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My obituary for rock star Eric Carmen, who became a close friend

May 14, 2024 Ken Kurson 1 Comment

Eric Carmen was a power pop hero to me and he became a good friend. Some of my Facebook friends…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: Eric Carmen

Geddy Lee Memoir Is Surprisingly Excellent

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I reviewed the memoir of Rush bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee for Rock and Roll Globe. No need to repeat what I…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: Geddy Lee, My Effin Life, Rush

KK coverage of Christie’s despicable auction of nazi-tainted jewelry

September 5, 2023 Ken Kurson 2 Comments

I love art and value art and even collect it a little bit. But I know so little about it…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: Christie’s, Heidi Horten, Rabbi Avi Weis, Steven Lieberman, Zachary Small

KK reviews ‘Inside the ICE House’ Podcast

March 15, 2023 Ken Kurson Leave a comment

Podcasts deserve reliable consideration and objective feedback. Unlike books, film, visual art and recorded music, there’s not an authoritative repository…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: Joe Plumeri, Joshua King, NYSE

Book Reviews—90% positive but the negative ones are memorable

January 25, 2023 Ken Kurson Leave a comment

The occasional blistering, negative review serves a meaningful purpose. For two reasons: 1) It keeps publications honest. A negative review…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: Boy George, Buzzfeed, David Sirota, Guy Fieri, Kirkus Reviews

My obit for Nikki Finke, an American Original

October 9, 2022 Ken Kurson Leave a comment

I feel a duty to write obituaries. But I also like to do it. Writing with the intention to share…

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Posted in: Media, Writing Filed under: New York Observer, Nikki Finke

Cheeseburgers with Oliver Platt

August 10, 2022 Ken Kurson 2 Comments

I’m rewatching Season One of Fargo for the jillionth time. With every viewing a new delightful element emerges, and this…

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Posted in: Esquire, Writing Filed under: Billy Bob Thornton, Esquire, Fargo, Lisa Hintelmann, Noah Hawley, Oliver Platt

CalMatters Dubiously Scolds California Globe on Journalism Ethics

April 11, 2021 Ken Kurson Leave a comment

I wrote a story for the California Globe about the site CalMatters lecturing the California Globe. If that sounds like…

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Posted in: Media, Writing Filed under: CalMatters, Substack

You got another memoir coming

February 11, 2021 Ken Kurson Leave a comment

If you think I’ll sit around as the world goes by… One of the hardest things in all music is…

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Posted in: Music, Writing Filed under: Judas Priest, Rob Halford

Sheldon Adelson obituary in California Globe

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Sheldon Adelson was a giant, in several different pursuits. He had vision and toughness and tremendous chutzpah. Plus he was…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: Sheldon Adelson

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