Anyone out there today willing to go balls-to-the-wall for a dissenting point of view? Didn’t think so. We’ve turned [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/02/12/living-next-door-to-gonzo/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/02/12/living-next-door-to-gonzo/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:23:29 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=9228
  OK, let’s get that disclaimer stuff out of the way. I’m about to tell you about a book and you should know that I blurbed on the cover. No, I didn’t puke on it. That just means that I said nice stuff about it, in an effort to get you to buy the book. I did it [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=9228 0
  OK, let’s get that disclaimer stuff out of the way. I’m about to tell you about a book and you should know that I blurbed on the cover. No, I didn’t puke on it. That just means that I said nice stuff about it, in an effort to get you to buy the book. I did it [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/02/05/looks-like-a-book-smells-like-a-book/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/02/05/looks-like-a-book-smells-like-a-book/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:41:28 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=8466
Let’s talk about some books that don’t look like books – at least not like the books they really are. These are stealth books. Flip through The Stuff of Life (Hill and Wang, $14.95) and you think it’s a comic book. It has comic-like drawing, none of the dark stuff that infuses graphic novels. But once [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=8466 0
Let’s talk about some books that don’t look like books – at least not like the books they really are. These are stealth books. Flip through The Stuff of Life (Hill and Wang, $14.95) and you think it’s a comic book. It has comic-like drawing, none of the dark stuff that infuses graphic novels. But once [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/01/15/my-dinner-with-geoffrey-chaucer/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/01/15/my-dinner-with-geoffrey-chaucer/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:02:23 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=6328
Seems the older we get, the more we fuck up. We stop doing the stuff that got us here. For one thing, we stop asking questions because we fear people will think we’re stupid or that we will come off as uncool. But the result is that we grow dumber because by not asking questions, we’ve [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=6328 3
Seems the older we get, the more we fuck up. We stop doing the stuff that got us here. For one thing, we stop asking questions because we fear people will think we’re stupid or that we will come off as uncool. But the result is that we grow dumber because by not asking questions, we’ve [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2008/12/15/dont-stop-the-presses-newspaper-columns-get-a-second-life/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2008/12/15/dont-stop-the-presses-newspaper-columns-get-a-second-life/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:41:40 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=4626
As we ruminate further on the decline of newspaper journalism (Holy Smoke! The Detroit papers will be available only online five days of the week!), let’s celebrate something that makes newspapers so important to us – great columnists. Florida is blessed with several of the best in the nation, and luckily the University Press of Florida has [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=4626 0
As we ruminate further on the decline of newspaper journalism (Holy Smoke! The Detroit papers will be available only online five days of the week!), let’s celebrate something that makes newspapers so important to us – great columnists. Florida is blessed with several of the best in the nation, and luckily the University Press of Florida has [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2008/12/08/brilliant-brando-bio-and-a-thousand-nights-at-the-movies/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2008/12/08/brilliant-brando-bio-and-a-thousand-nights-at-the-movies/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:38:49 +0000 William McKeen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=4222
A splendid new bio of Brando, and a collection of reviews by the man who saw a thousand movies (and then some).]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=4222 0
A splendid new bio of Brando, and a collection of reviews by the man who saw a thousand movies (and then some).