December 2008
3 posts
BEST OF FALL '08 ANIMAL REPORTS FROM BROOKLINE, MA...
· A cat was in a tree for at least 12 hours and couldn’t be brought down on Aug. 29. · A squirrel was reportedly trapped in a “window well” on Stedman Street on Sept. 16. · A “friendly yellow lab” with no collar was wandering toward the Lawrence School on Aspinwall Avenue on Sept. 19. · A hawk was reported on the front lawn of a Princeton Road residence with a piece of plastic caught on its...
Sketchy Comedy: Television: The New Yorker →
The show’s true claim to fame, and a reason never to miss an episode, is Alec Baldwin, whose comic magnetism is so strong I’m surprised it hasn’t caused weather disturbances. He doesn’t steal scenes; he makes them rise and shine. Baldwin has to know how good he is, but he wears it lightly, and you actually take pleasure from how much pleasure you’re taking from his performance—just as you do, say,...
