Mixed Nuts
Ben Varkentine says “Ask me what’s the secret of comedy.” You start to say, “What’s the secret of…” and Ben yells “Timing,” very loudly, right in your face. Kills you, doesn’t it?
Tag: PublicAffairs
Never Coming To A Theater Near You
In this lively book, film critic Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times complies a selection of “smaller” films that audiences may have missed in the theaters, and presents a brief case for each of them in hopes that it will spark a trip to a nearby video store. Ben Varkentine makes book on it.
One-Car Caravan
Walter Shapiro offers a valuable tool for informing voters’ opinions of their potential Presidents, and he does it a la Butch and Sundance: The Early Years. Ben Varkentine finds his eyes opened…and maybe even a new hero. He still thinks there should have been an index, though.
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