On this side of the Atlantic, the arrival of a new Woody Allen movie is always greeted with tremors of bliss by filmgoers past the age of 60, with mild curiosity by those in their 50s, with trepidation by those in their 40s, with fear and loathing by those in their 30s, and with complete indifference by anyone younger. An icon to baby boomers, who will never concede that when something is over, it is really over (Clapton, McCartney, Santana, the 1960s), Allen has not made a truly memorable film since Bullets On Broadway back in 1994.
Electronic books are ideal for people who value the information contained in them, or who have vision problems, or who like to read on the subway, or… - Joe Queenan
Electronic books are ideal for people who value the information contained in them, or who have vision problems, or who like to read on the subway, or…
- Joe Queenan
It was once argued that 'Starring Sylvester Stallone' were the three scariest words in the English language but until I saw Adam Sandler I'd always t… - Joe Queenan
It was once argued that 'Starring Sylvester Stallone' were the three scariest words in the English language but until I saw Adam Sandler I'd always t…
Because to the poor, books are not diversions. Book are siege weapons. - Joe Queenan
Because to the poor, books are not diversions. Book are siege weapons.
Purists maintain that if you go to a baseball game you will almost always see something you have never seen before. Unfortunately, it usually takes p… - Joe Queenan
Purists maintain that if you go to a baseball game you will almost always see something you have never seen before. Unfortunately, it usually takes p…
Every life, even the best ones, ends in sadness. Books hold out hope that things may end otherwise. - Joe Queenan
Every life, even the best ones, ends in sadness. Books hold out hope that things may end otherwise.
Saddling another person with a book he did not ask for has always seemed to me like a huge psychological imposition, like forcing someone to eat a ch… - Joe Queenan
Saddling another person with a book he did not ask for has always seemed to me like a huge psychological imposition, like forcing someone to eat a ch…
The world is changing, but I am not changing with it. There is no e-reader or Kindle in my future. My philosophy is simple: Certain things are perfec… - Joe Queenan
The world is changing, but I am not changing with it. There is no e-reader or Kindle in my future. My philosophy is simple: Certain things are perfec…
Great writers say things that are so beautiful, the very act of repeating them makes life itself more beautiful. - Joe Queenan
Great writers say things that are so beautiful, the very act of repeating them makes life itself more beautiful.
Book lovers are engaged with writers in a private communion that occurs in some vaporous cenacle of the mind. - Joe Queenan
Book lovers are engaged with writers in a private communion that occurs in some vaporous cenacle of the mind.
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