Literary interlude
You set particular by the use of irony in bringing me up, it was also…
Glenn KennyAugust 1, 2011
Literary interlude
Winston stopped reading, chiefly in order to appreciate the fact that he was reading, in…
Glenn KennyMay 23, 2011
Literary interlude
Let us deride the smugness of “The Times”: GUFFAW! So much for the gagged…
Glenn KennyMay 5, 2011
Literary interlude
With a soft palpitation the small screen had fizzed into life—and there it was,…
Glenn KennyApril 29, 2011
A short observation about "The Pale King"
I am reading it, slooooooow-ly, and really don't have any plans to write about it…
Glenn KennyApril 12, 2011
A few words from Stephanie Swift
From "Neither Adult Nor Entertainment (It Turns Out)," Willem R. deGroot and Matt Rundlet, Premiere…
Glenn KennyMarch 8, 2011
Noir/VN/Noir
Vince Edwards, Murder By Contract, Irving Lerner, 1958 But whatever happens, wherever the scene is…
Glenn KennyFebruary 15, 2011
Hairless, toothless
Julius Tannen, after a long fame on the stage, came on hard times in Hollywood.…
Glenn KennyJanuary 13, 2011
Literary interlude, with illustration
You tell me I missed the most interesting part But I think I found the…
Glenn KennyDecember 29, 2010
Literary interlude
In speaking of Kipling's politics, Mr. Eliot contents himself with denying that Kipling was a…
Glenn KennyNovember 25, 2010