A Maurice Sendak-inspired songs by one of my favorite Philly bands.
Rosenbach Museum and Library honors benefactor Maurice Sendak
From the Daily News, May 9, 2012.
I like writing obits, which I guess makes sense considering they’re the first thing I read in the paper.
Of Salman Rushdie, who once gave him a terrible review in the New York Times, he says: “That flaccid fuckhead. He was detestable. I called up the Ayatollah, nobody knows that.” Roald Dahl: “The cruelty in his books is off-putting. Scary guy. I know he’s very popular but what’s nice about this guy? He’s dead, that’s what’s nice about him.” Stephen King: “Bullshit.” Gwyneth Paltrow: “I can’t stand her.
Maurice Sendak continues to prove his insane awesomosity. (h/t Vulture)