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.

Shock & Awe

May 1, 2012, marks the ninth anniversary of George W. Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” speech, and the seventh anniversary of the publication of the Downing Street memo. Greg Olear recounts—and re-counts—the invasion of Iraq. Continue reading

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Miranda Wrongs

What will become of artists when bad reviews get too personal? Will strong candidates continue to seek office if our civil discourse becomes more fractious? How could anyone hate Miranda July? Greg Olear investigates. Continue reading

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Welcome to the Working Weeklings

In this, The Weeklings’ maiden dispatch, founder and co-editor Greg Olear reveals the inspiration behind the new blog. A single post a day, every single day? And twice on Sunday? Are these guys nuts? Continue reading

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