Tag Archives: New Jersey

The Coronaball Run, Day 1: New York City to Richmond

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: In the middle of the coronavirus crisis, I drove from New York City to Los Angeles. I had been planning to move back to California for a number of weeks and I wasn’t about to let the zombie apocalypse … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Aberdeen, coronavirus, COVID-19, Delaware, I-95, Maryland, New Jersey, nyc, Richmond, the coronaball run, Virginia, Waffle House, Washington DC | 14 Comments

Notes on “Atlantic City”

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Like “Nashville,” the 1980 “Atlantic City” is an essayistic treatment of a city. But it’s not brash and satirical like “Nasvhille”; it’s glancing and melancholy-romantic — a loser’s lament. It’s to director Louis Malle’s and writer … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Atlantic City, Burt Lancaster, Film, John Guare, Louis Malle, movies, New Jersey, susan sarandon | 2 Comments

At Action Park

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I was tickled to see some reminiscences of Action Park show up in my Facebook feed this morning. Do any UR readers remember Action Park? You probably need to have grown up in the New York/New Jersey area … Continue reading →