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My Epic Journey Through Stuart Gordon's Life's Work Ends on a Slight Note with his 1979 TV Adaptation of the Chicago Theater Staple Bleacher Bums

My epic journey through Stuart Gordon’s life’s work comes to a close with a look back at his taped TV adaptation of the Chicago theater staple Bleacher Bums.

The Terrific 1987 Baseball Comedy-Drama Long Gone Is So Much More Than Just a Minor Footnote in the Bull Durham Story

My patron-funded exploration of Virginia Madsen’s career hits another winner in 1987’s Long Gone, a terrific and perfectly cast HBO movie that’s like Bull Durham but set in the 1950s with Madsen in the Sue Sarandon role, William Peterson in the Kevin Costner part and a baby-faced Dermot Mulroney in the Tim Robbins part.

Rickey Henderson's 1980 Topps Rookie Card and the Enduring Joy of Collecting and Fandom

For once, I write about baseball.

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This Looks Amazing! The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience

A new column on things that look, and also are amazing begins with a rapturous appreciation of The Lonely Island’s brilliant “Visual Poem” The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience.