TV/Streaming: The Ken Burns series about Hemingway on PBS did not make me want to re-read Papa’s books, but I did learn a few things and I’m grateful for that…Movies: “King Kong vs. Godzilla” got people back into cinemas, but will they return for anything other than a blockbuster? I doubt it…Books: The biggest surprise about Hunter Biden’s memoir, “Beautiful Things,” is how well-written it is — and, yes, he wrote it himself…Music: Why the hell am I listening to so much Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks lately?…Sports: Kevin Durant can be an asshole, James Harden is out with an injury: it’s hard to be a Nets fan right now.
Movies: Will “King Kong vs. Godzilla” get you back in the theater? Not me!…TV/Streaming: I’ve been catching up with Stanley Tucci’s Italy and food show on CNN: the culinary purists are bitching, but I find myself entertained…Finally, there’s a new “Masterpiece” series Sunday on PBS: about a Norwegian princess and FDR…Music: That Lil Nas X video is a kick, though its kicks got in legal trouble with Nike…Books: You couldn’t pay me to read the new biography of Philip Roth. The new one about Francis Bacon, on the other hand…Sports: Baseball is back, so of course the NYC weather returned to winter…Finally: Happy Easter! Don’t gorge on too many marshmallow chicks.
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