Sure. 

It’s less than 24 hours since police found Phillip Seymour Hoffman dead in his apartment. The description of how he was found is graphic and since we know him so well from the movies it’s easy to picture it all in painful detail.

It’s a blue Monday in New York.

[Photo Credit: Jonathan Smith]

Painting by Elmer Bischoff.

“Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat”–The Inkspots

[Photo Via: Sec from Disaster]

A few brief highlights from the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman:

[Photo Credit: Desmond Muckian]

All Rise.

“Since You’ve Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)”–Aretha

“In Your Arms Again (Shake It)”–Curtis

[Photo Credit: Oscar Palomares via Lover of Beauty]

Hey Now.

A Feel-Good Friday Record:

[Illustration via: Quintessence of Dust]

The Coen brothers’ favorite Preston Sturges movie. Everyone is good in it but I especially like Mary Astor, Rudy Vallee, and Sig Arno.

Photograph by Boris Ovini.

Carrots with honey.

“Flowers on a Stool” by Jason Bowyer via Bo Fransson. 

Sometimes…

Head on over to Rolling Stone and check out these three stories by Gerri Hirshey on James Brown:

“Mister James Brown: The Godfather of Soul is Back” from 1982.

“James Brown: I Feel Good!” from 1991.

And an obituary from 2007. 

Also, Hirshey’s book about soul music, Nowhere to Run, is worth tracking down.

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Red Farm on the upper west side. Yeah, I’ll try it.

Illustration by Daniel Downey. 

Without a dream in my heart. 

Here is a well-informed and balanced take on the lingering scandal between Woody Allen, his ex girlfriend Mia Farrow, their children, his wife, and allegations of sexual abuse.

 My Momma Done Tol’ Me…

[Illustration Via: No Fun]