# dolan (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover dolan. Page: Feed: --- ## [Ease On In](https://liandolan.substack.com/p/ease-on-in) _2026-08-14 · Lian Dolan · Pep Talk by Lian Dolan_ August Ennui, Substack Recommendations on Art, Food, Pop Culture, Paris ## [Random Thoughts on Today’s New York Times Digital Front Page](https://liandolan.substack.com/p/random-thoughts-on-todays-new-york) _2026-08-11 · Lian Dolan · Pep Talk by Lian Dolan_ Bad Day for Science; Good Day for Hobbyamory ## [THE FINALE](http://www.krikorianwrites.com/blog/2026/8/4/the-finale) _2026-08-04 · Michael Krikorian · Blog - Krikorian Writes_ After that phone call, giant waves of relief come for days, for weeks. Nancy is jazzed and sends me on those errands that started this story. I keep doing my pushups, stay off the sauce, return to the hood, my step returns and I revitalize Jimmy Dolan, my alias who writes the fictional Mozza Tribune. Alas, tragedy comes to The Mozza Corner as Osteria chef Kirby Shaw goes into a coma for two months… ## [OF ALL THE GIN JOINTS](http://www.krikorianwrites.com/blog/2026/7/31/43r1glwfj89jqc8h351ukm0qpmvv65) _2026-07-31 · Michael Krikorian · Blog - Krikorian Writes_ (EDITOR’S NOTE – At the end of the previous article, “Errand Day”, I had just heard from “my neurologist” I might have ALS, aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease.) So, like I said, I walk upstairs and just tell Nancy the doctor is not sure what’s ailing me and to “enjoy Italy”. No way am I gonna talk about the Iron Horse. I don’t even Google ALS. That would be a death sentence. We all know that. I had a… ## [ERRAND DAY](http://www.krikorianwrites.com/blog/2026/7/30/ikateyxx65r8f05q9lye0ww8ybw2vr) _2026-07-30 · Michael Krikorian · Blog - Krikorian Writes_ “Wide awake, I can make my most fantastic dream come true, my romance doesn’t need a thing….but you” - Maxine Weldon singing “My Romance” written by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers in 1935. A Wednesday in April, 2026, more than 90 years after that song was written, nearly 40 years after my cousin Greg saw Maxine sing “My Romance” at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel’s Cinegrill and raved about it to… ## [Random Thoughts on The Odyssey, The Odyssey Snobs, Troy and Tom Hiddleston](https://liandolan.substack.com/p/random-thoughts-on-the-odyssey-the) _2026-07-29 · Lian Dolan · Pep Talk by Lian Dolan_ The ear plugs willl save you! ## [Pep Talk: Rent the Minivan](https://liandolan.substack.com/p/pep-talk-rent-the-minivan) _2026-07-24 · Lian Dolan · Pep Talk by Lian Dolan_ Family Travel, Popular Books that I liked a lot, Bend Book Event ## [Send the Email on Monday](https://liandolan.substack.com/p/send-the-email-on-monday) _2026-07-17 · Lian Dolan · Pep Talk by Lian Dolan_ Little House Love, Listen to Madonna, Book Event in Bend ## [Listen to the Book First](https://liandolan.substack.com/p/listen-to-the-book-first) _2026-07-10 · Lian Dolan · Pep Talk by Lian Dolan_ HUGE week for Classics Majors! ## [Random Thoughts on Getting a Puppy at my Age](https://liandolan.substack.com/p/random-thoughts-on-getting-a-puppy) _2026-07-07 · Lian Dolan · Pep Talk by Lian Dolan_ Puppy Playpens, Bespoke Name Tags & Pure Joy ## [Find what they just said (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5N037WXd46WY) _2026-07-07 · **Sponsored**_ Surface recent public signals so you can send policy-aware, relevant outreach ## [Toast the Happy Couple](https://liandolan.substack.com/p/toast-the-happy-couple) _2026-07-03 · Lian Dolan · Pep Talk by Lian Dolan_ Taylor + Travis + The Ghosts of the Ice Capades = Wedding Bliss ## [Random Thoughts on Vacation Prep, Unforeseen Delays and Car Snacks](https://liandolan.substack.com/p/random-thoughts-on-vacation-prep) _2026-06-30 · Lian Dolan · Pep Talk by Lian Dolan_ Will we ever hit the road? ## [Pep Talk: Celebrate Your Own Way](https://liandolan.substack.com/p/pep-talk-celebrate-your-own-way) _2026-06-26 · Lian Dolan · Pep Talk by Lian Dolan_ Ina's Flag Cake, Blueberry Muffins, 4th of July Playlist ## [‘THE WATTS ARMENIAN’ MY CROWNING MOMENT AS A JOURNALIST](http://www.krikorianwrites.com/blog/2026/5/2/my-crowning-moment-at-a-journalist) _2026-05-08 · Michael Krikorian · Blog - Krikorian Writes_ Something happened one week ago, Friday, May 1, 2026, that was the single most gratifying moment of my up and down career as a journalist. If this had occurred anywhere it would have been a treasure, but it just so happened at the very place where I became a journalist and started working for the L.A. Times 34 years ago; the Los Angeles City Council chambers at City Hall. On that Friday, the city… ## [NOT PRETTI GOOD, MARCHERS GET “NOT PRETTI GOOD” SIGNS](http://www.krikorianwrites.com/blog/2026/1/27/not-pretti-good) _2026-01-31 · Michael Krikorian · Blog - Krikorian Writes_ NOT PRETTI GOOD It would be pretty good and actually pretty damn easy to lower the tensions, the cuss word outrage emanating from Minnesota after the shooting death of Alex Pretti. If that person in the White House simply called out the scaredy cat gutless coward Border Patrol agents who shot Pretti on a Minneapolis street last Saturday morning, that alone would help the country. In fact, if the… ## [FAREWELL TO GREGORY "BATMAN" DAVIS, AN OG BEFORE THERE WERE OGs](http://www.krikorianwrites.com/blog/2025/5/1/the-life-and-death-of-gregory-batman-davis-an-og-before-there-were-ogs) _2025-05-02 · Michael Krikorian · Blog - Krikorian Writes_ “It was never about the destination. It was always about the journey.” - Bogard, aka George Thomas talking about Gregory “Batman” Davis On the streets of Greater Los Angeles – and most of the United States now - “OG” means Original Gangster. But those initials - and those words - are thrown about without the proper respect the term really implies and deserves. There are 19-year-olds who are… ## [ERIC NAZARIAN'S "DIE LIKE A MAN" RESTORES MY FAITH IN GOING TO THE MOVIES](http://www.krikorianwrites.com/blog/2025/4/24/eric-nazarians-die-like-a-man-restores-my-faith-in-going-to-the-movies) _2025-04-25 · Michael Krikorian · Blog - Krikorian Writes_ This Wednesday night I was at Chi Spacca restaurant on the Mozza Korner when a diner, going from the bathroom back to his table, bumped into me and quickly apologized with a “I’m so sorry. I am really sorry.” My first thought was it wasn’t that much of a bump to warrant being that sorry . A few seconds later, the wine guy Daniel Kfoury asked me “Do you know who bumped into you?” No, I told him.… ## [JESSE KATZ'S "THE RENT COLLECTORS" BECOMES FIRST BOOK EVER TO BE AWARDED A MICHELIN STAR](http://www.krikorianwrites.com/blog/2025/3/30/uj33uy6e5c7i0dhprfntnzoq22m7el) _2025-03-31 · Michael Krikorian · Blog - Krikorian Writes_ Recently, at the bar of famed The French Laundry in Yountville, California, three solo diners were all reading a book while relishing the three Michelin star cuisine of Thomas Keller. It is not unusual to see solo diners reading at this nearly mythical restaurant. What was striking that early Spring evening was that the three were all reading the same book, Jesse Katz’s “The Rent Collector.”… ## [HEAVEN'S MAITRE 'D ST. PETER THREATENS TO RESIGN AFTER ENCOUNTER WITH “VISITOR” MICHAEL SINGER](http://www.krikorianwrites.com/blog/2024/1/7/saint-peter-heavens-maitre-d-saint-peter-threatens-to-resign-after-encounter-iwth-michael-singer-d-th-5tgyt) _2025-01-09 · Michael Krikorian · Blog - Krikorian Writes_ EDITOR’S NOTE - The first 65, 70% of this story was written one year ago when Michael Singer was down and out and the referee had counted “eight……. nine…” and was just about to reach a knockout. A year later, we are, what’s the word, grateful, I guess, that Paul Newman jumped the gun. Read on and maybe that will make some sense . \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* For over 1,900 years, Simon Peter, aka St.… ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FaNJAnAsulYK) _2025-01-09 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [99 MINUTES, NANCY SILVERTON SHATTERS WORLD RECORD FOR GOING FROM SURGERY TO SHOPPING](http://www.krikorianwrites.com/blog/2024/9/27/nancy-silverton-shatters-world-record-for-going-from-surgery-to-shopping) _2024-09-27 · Michael Krikorian · Blog - Krikorian Writes_ An American woman utterly demolished the long-standing world record for going from a hospital bed for surgery to a clothing store for shopping when she left Cedars Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood on Friday at 10:00 am and was at Noodle Stories on 3rd Street trying on their new line from Italian clothing designer Daniela Gregis at 11:39 am.., Just in 99 minutes from surgery to shopping. The…