This weekend's WSJ picks

On time for Father's Day, the WSJ has a delicious list of books this weekend:

Alan Murray wants an outdoor propane grill:




Theodore Dalrymple, who wrote

picks his five favorite books on the criminal mind:



The WSJ book section also has reviews on


On the DVD aisle, there's an article by Peggy Noonan on The Sopranos. Here are seasons 1-6


Tom Selleck selects his favorite performances by leading men:



I would add to the shopping list The Illusionist: a romantic movie men will like.


On the CD aisle,


More Father's Day items here

Sunday blogging: Music

The rest of the family's away for the weekend, so I've been indulging in a great music extravaganza: listening to viola da gamba music CDs playing LOUD every moment I've been at home (except when I watched the Fox News special I mentioned in the other post).

I started with

moved on to

and then to


After listening to all of those, I've decided to get this one,

Needless to say, I'm in gamba heaven. Follow the links and listen to a sampling. You might like it, too.

I want Beckham's agent

Now, I don't know a thing about sports. And I certainly don't know anything at all about football or soccer. So I'm completely amazed that a guy who wasn't scoring in his last team has just signed a contract for a quarter of a billion bucks. What's even more amazing is that the guy is referred to as a sex symbol. I kid you not. The TV anchors say, "the superstar and sex symbol" - I just heard one right now.

A sex symbol? He spends more on manicures that I - and I go for a manicure every week!

So it seems to me that the lesson in this is, have a really really good agent.

This weekend, however, my mind is focused on one thing and one thing only - you guessed it. I was visiting Obi's Sister who's anticipating Jack Bauer's return, and, as she puts it,

Even the obscene amount of money offered to pseudo-royal Beckham cannot tarnish my anticipation. After all, if Jack really wanted Beck's money, all he'd have to do is show up and take it. Like candy from a baby. And he wouldn't even need a hacksaw.

And I bet Sir Becks doesn't even own a pair of Jack Bauer pajamas

Did she say, Sir Becks? He was knighted?

Get me that agent - I want to be a Dame!

Here's a quick 24 round-up:
24 facts about '24'

James Cromwell will appear on season six as Jack Bauer's father. Sorry, Donald. Guess you weren't believable enough to play Jack's dad.

James Cromwell?
24 forum
Stephen King says, '24': So Good It's Scary
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NY Times delivery update:
For the first time since I started assertively asking (i.e., stopped paying) the NYT to discontinue weekend delivery, the paper was not on the driveway this morning. Did they finally stop? The real test comes tomorrow. One time they didn't deliver early on Saturday but they delivered it later. If it's not on the driveay by then, it must mean they stopped.
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Via Pamela, not a sex symbol but a very sexy performer: Charles Aznavour. Some day I'll post about the time I saw him on stage, but for now, hear him sing She

What a fabulous guy.