Looking For Listens? March 13, 2026March 12, 2026 THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT I’ve listened to three life stories this winter that I’ve really enjoyed. They not be for you — or you may prefer to read with your eyes (what a concept!) — but for your consideration: 1. Lance Black — Mama’s Boy, read by the author, whose polio-disabled mom would never be able to have children but had three, and who . . . well, her story is amazing. Lance’s, too. Turns out, if you can win an Oscar for writing a screenplay (Milk), you can also write a pretty compelling book. 2. Jeffery Seller — Theater Kid: A Broadway Memoir. You’ve heard of Hamilton? You’ve heard of Rent? 3. Lorne Michaels — Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live. Need I say more?* Cheaper on Kindle, but hard to read with your eyes while you’re power-walking or cleaning the house. And not cheaper on Kindle if you have a monthly Audible subscription. Cheaper still if your local library offers free audio book rentals. THIS IS NOT Oil Shock Sends Tremors Through World Economy: ‘This Really Is the Big One’ If you see your glass as half empty, pour it into a smaller glass and stop bitching. — Anon *Okay, I can’t resist a little more. The narrator does a good job, but here and there it’s so funny. She’s young. The world is old. She clearly has never heard of a mimeograph machine — she pronounces it “MIME-graph” — or of Bulova watches — she pronounces them “bull-LOW-va” — and the same for the names of some famous people she never heard of. It’s no big deal; and, of course, she knows much we boomers don’t. But I got a kick out of it.