Peter Blauner

Democracy on the Ropes Don't kid yourself. We're wobbling in a corner and getting the standing 8 count.

Democracy and free speech are in real trouble. A piece about the fight we’re in. open.substack.com/pub/peterbla...

You Should've Been There Farewell to Peter Walsh, co-owner of Coogan's and many other things.

A tribute to my friend Peter Walsh, co-owner of Coogan’s. open.substack.com/pub/peterbla...

What a shame. I liked him very much as a writer and a guy.

Fighting Words Everyone is in favor of Free Speech - for themselves. So why do many want to police other people's words?

A new Substack about words worth fighting over. open.substack.com/pub/peterbla...

It’s appalling. And the question is, where does it stop?

Are We Ready For Another 9/11? Will other countries offer us a hand after we've given them the finger?

A new Substack. Are We Ready For The Next 9/11? open.substack.com/pub/peterbla...

The Don Mr. President, you're no Don Corleone.

The Don (ald). A new Substack and an unfavorable comparison. open.substack.com/pub/peterbla...

Is It Time To Close The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Cleveland rocks. Recent decisions maybe not so much.

A new Substack with a half-serious question: Should the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame keep going if Mariah Carey is up for consideration? open.substack.com/pub/peterbla...

Is It Time To Close The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Cleveland rocks. Recent decisions maybe not so much.

A new Substack with a half-serious question: Should the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame keep going if Mariah Carey is up for consideration? open.substack.com/pub/peterbla...

The Master Discovering the movies of a great director who influenced Scorsese and Coppola

A new Substack about discovering a great director who influenced Scorsese and Coppola. open.substack.com/pub/peterbla...

Satan's Year In Review The Devil’s report card on 2024: It ain’t 1941 yet, folks, but to quote Frank Sinatra: It was a very good year!

The Devil’s Report Card on 2024. Old Scratch sez: It was a very good year! More here: open.substack.com/pub/peterbla...

10 Things I Hate About the 21st Century I got mine. You got yours. Let's compare notes.

Combining two things readers are interested in - lists and hate - here's a column about Ten Things to Hate About The 21st Century. Readers invited to make their own suggestions: peterblauner.substack.com/p/10-things-...

Beyond Law and Order How do we tell stories about justice when it’s obvious that some people are above the law?

How can we take stories about justice seriously when it's obvious that some people ARE above the law? A new Substack here: peterblauner.substack.com/p/beyond-law...

Thanks!

a new Substack about the CEO killing. open.substack.com/pub/peterbla...

a new Substack about the CEO killing. open.substack.com/pub/peterbla...

No Country for Old (Dead) Men (and Women) Does the new controversy about Cormac McCarthy have a different meaning in the Trump era?

What does the controversy about Cormac McCarthy mean in the new Trump era? A new piece: peterblauner.substack.com/p/no-country...

The Trump cabinet so far is the best argument in favor of supporting WGA script writers. Because this is who you get when you watch too much "reality" TV.

Not Exactly "Pretty Woman." A good new movie by a filmmaker who should be more famous.

A movie review: open.substack.com/pub/peterbla...

To Love a Chatbot Parasocial Romance and Deep Horror in Florida

An interesting piece by my favorite young writer - who also happens to be our first born son: substack.com/inbox/post/1...

And doesn't mean she wasn't on to something when she wrote the poem. The art often knows things that the artist doesn't.

On Getting Knocked Out. And Trying To Get Up Again About heavyweights, poetry, and pulling yourself together.

Okay, I was never a Twitter guy but I'll give this Blue Sky thing a shot. Here's a piece I just published: peterblauner.substack.com/p/on-getting...