Rosecrans Baldwin

TMN co-founder Rosecrans Baldwin is the bestselling author of “Everything Now.” Other books include “The Last Kid Left” and “Paris, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down.” He lives in Los Angeles.

https://rosecransbaldwin.com/

29 Oct 2001

Language

I just emailed Josh the following definitions of strange words and realized that they’re funny enough for everyone to enjoy; this is from a Harper’s excerpt two years ago of the Oxford English Dictionary’s appeal for new words. Puppies – Slang for women’s breasts, used by wrestling

24 Oct 2001

Notes on New York

Two notes: A brief history of Don DeLillo’s career, largely culled from the few, previous interviews he’s given, applied to recent events. Long before the World Trade Center attacks, DeLillo understood the profound disconnect between reality and spectacle made possible by modern media. ‘For most people there are

23 Oct 2001

What the Onion Might Say

Editors Vow to Find Synonym for ‘Pound’ NEW YORK, USA (The Morning News) – Editors from top news agencies met Tuesday in order to find alternatives for the popular word ‘pound.’ The word has been making frequent appearances in recent headlines and is feared to lose currency through over-exposure. ‘We

23 Oct 2001

Andrew Stockdale

Fashion, no, everything photographer Andrew Stockdale handles the five questions with ease, describing the horny dogs that live next door.

22 Oct 2001

Worthy for the Headline

‘Twins fashion fighting felines’ by Beth Long Ruth and Rebecca Brown have 4,386 cats. The identical twins from the Maple Glen section of Upper Dublin Township have fashioned thousands of tiny, detailed cats from clay. They’re not just ordinary kitties, either. They are cats in Confederate clothing. Union

22 Oct 2001

France

‘France’s Downfall: The most comprehensive account of the most sordid period in French history’ by Eugen Weber In May of 1940, when the Germans attacked, the French didn’t know what had hit them. Eight months of phony war had dulled the vigilance of generals. In June the Germans

11 Oct 2001

New Yorker Reading/Benefit

We had good seats tonight, seven rows from the stage at Town Hall, two seats on the orchestra’s Eastern aisle. Before it started we waited in a crowd on 43rd St. – mostly young, mostly white – guessing at different percentages for the crowd, such as: * What percentage had attended college: