News of the Week: Mark Twain, Weird Jeans, and Saving the Gas Lamps of London – The Saturday Evening Post
News of the Week
In the News of the Week ending March 21, 2025, are good books, crazy jeans, and Gene Hackman (as Mike Brady?).
Bob Sassone
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Here are a half dozen books you might want to read this spring.
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams. Facebook didn’t want this book by an ex-employee to be published so now you have to read it.
Mark Twain by Ron Chernow. Chernow, whose other books include profiles of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, does a deep dive into the life and work of Samuel Clemens (who did indeed write for the Post).
Notorious by Maureen Dowd. This is a collection of the New York Times columnist’s profiles of famous people like Paul Newman, Jane Fonda, Mel Brooks, and Elon Musk.
Funny Because It’s True by Christine Wenc. A detailed history of the satire site The Onion.
The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig. A horror novel about five high school friends who discover a mysterious staircase in the woods. One of them vanishes along with the stairs. Twenty years later the other four investigate when the stairs reappear.
When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi. The novel that answers the question, “What would happen if the moon actually did turn into cheese?”
These jeans are half-off, and I don’t mean the price.
Sure, the Coperni One-Leg Denim Trouser may only have, well, one leg, but they’re only $440!
You often can’t think of anyone else in a classic TV or movie role, and it’s usually not fair because another actor or actress could have done a perfectly good job in the role, and we wouldn’t have known the difference because the person who got the role wouldn’t even be in our minds.
Having said all that, I think Gene Hackman would have brought an entirely different vibe to The Brady Bunch.
I wasn’t sure I was going to be interested in this CBS Sunday Morning report, but it’s actually quite fascinating.
Alan Simpson was a Republican senator from Wyoming from 1979 until 1997. He died last week at the age of 93.
John Feinstein was an acclaimed sportswriter for the Washington Post and the author of such books as A Season on the Brink, Hard Courts, and A Good Walk Spoiled. He died last week at the age of 69.
Jesse Colin Young was the lead singer of the Youngbloods, known for the hit peace song “Get Together.” He died Sunday at the age of 83.
Ron Nessen was press secretary for President Ford. He died last week at the age of 90.
Lenny Schultz was a comedian who appeared on many variety and talk shows. He died Sunday at the age of 91.
John Hemingway was the last surviving pilot of the Battle of Britain. He died Monday at the age of 105.
Gene Winfield created custom vehicles for such TV shows as Star Trek, Batman, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E., as well as movies like Blade Runner and Sleeper. He died earlier this month at the age of 97.
He was a lawyer and politician who, at age 36, was the youngest presidential candidate in history. He ran three times but never got the office, though he was secretary of state under Woodrow Wilson and served in the House of Representatives for four years.
This year, The King would have turned 90.
I don’t have the type of life where I have a need to go to a hardware store.
The Pioneer Woman has recipes for a Bean Dip and a Chicken Bacon Ranch Dip.
Good Housekeeping has a Dill Dip and a Roasted Red Pepper Hummus.
Southern Living has a recipe for a French Onion Dip and a Classic Salsa.
And Spend with Pennies has the classic Rotel Dip, which I’ve made before and is quite good.
I won’t link to any recipes for chips because I assume you’ll just buy a bag.
Why is this day on March 25th? Because it’s the date of the defeat of Sauron, of course.
Don’t just say hello to people today, have them talk to the hand.
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