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Things are brewing

As evident from the fact that the last post was in March, this blog is, by all accounts, defunct. There will be a new blog happening soon in a shiny new spot – it’s simply a matter of time.
Until then, keep in touch via twitter @heydonnelly. Where things are awfully shiny and I mostly occasionally [...]

Authenticity does not mean “extra good”

Authenticity is a terrible term by which to judge art. It’s thrown around a lot! I.E., this guy did heroin and killed their friend at the train tracks, ergo his book is good. This guy went to juke joints for six months (leaving because he had no money/was scared) so ergo, his blues are better [...]

R.I.P Stu’s Car

Stu had told me that his car had gotten scrunched by a lady in Troy. She was trying to parallel park and didn’t know the difference between Reverse and Drive. She also, apparently, wasn’t too swift with the breaks.
Stu’s car went to the shop and never returned. It was too far gone.
I had three [...]

Out to lunch

This blog, as it is, isn’t really a priority at the moment.
It’s too bad in some ways, because I get a heck of a lot of hits from Gilmore Girls fans, and living in New York, away from New England, in a state of New England-stalgia, I’ve been thinking a bit about the show, what [...]

Poignant

Whenever I hear Wham’s “Last Christmas,” I feel such emotion. Perhaps it was most fully realized one night walking by the Charles Hotel in Cambridge in Harvard Square. They were opening the ice skating rink that night. It was a dinky one about the size of a large room. The mayor was there, I think.
Last [...]

I win at life

Tonight I have scored: the John Cheever biography coming out in March, a chocolate bar, a cozy room, and The Walkmen’s “In the New Year.” Cheever claims that being from New England gives him duality.
Lou Reed walked by me as I scored this book. Failed to tell him that we have some things in common, [...]

The Ice of Boston

Honestly, I don’t see anything of substance being written here until my wrist feels better. No end of the year wrapups, no meaningful reflections, no hot jams. And that’s okay!
I’m prescribing myself a course of weekly yoga so I feel functional. The first class after nine months, after moving and stressing and starting a job [...]

Super fantastic! Harry, a History

Thrilling things: so my friend Melissa Anelli’s book Harry, a History is out and in bookstores! You should buy it because it’s awesome.

Melissa’s an inspiring writer and it’s a lively look at how people’s lives were changed by Harry Potter and Harry Potter fandom, least of all Ms. Anelli and her awesome HP website, The [...]

Facts and truths

Dan Levy, who is a host for MTV Canada is cute. He is also Eugene Levy’s son!

A fun thing about the occasional visit to Williamsburg/Greenpoint is that it’s really not an exaggeration to say that you could find about 10 variations on that boy just walking down the street. They’re all cute, too! Would they [...]