Strange Currencies
Podcastery This week, I posted Episode 566 of The Virtual Memories Show, feat. poet Christian Wiman as we celebrate his amazing new book, ZERO AT THE BONE:...
Hitting The Links: 12/3/23
Rabbi, Poet, Psycho-Man “It is not required of you that you complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it.”—Rabbi Tarfon, quote by Harold...
Minimal Wage
Podcastery This week, I posted Episode 565 of The Virtual Memories Show, feat. writer & editor Danny Fingeroth as we celebrate his new biography, JACK RUBY:...
Hitting The Links: 11/26/23
Either/Oar I was writing my daily postcard on Friday, when it occurred to me that it was 20 years since I semi-celebrated Thanksgiving in New Zealand. I had...
Thanks
Podcastery This week, I posted Episode 564 of The Virtual Memories Show, feat. cartoonist & editor Matt Bors. With The Nib, Matt helped build an online (and...
Hitting The Links: 11/19/23
Priors Authorization I didn’t tell him about my dream. That night, sleepless and feverish, as I began to come down with what I hope is just a cold, I had a...
Like It's 1999
Podcastery This week, I posted Episode 563 of The Virtual Memories Show, feat. master essayist Phillip Lopate in a conversation about his new collection, A...
Hitting The Links: 11/12/23
Lest We Forget GIL: Are you prepared for the first anniversary of Diane’s death? I’m one of those date-fixated people.BILL: It’s not of great importance to...
Mr. President
Podcastery This week, I posted Episode 562 of The Virtual Memories Show, feat. the return of cartoonist Leslie Stein. With her wonderful, hilarious &...
Hitting The Links: 11/5/23
Unitard I got to record with Phillip Lopate yesterday. That episode will air in a few weeks — in the meantime GO READ his new essay collection, A Year And A...
Analog Digital
Podcastery This week, I posted Episode 561 of The Virtual Memories Show, feat. a conversation with cartoonist Josh Bayer. With his new graphic novel/memoir,...
Hitting The Links: 10/29/23
Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down We made it back safe & sound from Barcelona on Friday, then spent Saturday in Princeton where I hosted a talk with Patrick...
The Secret Sharer
Keeping up appearances I’ll be interviewing Patrick McDonnell about his new book, The Super Hero’s Journey (Abrams ComicArts), at a live event on Oct. 28 at...
Hitting The Links: 10/22/23
He’s from Barcelona I’m in Barcelona for a trade show this week. We got in yesterday morning, waited ~45 minutes on line at passport control, and got to our...
The Analog Desk
Podcastery This week, I posted Episode 559 of The Virtual Memories Show, feat. a conversation with Lisa Morton as we celebrate spooky season & the release of...
Hitting The Links: 10/15/23
High Potency I was Dearborn, MI on Thursday & Friday for a client meeting about patient-centricity in drug development & manufacturing. It was a good event,...
OMFG JUBILEE STREET
Podcastery This week, I posted Episode 558 of The Virtual Memories Show, feat. a conversation with legendary cartoonist Daniel Clowes about his amazing,...
Hitting The Links: 10/8/23
Intro Something weird happened at my pharma conference last Thursday-Friday: nothing weird happened. I mean, I know I over-plan, micromanage and stress the...
Challenges & Opportunities
Intro I’ll be heading out in an hour or so for the annual pharma conference I organize, host, and micromanage within an inch of its/my life. The main...
Hitting The Links: 10/1/23
Intro I’m in Columbus, OH for Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC), an annual comics festival co-founded by my late friend Tom Spurgeon. Last year, I came here...
