Archive for the ‘Washington Independent Review of Books’ Category

Book Review: Mr. Know-It-All

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019

(This review was originally published by the Washington Independent Review of Books on June 28, 2019.) Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder By John Waters All those midnight shows at the Bijou Theatre in Hipsterville USA featuring seedy movies like “Pink Flamingoes,” “Polyester,” “Serial Mom”— full disclosure: I never saw ‘em. And […]

Book review – Waiting for the Punch

Friday, October 27th, 2017

(This review was originally published by the Washington Independent Review of Books on October 25, 2017.) Full disclosure. Before this heartfelt, scatterbrained book landed in my lap, I’d never heard of Marc Maron. According to the bio on this collection of podcast interviews, Waiting For the Punch, he’s a “stand-up comedian, actor, author and host […]