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.

Prize Prose

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Greg Olear

This month marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of Francine Prose’s first novel. Greg Olear talks to the great American novelist about life, literature, feminism, and the pursuit of guilty pleasures. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciations, Literature | Tagged Francine Prose | 5 Comments

GA(tsb)Y

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Greg Olear

A new take on an old classic. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciations, Literature | Tagged Daisy Buchanan, F. Scott Fitzgerald, gay narrators, Jay Gatsby, Maxwell Perkins, nick carraway, the great gatsby, Tom Buchanan | 27 Comments

13 Predictions for 2013

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Greg Olear

Greg Olear puts on his Nostradamus hat and foretells the best and worst of the year to come. Continue reading →

Song Beneath the Song: Xmas Edition

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Greg Olear

Greg Olear examines the lyrics of some popular holiday favorites. Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Song Beneath the Song | Tagged Do You Hear What I Hear?, Little Drummer Boy, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Silent Night, The 12 Days of Christmas, The First Noel, We Wish You a Merry Christmas | 1 Comment

The Miracle of Miracle on 34th Street

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Greg Olear

The 1947 classic Christmas movie was decades ahead of its time. Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Popular Culture | Tagged 1947, Christmas movies, Edmund Gwenn, feminism, iconic, Maureen O'Hara, Miracle on 34th Street, Mr. Gailey, Natalie Wood | 6 Comments

A Farewell to Arms

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Greg Olear

This is a column from March 13, 2001, about gun control. It is being re-run in its entirety to show just how little has been done in the last 12 years on the issue. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Columbine, Gabrielle Giffords, gun control, guns, inaction, Newtown, NRA, school shootings, violence, Virginia Tech | 4 Comments

Watch Me Two Times

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Greg Olear

What makes some comedies funnier when you watch them more than once? Lebowski knows, and so do Osborne Cox, Veronica Sawyer, Lionel Hutz, and Randy “Pink” Floyd. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture | Tagged Adam Sandler, Adventure Time, Ben Stiller, Burn After Reading, Coen Brothers, Finn and Jake, Heathers, Idiocracy, Marceline the Vampire Queen, Meet the Fockers, The Big Lebowski | 22 Comments