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Fred Schruers

Fred Schruers

David Lynch Was "A Designer, Builder, Artist" Says His Brother in Art Jack Fisk

David Lynch Was "A Designer, Builder, Artist" Says His Brother in Art Jack Fisk

The painful news of David Lynch’s passing this week brought forth a reaction from film people that was both reverential and slightly stunned. The community had known for some time that he was suffering from disabling emphysema, as he advised even as he cited hopes for the future: “I

"Your Turn To Stand Guard": Biden's Farewell Brings Thoughts of JFK, FDR...and Mom

"Your Turn To Stand Guard": Biden's Farewell Brings Thoughts of JFK, FDR...and Mom

Watching Joe Biden deliver his farewell address to the nation on January 15 was an uneasy experience. The memory of a failed campaign still rankles. Whether or not you blame his prolonged failure to drop out the race as the key problem Kamala Harris faced, Joe's stubborn plaints

Desolation Row: The Fires That Will Change L.A.

Desolation Row: The Fires That Will Change L.A.

And then the kerosene Is brought down from the castles By insurance men who go Check to see That nobody is escaping To Desolation Row… Bob Dylan As all the world now knows, Los Angeles is living through a fourth day of loss, heartbreak, and anguish compounded by uncertainty. I’

Giving In to the "Delightfully Snide" Varlets and Vixens of "Industry"

Giving In to the "Delightfully Snide" Varlets and Vixens of "Industry"

Let’s postulate for a moment that you or I might have overdone New Year’s Eve– may have just ridden out a two-day hangover leading into Dry January. Congrats and condolences. But if you follow the doings of the young traders on the bustling floor of the Pierpoint investment

New Orleans Is Strong Enough To Stand

New Orleans Is Strong Enough To Stand

This space was slated to hold a post about the HBO MAX series "Industry"– but given the horrific incident of Tuesday night, and in solidarity with my dear friends from my three years-plus in that great city, I'll post the below essay as tribute. It was

Rickey Henderson "Didn't Throw His Heart Around"

Rickey Henderson "Didn't Throw His Heart Around"

I was sad to hear today that Rickey passed at age 65; when I wrote this piece for my editor Will Dana at "7 Days," Rickey was in his colorful, Hall of Fame-bound prime. Thanks also to Alex Belth of the Stacks Reader for reprinting it not long

"Day of the Fight" Punches Above Its Weight

"Day of the Fight" Punches Above Its Weight

The almost unavoidable instinct when faced with a “boxing movie” is to take a step back—aren’t they all too often a reconfiguring of tropes and cliches? Won’t there inevitably be some moral or practical quandary that our hero—and hero he is overwhelmingly likely to be, for