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Tag Archives: George V. Higgins
Killing Them Softly Makes Criminality Look Awful
My review of Killing Them Softly, a movie I don’t necessarily recommend you see because its so grim), can be found here. A significant portion of the review got clipped, including all of the below. (Also, read the book it … Continue reading
In Paul Ryan’s America, You Are on Your Own
While taking the Broad Street Line to work this morning I saw an advertisement for SNAP (what used to be called food stamps), which read something like “You Don’t Have To Choose between Heating and Eating.” It reminded me of a man I talked … Continue reading