I admit, I shamelessly loved The Closer

Dude’s Shakespeare credentials are legit, and his point is more complex than this subheading lets on.
But in the end, this essay reads like a comicon fanboy screed bemoaning aberrations from “originalist” canon.

There’s not really a joke there?

What a Gumpian life! Members of the pre-Mamas & Papas, dodged the Manson murders, co-wrote the Muppet pilot, won an Oscar for Annie Hall. His obit is a wild ride

I’ve never read it, and preferring to go in as blind as possible, why do you read it this time of year? Can I wait until January?

I would like to opt out of finding out, I was not doing any of the fucking around.

The only thing worse is when that “how” is preceded by “Here’s”