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- “The Spectacular Now” and the New Era of Coming-of-Age Movies
- On Sunsets and the Importance of Hanging Around
- The Terrible Burden of Having Stuff
- The Complete Discography of THE PURSUIT OF COOL
- Greatest 80s Music Videos – the Digest: “Rio” Duran Duran
- Greatest 80s Music Videos – the Digest: “Once in A Lifetime” Talking Heads
- Movie Reviews of “The Master” and “Looper”
- Greatest 80s Music Videos – the Digest: “Come on Eileen” Dexys Midnight Runners
- Emoticons: Where They Come From & Why I Use Them
- What Writers Need to Know About Book Cover Design: An Interview with Artist Lee Libro
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Tag Archives: 80s
The Other Stories podcast, episode 20
A writer friend of mine convinced me to do this podcast called The Other Stories. Yeah, I know…a friend convinces you to do something…but this turned out quite well. I was interviewed by Ilana Masad, the podcast host, and our … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, books, iBooks, kindle, podcast, publishing, reading
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Greatest 80s Music Videos – the Digest: “Come on Eileen” Dexys Midnight Runners
The music video for “Come On Eileen,” a lethally infectious single by Dexys Midnight Runners, hit MTV in 1982 and that zippy violin melody and images of shirtless hillbillies have been burning in our brains ever since. 80s videos were … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, books, Uncategorized
Tagged 1980s, 80s, come on eileen, dexys midnight runners, MTV, music, nostalgia, pop culture
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The Pursuit of Cool is Officially Launched and on sale
When I started out writing The Pursuit of Cool years ago, I had a vague idea that someday I would finish it and then someday and somehow it would be released into the world. When I started writing seriously in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 80s, book launch, coming-of-age, ebook, fiction, reading
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