The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
Fifteen years after backpacking through the Himalayas, Tom Robbins realises a little luxury is not to be sneered at - especially when it's a community initiative
Phantasmaphile (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
I just reread one of my favorite books from when I was a teenager, Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins. I'm overjoyed to report that it is even better than I remembered, and found myself furiously scribbling line after...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Writers hold their breath when others adapt their work for the screen or the stage. Tom Robbins admits to apprehension, but he is pleased as sangria punch with Book-It Theatre's production of "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues."
Hammer Of The Blogs (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
"Keep this quiet: the world is round." -- Tom Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume Bushtard librettist and freelance peckerhead Michael Gerson scribbles his latest hymn in the key of Bullshit Major -- which, apologies to Nigel Tufnel, is the most pathetic (and frequent) key of all. After a trite overture to the ancient homilies of William Jennings Bryan, Gerson attempts to square Bryan's ultimately tedious rabble-rousing...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
Theater review by Misha Berson: Book-It Theatre's adaptation of the Tom Robbins classic "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" has some energetic performances but can't succeed in translating the literary, self-parodying spirit of the book.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
Book-It hitches a ride on a classic Tom Robbins tale.
The Neighborhood Retail Alliance (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
In this week's Village Voice, Tom Robbins depicts a poignant dream sequence. After toying with us for the better part of a year on a non run for the presidency , Mayor Mike is now engaged in similar musings over term limits: " Bloomberg looked at the daylight seeping past the drawn curtains in the shrouded bedroom. He wondered if he should fly the jet down to the Bahamas this weekend or just hang out...
The Neighborhood Retail Alliance (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
In a piece that we had missed in the Village Voice, Tom Robbins examines the failure to develop the Seward Park urban renewal site and finds fault with Shelly Silver's role: "Just south of Delancey Street on the Lower East Side, near the bustling entrance to the Williamsburg Bridge, lies that rarest Manhattan commodity: vacant land. This is not just a few buildable lots, but a huge swath of property,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
Travel: The crowds disappear, prices fall, fractious locals finally relax - September is the perfect time to visit Corsica. By Tom Robbins
BlueNC - Comments (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
I love Tom Robbins. and Tim Robbins. But they're not related. At least I don't think they are.
BlueNC - Comments (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
Along with Tom Robbins, of course. The NC Family Policy Council doesn't speak for my family
Afrigator (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
July 31, 2008 By Tom Robbins Cape Town - A wage dispute at Shoprite’s loss-making Tanzanian business was continuing, but staff had returned to work following a one day illegal strike, Whitey Basson, the chief executive, said yesterday. Basson said staff returned to work on Friday after a court had ruled that the strike was illegal, but negotiations over pay were continuing. Shrinkage and competition...
Afrigator (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
July 28, 2008 By Tom Robbins Cape Town - Same-store sales growth at Truworths slowed sharply in the second half, but the fashion retailer still managed to boost full-year profit, according to Mark Ansley, a portfolio manager at Cadiz. Ansley said on Friday that on a comparable basis, sales at stores open longer than a year had grown by 11 percent in the first half. But the trading update released by...
43rd State Blues: Democracy for Ida (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
Anybody who maintains absolute standards of good and evil is dangerous. As dangerous as a maniac with a loaded revolver. In fact, the person who maintains absolute standards of good and evil usually is the maniac with the revolver. Seems rather appropriate after Chris's run-in with the gun nuts.
Everything And Nothing (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
"Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature." ~ Tom Robbins
