I’m in Montevideo, Uruguay, today, June 11, for the start of the World Cup. Uruguay take on France in the second match of the day, and I’ve passed through Peru and Argentina to get here.
I’ve posted a couple of reports about the football-related aspects of my journey on my OregonLive soccer blog, “The World [...]
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Watching the World Cup in South America
I am a lazy blogger…
Not really.
I mean, I blog constantly here.
But this page and my soccer blog have suffered.
The good news is that I feel guilty about it.
And I’m hitting up some friends this week for ideas about how to keep this page more current.
So, in short, give me a bit of time but expect that I’ll do better. [...]
An Anniversary — and Making Up for Lost Time
Paul Newman died a year ago today, which is as notable an occasion as I can think of for updating this woefully dormant page.
First, catching up on some old-ish business.
Here’s the podcast of my July appearance on Live Wire!, which was enormous fun.
I’ve got two reviews to share as well, both kind and flattering:
“Paul Newman: [...]
Radio, Radio
Tomorrow night (Friday 7/24) I’ll be a guest on Live Wire, Portland’s way-cool radio variety show. Looking forward to being on stage at the historic Aladdin Theater (”Deep Throat” played there for YEARS) and to having the show broadcast on OPB on Saturday. Yay radio!
Late to the Party, But Welcome….
Three recent reviews:
Paul Newman’s Great American Life of Triumph and Tragedy — Creative Loafing Tampa, July 17
An Excellent Overview of Paul Newman — Pittsburg Post-Gazette, July 8
Books in Brief — Toronto Sun, July 5
“PN: AL”: The Latest Haps
Had a nice review last week in the Boston Phoenix: “Newman’s Own: Mainstream Life, Good Read”
Then Parade Magazine picked the book as one of its “Great Summer Reads.”
And just today I spent an hour talking Newman on WOSU in Columbus, Ohio. You can listen/download here.
Catching Up With Reviews — and Another Reading/Signing
A few new (or at least newish) reviews to throw on the bonfire:
“On the Beach” — Hour magazine (Canada), June 18
“Paul Newman: Actor Laureate” — Examiner.com, June 9
“The Unknowable Paul Newman” — Toronto Globe and Mail, June 2 (the only negative review so far, and from a guy who, though I admire and respect him, [...]
My Big Fat Videocast Debut
Friday night I was the guest on the twin installments of Strange Love Live, the popular Portland-based webcast that deals with tech issues and other aspects of popular culture each week on the interwebs. The hosts, Cami Kaos and Dr. Normal, have an inordinately cool setup in their Sellwood home — a real professional class [...]
New Reviews, Including One from the Radio
This weekend’s notices:
“A Hot Book About Cool Hand Luke” — New York Times News Syndicate (via Taipei Times), June 7
Movie Talk – KBOO radio, June 5
“Books: ‘Paul Newman: A Life’” — Washington Times, June 7
And a couple others that I’d missed:
“‘Paul Newman: A Life’” — Edge Boston, May 27
“Paul Newman Biography Shows Why Millions Loved [...]
Yack Track
No reviews this weekend, but I did a long interview with Chris Gondek, proprietor of the Biography Podcast, and you can sample it here.