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Author Archives: Adam Nathan
Wonderstruck Q&A w/Brian Selznick & Millicent Simmonds
posted by Adam Nathan
On Saturday, after taking a small pilgrimage to the Queens Museum to see the panorama of New York City that features so prominently in the exquisite Wonderstruck, we attended an early evening showing of the new Wonderstruck film adaptation at the Angelika Film Center. To our delight, they announced that there would be a Q&A after […]
2015 Maine Literary Awards Finalist – The Westgate House
posted by Adam Nathan
A surprise piece of news this morning: I received notice I’d been selected as a finalist in the 2015 Maine Literary Awards Nonfiction Short Works category. The excerpts below – that made up the submission – are part of a larger piece called The Christmas Letters. Some of you are familiar with another excerpt from […]
The Well-Tempered Songbook: #45 Pink Moon, Nick Drake
posted by Adam Nathan
* There were probably ten of us, split up between two cars. We were on spring break, headed from the Upper West Side to Sarasota, Florida. The late model station wagon I was in had bags roped to the roof and about six of us inside. This was long before seat belts so we […]
The Nathan Brothers: Pas de Deux
posted by Adam Nathan
Adam: In a single word please describe the experience of others watching you dance. Entries longer than a single word will not be given consideration. Chris: Amusement. Adam: Yeah, that works for me, too. I think if I’m on the outer edge of a dance floor and somebody who knows me that isn’t dancing is watching they might be […]
Tattoo You (A Men’s Night Out)
posted by Adam Nathan
* I’m part of a group of guys that goes out monthly in my neighborhood to, well, drink I suppose, mostly. But we manage to sneak some other activities in there as well. Anyway, it was my turn to host, which really means decide where we’re going to drink, and I decided to put a […]
The Nathan Brothers
posted by Adam Nathan
Adam: I want to run an idea by you. Let me know when you have a minute. (No hurry.) Chris: Hi Adam. Here I am. On the same page, so to speak. It’s an odd sensation. Very… public. I feel self-conscious, as if you had just invited me up on to a stage where you’ve been […]
Notes from the STPTS (Seattle-Portland-Seattle Bike Ride)
posted by Adam Nathan
My son and I biked the “STP” Seattle-to-Portland ride last weekend and then returned home via the same route. A few minor notes and observations from the five day, 415 mile ride: ‘Somebody Might Have Mentioned That’ Dept. It turns out ten thousand rider Seattle-to-Portland bicycle “event” isn’t actually a race. You aren’t competing. There’s no prize […]
Elton John’s Maple Drive Oscar Party
posted by Adam Nathan
Last night watching the post Oscar telecast, I caught an interview with Elton John about what have now become legendary Oscar parties for his AIDS foundation. He mentioned the place where he first held it, some twenty years ago, at a restaurant in Beverly Hills called Maple Drive. The following excerpt, long buried on my […]
“Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago”
posted by Adam Nathan
Seattle Friends, If you are even a little curious about the Camino de Santiago and would like to understand more about the experience of walking it, this documentary is a great place to start and it is going to be in Seattle soon. Starting on Friday, February 7th at the SIFF Uptown Cinema, there will […]
9 Reasons Steve Jobs Will Come Back From the Dead to Fire Somebody at TBWA\Media Arts Lab
posted by Adam Nathan
1. The False Note It’s going to be six months before I can read a poem after this mess. Just in case the clap of thunder and the swirling, Terrence Malick storm clouds didn’t clue you in, the long, single stroke of cello should have. I was in the middle of the divisional round and […]
‘Her’ (Spike Jonze, 2013)
posted by Adam Nathan
Caveat Spectatorus: there are a couple details revealed about the film that *may* be spoilers. But do come back later! There is so much to see. The near-future urban world of ‘Her’ has been exquisitely imagined: holographic video games, softly illuminated elevator panels, sleek intra-building walkways, clicking earbuds – and not a detail feels borrowed […]
The Christmas Letters
posted by Adam Nathan
I look up from the black and white laptop screen and the whole world is in color just like in the Wizard of Oz. It’s 10:30 at night and I’ll be writing for hours, but I don’t care because I’m ready now. Daddy’s home for Christmas.
Dr. Brad
posted by Adam Nathan
For several years an old friend has posted Facebook aphorisms with the key words adorned in title case. Gratitude. Love. Look. Soulmate. Partner. Equinox. “I don’t believe I’m the “Healer”, but I DO believe I’m hear as Your Facilitator in Your Healing process.Dr.Brad” They were often punctuated incorrectly, spaces missed on the keys, double-entry on DrDr. They were […]