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CHRIS: Bill, if the name of our game is greatest all-time drug album, and Dark Side of the Moon, simply for argumentative reasons, has been struck from the equation, I find that only one candidate remains. See, my well-coiffed friend, I think that often when folks consider the breadth of great drug albums, they tend to stick strictly to albums that stand as a result of certain drugs. Sure, psychedelics make for some fantastic rock, but what about the other means of getting messed up out there? For my pick, I reach back to April...
Mostly, though, it is crime—brutal, clipped, ass-kicking crime—that garners Ellroy’s attention. As the title suggests, Destination: Morgue!, like most of Ellroy’s writing, does not shrink from this dark theme. Its pages, if they emulated their contents, would be ripped, blood-soaked and stomped...
That he did. The resulting effort, My Dark Places, is a heartfelt, gut-wrenching 427 pages of coming to terms. “I understood that I would learn things about my mother, and I learned great things about my mother…and myself,” Ellroy said...
Housewives earns points for pushing the network TV envelope. Its dark comedic overtones are a welcome change from the usual saccharine sitcom slop, and the plotlines—mostly concerning the desperations and desires of a group of wealthy suburban mothers—are clever and engaging. Despite its flaws, the show’s mix of quirk and charm makes it (for now) the best primetime soap this side of premium cable...
Walking to the bar, Lou and I finalize our strategy and are full of confidence as we pass by the bouncer at the typically dark and hip lounge at the Charles