“February
12, 2025. Today I heard something about an Alien Enemies Act. I don't know
what that is, but it's over two hundred years old and sounds really scary. All
of it put Mr. Larry in a terrible mood, which was made even worse when he
couldn’t find the remote control to the TV. He came up to the attic and asked
if anyone knew where it could be. He was very angry. ‘What is it with these
remotes? Why are we always looking for them? I'm so sick of this!’ Mr. Larry
said he liked it better when the only way to change the channel was to walk up
to the TV and turn the dial and that those were the days. Papa told him to look
between the couch cushions. Mr. Larry said he did. Papa said to dig deeper—it's
always there. Of course, he was right. Not only did he find the remote. He also
found an old phone called a BlackBerry, from 2002.”— American comedian, writer, actor,
and television producer Larry David, “Shouts and Murmurs: The Diary of Anna
Franco,” The New Yorker, July 21, 2025
“Anna
Franco.” Oh, boy. An outrageous premise that could only come from the man who
imagined a Seinfeld episode involving a date during the showing of Schindler’s
List.
(This image of the creator of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm was taken at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival by David Shankbone.)
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