Blake Nelson

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  • Sep 22, 2025
    The first time I saw Andy Warhol was in 1983. It was a sunny spring day. I was walking to class. I had just transferred to New York University. Andy Warhol was walking up University...
  • Aug 6, 2025
    Does anyone remember Andrew McCarthy, the 1980s Bratpack actor and star of St. Elmo’s Fire and Some Kind of Wonderful? The one who then retired from...
  • Jun 12, 2025
    I recently re-read Tony Tulathimutte’s stunning short story “The Feminist.” It was fun to read again. The writing is so smart and funny. And it’s a benchmark...
  • Jun 11, 2025
    In 2016, I was living in Portland where against my better judgement, I became involved with a much younger woman, whom I fell in love with in a delusional, mid-life crisis kind of...
  • Jan 20, 2025
    I recently watched the 2016 documentary “David Lynch:  The Art Life”.  It focused on Lynch’s early years:  his childhood, his difficulties at school,...