RealClearBooks & Culture

Lisa Kudrow Is Back—Again - eepurl.com/jB8qYM

How Arsenio Hall Shook Up Late Night - eepurl.com/jB2D5k

No More Battles for Paul Thomas Anderson - eepurl.com/jBW-zM

The Winners and Losers of the 2026 Oscars - eepurl.com/jBRarQ

In Space, No One Should Hear Your Glib Jokes - eepurl.com/jBGfBk

Thanks to @RealClearBooks for featuring @IvanKenneally on Twain’s absurd, noble America. hedgehogreview.com/web-features/t…

Pop-Culture Populism and Hollywood's Sequel Problem - eepurl.com/jBADxI

'Hoppers' Is a Happy Leap Forward for Pixar - eepurl.com/jBo5l6

Thanks to @RealClearBooks and @Perez_Writes for featuring my little dialectical meditation on John Boorman's 1967 masterpiece Point Blank, "Zeroing Out." realclearbooks.com

Glad to see Jones Hogsed's great @r0manticon essay on Dylan in excellent company in realclearbooks.com today.

The Captivating Derangement of Looksmaxxing - eepurl.com/jBi7Ss

Six Essential Story Lines for the World Baseball Classic - eepurl.com/jA923o

Honored that my @r0manticon essay, "Connecticut, and A Dying America," made @RealClearBooks's list last week! Read here: romanticon.substack.com/p/connecticut-…

The Forgotten Oscar Darlings - eepurl.com/jA31oU

The Future of Horror Movies Is on YouTube - eepurl.com/jAWhSo

Is 'Sinners' Making a Late Oscars Surge? - eepurl.com/jAP8UU

Honored to be in @RealClearBooks today next to a few other illustrious folks. cc @SethBarronNYC @NickBurns @SamBuntz @RossBarkan @WordOnFire Highly recommend Best Picture nominee Train Dreams: wordonfire.org/articles/train…