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Warhol by Blake Gopnik

My thoughts on the Andy Warhol Biography by Blake Gopnik titled "Warhol".

Macy Grant Book Reviews, Literature, Modern Art Leave a comment April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 5 Minutes

Shannen Doherty Badass Book Review

Shannen Doherty Book Badass is a Self Help Book published in 2010 and this is my review of it. Doherty played the iconic role of Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210.

Macy Grant Blogging, Book Reviews, TV Shows and Movies Leave a comment February 25, 2021 3 Minutes

Living In The Past

I've Seen the Future and I'm Not Going: The Art Scene and Downtown New York in the 1980s Book Review

Macy Grant Art and Craft, Book Reviews, Literature, The 70s Leave a comment February 21, 2021March 11, 2021 4 Minutes

Idol Truth Book Review

Idol Truth is the story Leif Garrett's life and this is a book review.

Macy Grant 70s music, Book Reviews Leave a comment February 12, 2021February 13, 2021 5 Minutes

Project Gutenberg is illegal

Project Gutenberg has gone off the rails. See why in this blog post.

Macy Grant Blogging, Internet Culture, Literature Leave a comment January 23, 2021 1 Minute

King Woodleaf

An altered version of the poem by A. A. Milne, and a short story about Woodleaf.

Macy Grant Fictional Story of Macy and Friends, poems Leave a comment January 20, 2021March 11, 2021 6 Minutes

Remain In Love Book Review

Book Review of Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club by Chris Frantz who was the drummer in both bands. He is married to Tina Weymouth who was the bass player for the band.

Macy Grant Book Reviews, music Leave a comment January 6, 2021March 19, 2021 5 Minutes

He Who Dies Last Wins

Book Review Michael Kinsey on Competitive Longevity and Parkinson's Disease

Macy Grant Book Reviews Leave a comment December 26, 2020March 26, 2021 5 Minutes

Angela King

Angela King was married to Eric Burdon in 1967, she left him for Jimi Hendrix in 1968. 20 years later she was murdered. But who was she really?

Macy Grant Internet Culture, Literature, music 4 Comments September 17, 2020November 14, 2020 1 Minute

Charles Bukowski

Book Review of Charles Bukowski’s Hollywood

Macy Grant Book Reviews, Literature 6 Comments August 30, 2020September 25, 2020 2 Minutes

Blind Owl Book Review

Blind Owl died from an overdose on September 3, 1970. He is a member of the 27 Club.

Macy Grant Blogging, Book Reviews, music, The 70s Leave a comment August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 2 Minutes

As Needed For Pain Book Review

Who was the Rockstar in As Needed For Pain by Dan Peres? As Needed For Pain is a good book to read if you want to know more about addiction.

Macy Grant Book Reviews, Burroughs and Friends Leave a comment June 24, 2020September 4, 2020 3 Minutes

Joelle Van Dyne based on Savannah

Was Infinite Jest Character Joelle based in part on Savannah?

Macy Grant David Foster Wallace, Literature Leave a comment March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 1 Minute

The Shadow Over Innsmouth

The Shadow Over Innsmouth by HP Lovecraft and The Blue Fugates
The Blue Fugates of Kentucky may have been an inspiration for Lovecraft.

Macy Grant Book Reviews, Literature Leave a comment February 24, 2020February 25, 2020 5 Minutes

Adam Henderson McNally Mystery

Reader Adam Henderson of McNally’s Mysteries Book Series is hard to find. I listened to him read audio books in the 90s.

Macy Grant Book Reviews, Literature Leave a comment February 23, 2020September 4, 2020 1 Minute

Cracky Poems

Poems about Cracky the Parrot who was Woodleaf's Pet before he was sent to Cambodia

Macy Grant Fictional Stories, Fictional Story of Macy and Friends, poems Leave a comment January 27, 2020April 7, 2020 1 Minute

Great Pyramid Monument of Berlin Explained

Great Pyramid Monument of Berlin Explained and The Great Pyramid Book is reviewed.

Macy Grant Book Reviews, history, Internet Culture, Literature Leave a comment November 6, 2019September 4, 2020 4 Minutes

True Hallucinations by Terence McKenna

Book Review with Spoilers

Macy Grant Book Reviews, Gardening, Literature, The 70s, Travel 2 Comments August 8, 2019March 20, 2020 2 Minutes

Plants That Poison Book Review

Plants That Poison : An Illustrated Guide to Plants Poisonous to Man by Ervin M. Schmutz Book Review of a 70s botany book. A time capsule look inside.

Macy Grant Book Reviews, Gardening, Humorous Gardening, The 70s Leave a comment August 2, 2019September 4, 2020 3 Minutes

First Impression Best Impression

When writing is unnecessarily over complicated it reduces the likelihood of being understood.

Macy Grant Internet Culture, Literature, Twin Peaks Leave a comment July 19, 2019September 4, 2020 2 Minutes

Aliens Witness A Funeral

A Poem called “Aliens Witness A Funeral or Listen to the Aliens Laughing”

Macy Grant Literature, poems Leave a comment July 13, 2019September 4, 2020 2 Minutes

Mary Queen of Scots a Real Life Soap Opera

We stop to consider the tragic life of Mary Queen of Scots and how it relates to 70s Music.

Macy Grant 70s music, Days of Our Lives, history, Literature, music, The 70s, TV Shows and Movies Leave a comment June 14, 2019September 4, 2020 1 Minute

Nietzsche for Beginners Book Review

Nietzsche for Beginners is a graphic novel with ugly drawings published on cheap paper. I did not like it, and here is my negative review.

Macy Grant Book Reviews, Internet Culture, Literature Leave a comment May 28, 2019 3 Minutes

Creepy Crawling Book Review

Creepy Crawling is a boring book that is only vaguely about Charles Manson and his followers

Macy Grant Book Reviews, Literature, music Leave a comment May 24, 2019September 4, 2020 2 Minutes

To Cry You a Song

Jethro Tull broke up in 2012, but no one noticed

Macy Grant 70s music, Burroughs and Friends, Internet Culture, music, The 70s Leave a comment May 4, 2019August 19, 2019 14 Minutes

This Woman Hates David Foster Wallace

Two online articles about David Foster Wallace are considered

Macy Grant David Foster Wallace, Literature, Writers who committed suicide Leave a comment April 6, 2019September 4, 2020 6 Minutes

Ketamine Early Pioneers

In the 70s two Pioneers in Ketamine were Marcia Moore and John Lilly.

Macy Grant Blogging, Book Reviews, Literature, The 70s Leave a comment April 4, 2019September 4, 2020 4 Minutes

A Confederacy of Dunces

A Confederacy of Dunces was rejected by Robert Gottlieb and caused the author to commit suicide.

Macy Grant Literature, Writers who committed suicide Leave a comment March 13, 2019September 4, 2020 11 Minutes

Beastie Boys Book Review

Beastie Boys Book A Review

Macy Grant Book Reviews Leave a comment January 28, 2019September 4, 2020 3 Minutes

Lost Book Found

Reviews of the films Lost Book Found and Wax

Macy Grant Burroughs and Friends, Literature, TV Shows and Movies Leave a comment October 7, 2018September 4, 2020 3 Minutes

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