Letters 10.19

Iron Man voted for Reagan.

Look guys, I have many, many problems with the way our government has handled things

WHIZZIN’!

Pissing on the Wizard

Margaret Hamilton, Idina Menzel, Mabel King, Miss Piggy—they've all smeared the green stuff

JAMES TATE

Poetry legend surfaces again

If poets were cowboys, James Tate would be The Man with No Name. It would be the spaghettiest western ever;

SPEED RACER

Flashy to a fault

In a purely visual sense, Speed Racer, with its bright and blinding cartoon colors, is a visceral and awe-inspiring feast for the eyes.

SON OF RAMBOW

Summer months beget reckless adventure

Garth Jennings seems to be a Brit with a fascination for other cultures. You can see it in most of his work so far:

Israel's Birthday Bash

International controversy comes home!

On Wednesday night, Bostonian Israel supporters gathered at the JFK Library in Dorchester to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Israel's independence.

NEVER FOREVER

Money can't buy happiness

Never Forever's characters are not people with whom you can empathize, nor does that seem to be writer and director Gina Kim's goal, at first.

MYQ KAPLAN

In his stand-up, Myq Kaplan delivers punchlines at rapid-fire speed. Even before he was the resident assistant in my building,

Flying Dog Garde Dog

No, that's not a typo. This is a "Bière de Garde" from Flying Dog Brewery. Guard dog. Garde dog. Get it? OK. Moving on ...

The French Bière de Garde ("beer for keeping") style is sometimes referred to as the sister to the Belgian Saison, as both are Farmhouse Ales that are traditionally brewed in early spring (prime brewing conditions) using local ingredients, matured in cool storage and consumed throughout the summer months.

Glenn Mercer and The Feelies

Come on ... feel the noise

Of all the great lesser-known groups to come out of the '80s, The Feelies were easily the most collective