brendan halpin

I adored Babel and Yellowface, and I too once spent some time in Taipei (in 1990, when it was apparently a vastly different place than it is now), so I was excited to read Taipei Story.

I am not doing the 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days challenge because I don’t need that kind of pressure, but I am doing my best to watch as many horror movies in October as I can!

You may have heard about the anti-Boston Public Schools ad that was pulled by the MBTA.

Happy Spooky Season to all who celebrate!

People say to me, Brendan, they say, you’re dissatisfied with Massachusetts’ leadership and say you want bold action, but you won’t say what you mean by that!

Here’s a copy of the letter I sent to Maura Healey, Michelle Wu, and my state senator and state rep.

Introduction The internet and the world are long on gloom and doom and extremely short on practical suggestions for how to resist the doom they’re so gloomy about.

Another short story for you!

I think something has been missed in the whole Ed Sheeran/Macklemore/Everybody but Ed quits the tour controversy.

I actually don’t enjoy writing about this stuff.

I know, I know.

Like most Bostonians when he was mayor, I met Tom Menino a couple of times.

The mayor of Boston, whoever they are, always faces a difficult choice: do you serve the people who live and vote in the city, or do you serve the people who use the city for work and entertainment?

I was an early adopter of Sirius XM Radio, back when you had to buy a special little box to play through the FM radio in your car.

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about which albums I return to again and again as full albums.

Hey, so I’ve noticed that the definition of “one-hit wonder” seems to be shifting a little bit.

I saw Supergirl during the last heat wave.

I was as surprised as you that I got an invite!

Today’s the third day of the heat emergency in Boston.

Back in 2013, my elder daughter was in the improv group in her high school.