Even the big guy upstairs has credit card problems, according to The Big Jewel.

Sad stories of my cat, Felix, from Mr. Beller's Neighborhood.

From The New York Observer:

"The New Yorker's Diary" of "The New York Observer."

From McSweeney's Internet Tendency:

About the Meet the Teacher Night.

Leonard Cohen's Seven Immutable Laws of Business Success.

"The Anomie of my Anomie is my Friend" a Scooby-Doo Treatment by Alice Munro.

"Bazooka Joseph Speaks"

"The Elements of Subway Announcement Style""

From Yankee Pot Roast:

"The Catcher in the Rye; The Unauthorized German Translation."

Moby Dick; The Whale's Story .

From The Big Jewel:

What If The United States Supreme Court Was Run By The New York Department Of Motor Vehicles?

From Forbes:

Tips for the Ad World, a Possible Cure for Tivo-itis Forbes.com and Forbes.

From Mr. Beller's Neighborhood:

Miller and Joey and the Exploding Korma.

>>Some Book and Film Reviews: <<

"Casino Royale"

"Sexual Pensees" by Bruce Jay Friedman.

"X Out of Wonderland."

"Lenny Bruce is Dead."

Here is my review of Borat's debut film.

P. G. Wodehouse's "Hot Water." As if he needed a nod from me to get his career going!

Review of the book, "The Other Shulman."

"Excelsior, You Fatheads." I review a biogaphy of radio prophet/artist Jean Shepherd.

"Christopher." Allison Burnett's novel.

Naipual’s "A House for Mr. Biswas."

W. S. Maugham's "The Razor's Edge."

I revisit Murial Spark's "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie."

Chris Abani's "Becoming Abigail."

"Everyman." Roth's book.