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The Humor Columnist Interview with Author Anthony Miller

I was one of the judges in the Shirley You Jest book contest, and as such I get to interview the winners. This week I’ve interviewed Anthony Miller, whose book What Would Satan Do? won second place in...

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The Humor Columnist interviews Charley Memminger, author of ‘Aloha, Lady Blue’

Charley Memminger is an award-winning humor columnist, screenwriter and author in Hawaii who just published his first novel, “Aloha, Lady Blue.” The premise: Stryker McBride is a former crime reporter...

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Outtakes From the Jen Kirkman Interview

I know Jen Kirkman. A little. She appeared on my podcast twice and was a fantastic guest both times. Kirkman has written a book entitled “I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales From a Happy Life...

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Mailing List for My Untitled Humor Book Set at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio

So the thing with books these days is that you have to start marketing them before they’re finished, which is probably something that, say, Victor Hugo never had to deal with. Other things Hugo never...

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Insane Wedding

Dave Barry is responsible for the only truly interesting rehearsal dinner in wedding history. And for that alone “Insane City” deserves praise. “Insane City” is a book about a wedding in Miami gone...

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The Humor Columnist Interview with Jeff Kramer

Back when newspapers had humor columnists, the Orange County Register had a good one. From 1994-2003 Jeff Kramer covered life behind the Orange Curtain, first as a military reporter then as a humor...

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Is it Good? Tart Restaurant

I get invited to events because I’m married to one of Los Angeles’s top food, travel and lifestyle writers. I’ve also been a lifestyle writer myself. I go to so many restaurants and bars and...

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Is it Good? iPic Theater

Well, that’s it. All other movie theaters are ruined for me forever. (SETS ARCLIGHT MEMBERSHIP CARD ON FIRE.) I’ll never go to another one without comparing it to the iPic. Thank you, iPic. Damn you,...

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Is It Good? Blaze Pizza

Blaze Pizza solves the biggest problem in the pizza business: how long it takes to make a pizza. Making a pizza takes forever. By the time you drive to a pizza joint, wait for the waiter to take your...

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Is it Good? Saint Martha

I never get excited about brisket. It is a source of perpetual disappointment. Sometimes I order it at restaurants. And sometimes it gets trotted out during a press dinner. I bite in hopeful. I...

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Is it Good? Sir Hare

The metrosexual minute, which somehow dovetailed into this hipster era through which we all must endure, has produced its fair share of grooming products for the well-coiffed. But it has created...

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I am in this Video, and I Still Don’t Know What True Detective Season 2 is about

Last year HBO premiered True Detective, which immediately became a hit with an intriguing mystery, incredible performances and a script that was smart and original. True Detective Season 2 has...

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Entourage … Oof

Watched the Entourage movie. Has the writer ever met an actual woman before? Every female in that movie, with maybe one tiny exception, was only there to sleep with, complicate, forgive or ruin a...

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Straight Outta Compton

If you were into NWA the way this white suburban kid was in high school, or you want to see a pretty entertaining and actually quite relevant flick, I give Straight Outta Compton a rating of, “Damn,...

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