My interview with former gay-for-pay porn star Malachi Marx is still generating comments almost two years after I sat down to lunch with him. I wouldn’t normally post an update on this or other comments — mostly because my site gets nothing but spam comments talking about the Zune or…
My Kind Of Town
Next month I’ll be in Chicago for a long weekend and am looking for people in the Windy City interested in having dinner with a stranger. I’ll be there from April 13 through the afternoon of April 17. Though I’ll be working for some of the trip — yes, I…
You Are In An Open Field
It’s always interesting (at least to me) to find out what past interviewees are up to these days. While I’ve taken a hiatus from doing “Where Are They Now?” podcasts — mostly out of sheer laziness — I still occasionally get email updates from some strangers. Case in point: Cecil…
Fighting Over Marriage
After reading about Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signing a bill legalizing gay marriage earlier this week, I remembered a Sunday dinner interview I had last year with Patrick Walker — a DC-based pastor who has fought against gay marriage. Read my interview with Patrick to learn more about his stance…
Interview 42: Dinner With Rozanne
It’s been a while since I put up a new dinner interview, but here’s the first one of 2012: my dinner with marketing communications executive Rozanne Weissman in Washington, DC. Rozanne told me how she got into public relations and her earlier career as a journalist. She also had plenty to…
Almost Maine (In Virginia)
Readers of this site living near Tysons Corner, Virginia, have a chance to check out a play directed by one of my former interviewees, magician Michael Chamberlin. However, time is running out because the play’s last night is this Sunday, February 26. Michael sent me a link to 1st Stage…
Be Excellent To Each Other
This weekend is President’s Day in the United States, which means lots of scholarly assessments of the country’s leaders and…all right, no. It just involves getting a three-day weekend and seeing a bunch of television adverts where men dressed like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln offer holiday deals. Fittingly, one…
Margarita Pracatan Sings For You
If you’ve ever wanted to see Cuban singing sensation Margarita Pracatan taking to the stage and wowing people with her unique vocal talents, now’s your chance. Margarita will be performing live Friday, March 23 at New York’s Beechman Theatre. Apparently for the cost of a $15 ticket with a $15…
Movin’ Right Along
I’ve updated my 2012 travel plans with some tentative locations. Although quite a few of the dates listed are subject to change, I’m interested in hearing from people in each of the places listed. If you live somewhere I’m visiting and would like to have dinner with a stranger to…
Julia’s Holiday Greetings
Happy new year and all that. My resolutions include going to the gym more than once before December, and finishing a 694-page headache of a book I’ve been reading since April, the title and author of which shall remain nameless. For the first update of 2012, here’s a holiday greeting…