Author Archives: Greg Olear

About Greg Olear

Greg Olear (@gregolear) is a founding editor of The Weeklings and the author of the novels Totally Killer and Fathermucker, an L.A. Times bestseller.

An Incomplete List of Things on #SCANDAL that are Too Impossible to Believe (and Why I’ll Watch it Anyway)

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Greg Olear

SCANDAL returns! Greg Olear on white hats, Vermont jam, B-613, and all the rest of the nonsense. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture, The Arts | Tagged #TGIT, ABC, B-613, Fitz, jake Ballard, Olivia Pope, ridiculous premises, Scandal, Shonda Rimes, TV | Leave a comment

Song Beneath the Song: “Darling Nikki” by Prince

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Greg Olear

Greg Olear has the dirt on Nikki. Continue reading →

Posted in Song Beneath the Song | Tagged 1999, BDSM, Darling Nikki, Prince, purple bananas, Purple Rain, Sex, sex toys, torture | 11 Comments

The 50 Greatest Writer Names of All Time

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Greg Olear

Novelists, poets, playwrights, humorists, memoirists, and more. Ms. Nin and 49 of her well-named friends. Continue reading →

Posted in 50 Greatest | Tagged Anais Nin, best writer names, Djuna Barnes, Dr. Seuss, Ernest Hemingway, Miranda July, top 50 writer names, writer names, writers | 36 Comments

Newsfail: An Interview with Citizen Radio’s Allison Kilkenny and Jamie Kilstein

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Greg Olear

The founders of Citizen Radio chat with Greg Olear about their new book, #NEWSFAIL. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Al Gore, Allison Kilkenny, Citizen Radio, fair and balanced, Fox News, George W. Bush, income inequality, Jamie Kilstein, Occupy Wall Street, Palestine, Ralph Nader | Leave a comment

20 Thoughts on Pulp Fiction on the Occasion of that Film’s 20th Anniversary

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Greg Olear

It’s the one that says Bad Motherfucker. Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema | Tagged Medieval on your ass, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino | 1 Comment

Ivy Leaguers, Tiger Mothers, and “Excellent Sheep”: A Discussion with William Deresiewicz

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Greg Olear

In this far-ranging discussion, Greg Olear talks to the author of Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life about the problems with higher education, politics, the left, and Obama. Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events | Tagged Amy CHua, Bush, elites, elitism, Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life, Harvard, liberals, Obama, William Deresiewicz, Yale | 4 Comments

The 50 Greatest “White Person Problem” Movies of All Time

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Greg Olear

Some problems don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. Continue reading →

Posted in 50 Greatest | Tagged 99 problems, oh woe is me, wah wah wah, white person problems | 16 Comments