Attention Must Be Paid: Joe Santos
Even before I looked up his career, I knew Joe Santos would be easy for…
Attention Must Be Paid: Evelyn Nesbit
One of the most overused phrases in reporting is “crime of the century.” I think…
Celebrating the Living: Jane Lapotaire
Some women just play a lot of queens. Real, fictional, and somewhere in between. Not…
Attention Must Be Paid: Chuck McCann
Among other things, Chuck McCann seems to have been a heck of a nice guy.…
Attention Must Be Paid: Texas Guinan
Prohibition created a wide array of colourful characters who have stayed part of pop culture…
Attention Must Be Paid: Don LaFontaine
In a world . . . there, I said it. Happy? —his last line, delivered…
Celebrating the Living: Kirk R. Thatcher
I could win the Nobel Peace Prize and my grave would still say Punk On…
Attention Must Be Paid: Whitney Blake
Whitney Blake had a lot of career. I’m not sure when or why she got…
Attention Must Be Paid: Arthur Anderson
I’ve had to start putting notes on the more obscure people I cover for these…
Attention Must Be Paid: Edith Evanson
If Thelma Ritter is the patron saint of this column—and really, how could she not…