Tag Archives: Robert DeNiro

Concentrate

If you haven’t seen it yet, the folks at Concentrate posted a long article about me and my projects today. I’d like to thank Tanya Muzumdar, the writer of the piece, for attempting to make sense out of my two hours of unfocused rambling, and Dave Lewinski for the photos. For what it’s worth, I’d […]

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Another entry for the Pencil Paparazzi file

OK, it looks as though another movie is filming in Ann Arbor. I just received the following Pencil Paparazzi contribution from a reader named Alicia, who happened to be crossing the University of Michigan campus this afternoon when she saw a film crew. She asked a man blocking foot traffic what was going on and […]

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The return of America’s cities…. except Detroit

The Census Bureau released new figures today, and they contain some good news. Apparently, after years of decline, people are reentering America’s older cities. It only stands to reason that, as fuel prices rise, people would congregate in cities – especially cities with decent mass transportation, infrastructure and access to jobs. Unfortunately, however, it doesn’t […]

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A proposition for Rob Reiner

[Please feel free to distribute as you see fit]

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Getting in Maxim with my dignity intact

The DeNiro thing doesn’t seem to be dying. It made it into Maxim today… They say the idea is “so awesome, it just might work”… Still no word from DeNiro.

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