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The Focus | "Everything in the Oscars luxury ‘six-figure’ gift bag from skincare to snacks”
March 7, 2024
BuzzFeed | "Here's What's Inside The $178K Gift Bag For Oscar Nominees This Year”
March 7, 2024
Marie Claire | "The $170k Oscars gift bag includes . . .”
March 7, 2024
WLWT News 5 Today | "'Everything inside the $180K ‘Oscars gift bag' for Hollywood's top nominees”
March 5, 2024
WSAZ News Channel 3 | "'Everyone Wins' swag bags for Oscar nominees”
March 5, 2024
GQ.com | "Philip Seymour Hoffman Made Bad Basketball Hilarious . . . in this Early-00s Rom-com”
January 19, 2024
The Zoomer Book Club | "Reading the Reels: 10 Books For Cinephiles”
December 14, 2023
The Film Stage | "Recommended New Books on Filmmaking . . . and Lots of Late Gift Ideas”
December 11, 2023
JoBlo | "Cool Holiday Gifts 2023: Books”
November 29, 2023
SlashFilm | "The 2023 /Film Holiday Gift Guide: Hollywood Books”
November 24, 2023
We Hate Movies | "‘Killers of the Flower Moon, author Brian Abrams, Halloween recs & more!”
October 30, 2023
Today Extra Australia | "‘How well does DC know his movie quotes?”
October 27, 2023
Moviestruck | "‘Episode 66: The Remains of the Day (1993) feat. Brian Abrams”
October 23, 2023
WISH-TV | "‘Author looks at impact of movie quotes on society with new book”
October 16, 2023
Stand Up! with Pete Dominick | "‘You Talkin’ to Me?’ / Christian Finnegan hosts Author Brian Abrams”
October 14, 2023
The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano/WABC | “You Talkin' to Me?”
October 11, 2023
The Lead With Jake Tapper/CNN | “You Talkin' to Me?”
October 6, 2023
Gossamer | “You Talkin' to Me?”: The Definitive Guide to Iconic Movie Quotes”
October 2, 2023
Stuck in the ‘80s | “Episode 679: Iconic Movie Quotes With Author Brian Abrams”
September 30, 2023
Cinema Recall | “Interview with writer Brian Abrams”
September 29, 2023
Letterboxd | Book Giveaway
September 27, 2023
The Lowbrow Reader | “‘You Talkin’ to Me?’: The Definitive Guide to Iconic Movie Quotes”
September 27, 2023
Mental Floss | “The Cannoli Incident: How One Capo in ‘The Godfather’ May Have Written Himself Out of the Sequel”
September 26, 2023
RogerEbert.com | “Book Excerpt: You Talkin’ to Me?: The Definitive Guide to Iconic Movie Quotes”
September 26, 2023
Junk Filter Pod | “Sam Peckinpah: Junior Bonner (with Brian Abrams)”
September 25, 2023
The Daily Beast | “Inside Mel Brooks’ Most Iconic Movie Lines”
September 24, 2023
The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood | “The Lines That Define our Lives: Brian Abrams on ‘The Definitive Guide to Iconic Movie Quotes’”
September 23, 2023
Frotcast | ”Minhaj A Whaaa?, with Brian Abrams and Joey Devine”
September 22, 2023
Washington Post | “Speaking from the heart: When Biden went off-script on same-sex marriage”
January 12, 2021
Mental Floss | “Hero Worship: An Investigation Into the World's Die Hard Obsession”
December 17, 2020
Dissent Magazine | “What Obama wants to forget”
November 24, 2020
Dissent Magazine | “The Obamanauts”
Fall 2019
Fortune Magazine | “Who Is Running for Vice President in 2020? These Are the Contenders for the Democratic Nomination”
September 9, 2020
Current Affairs | “The Obama Boys”
3.10.2019
WGN Radio | “Author of new Book on Obama Presidency Brian Abrams”
9.21.2018
Politico Morning Money | “Good Read”
9.17.2018
WBAI/99.5 FM | "Leonard Lopate at Large"
8.28.2018
The Mother Jones Podcast | "Cohen, Guilty. Manafort, Guilty. Now What?"
8.22.2018
New Books in Politics | "Obama: An Oral History, 2009-2017"
8.21.2018
Jacobin | "The Day Zach Galifianakis Saved Obamacare"
August 2018
Politico Playbook | "Great Weekend Reads"
7.28.2018
WFAA Dallas | "Good Morning Texas"
7.24.2018
The Daily Beast | "How the GOP Screwed Obama on Immigration Reform"
7.22.2018
New York Times Book Review | "New & Noteworthy"
7.17.2018
Entertainment Weekly | "How the definitive Obama White House oral history came together"
7.16.2018
The Lowbrow Reader | 'Obama: An Oral History'
7.1.2018
New York Times | "Postcards From Another Era: Obama Team Memoirs Flood the Stores"
6.24.2018
Kirkus Reviews | starred review: "OBAMA: An Oral History"
4.16.2018
CNN Reliable Sources newsletter | "Obama: An Oral History" coming in July
3.2.2018
Politico Playbook | First in Playbook: Brian Abrams is publishing “Obama: An Oral History”
2.27.2018
The Columbus Dispatch | "The Drinking Habits of Presidents"
12.27.2016
Sirius XM Radio | "Stand Up! with Pete Dominick" on Gawker's demise
8.24.2016
Digiday | "'Complex feelings': How the media is paying its respects to Gawker"
8.19.2016
KTRS/550 AM | Paul Harris St. Louis News and Talk Radio
7.7.2016
kottke.org | "The definitive oral history of Die Hard"
6.30.2016
The Daily Beast | ""Die Hard': How Bruce Willis Changed the Movies"
6.29.2016
Thrillist | "A (Mini) Oral History of the Most Memorable 'Die Hard' Moments"
6.23.2016
Washington Free Beacon | "New Kindle Single Proves ‘Die Hard’ Is Not a Christmas Movie"
6.17.2016
Movies.com | "How 'Die Hard' Owes Much of Its Success to a Runaway Refrigerator Box"
6.16.2016
Cinema Blend | "Die Hard Owes Its Existence To A Crazy Car Accident, According To The Screenwriter"
6.16.2016
Maxim | "5 Revelations from the New 'Die Hard' Oral History That You Probably Didn't Know"
6.15.2016
FishbowlNY | "Yippee Ki-yay, President Reagan!"
6.14.2016
Uproxx | "‘Die Hard’ May Have Never Happened If A Screenwriter Hadn’t Almost Been Hit By A Fridge"
6.14.2016
Time | "Now You Know: What Happens If the President Gets Drunk?"
6.2.2016
Reuters | "Clinton’s ‘feminism is fleek’ IS a joke, says original tweeter"
4.6.2016
Fayetteville Observer | "Capitol Affairs: 'Party' book outlines presidential vices"
3.13.2016
Matter | "On Gawker's Problem With Women"
11.16.2015
New York Post | "This week's must-read books"
8.8.2015
New York Observer | "This is the Summer of Gawker"
7.28.2015
Seattle Review of Books | "Who gawks at the Gawkers?"
7.27.2015
Slate | “'It’s Just Mean to Be Mean': Gawker staff reflects on Nick Denton and the site’s mission."
7.23.2015
High Times | "Review: Party Like a President"
7.21.2015
Variety | "In Latenight Emmy Race, Letterman’s Swan Song Aims for High Notes"
6.17.2015
PhillyVoice.com | "Five for Friday: Brian Abrams"
5.29.2015
Vox.com | "This was David Letterman's first-ever Top Ten List. He'll give his last tonight."
5.20.2015
CNN.com | "Top 10 reasons David Letterman is a comedy god"
5.15.2015
Wall Street Journal | "Letterman, the Last American Broadcaster"
5.15.2015
Previously.TV | "Is Brian Abrams's Oral History Of Letterman's Late Night Worth Staying Up For?"
5.4.2015
Roll Call: Heard on the Hill | "Getting Sloshed, POTUS-Style"
4.17.2015
New York Times | "Inside the List"
4.17.2015
Sirius XM Radio | Yahoo News on POTUS
4.1.2015 [other clips: 1, 2]
The Federalist | "'Party Like a President,' Complete With Cocktails"
3.26.2015
Fox 5 D.C./WTTG-TV | "'Party Like a President' author Brian Abrams"
3.24.2015
Washingtonian | "Things to Do in DC March 23-25: Free Whiskey, Party Like a President"
3.23.2015
PolicyMic | "The Secret History of the White House Shows the Wild Side of Presidents You Never Hear"
3.19.2015
Washington Post Express | "‘Party Like a President’ lists such vices as pills, booze and cucumbers"
3.19.2015
The Free-Lance Star | "No squares in this Oval Office"
3.15.2015
Sirius XM Radio | "The Maggie Linton Show"
3.13.2015
Chicago Tribune | "What the presidents drank"
3.8.2015 [Web edition: 3.4.2015]
Chicago Tribune | "New in paperbacks"
3.5.2015
Sirius XM Radio | "The Jay Thomas Show"
3.2.2015
WCCO News Radio 830 CBS Minnesota | "Off the Menu with Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl"
2.28.2015
Austin American-Statesman | "New book explores cocktails fit for a president"
2.23.2015
Newark Star-Ledger | "Long Branch illustrator draws laughs with 'Party Like a President'"
2.22.2015
Tallahassee Democrat | "Hinson: Hooray for Zachary Taylor on Washington's Birthday"
2.21.2015
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan | "It’s Presidential ‘Party’ Time!"
2.19.2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | monologue segment
2.18.2015
Newstalk 106-108FM Ireland | "Moncrieff"
2.17.2015
Eater.com | "Celebrate Presidents' Day by Learning How to 'Party Like a President'"
2.16.2015
NPR Morning Edition | "'Party Like A President' Recalls Mixology, Mischief Inside Oval Office"
2.16.2015
New York Daily News | "The Wet Wing"
2.16.2015 [page 32; Web edition: 2.13.2015]
New York Post | "Party like a president! The booze, drugs, and sexual shenanigans favored by our commanders in chief"
2.16.2015 [page 25; Web edition: 2.16.2015]
LAWeekly.com | "Party Like a President By Drinking Their Favorite Cocktails At These L.A. Bars"
2.16.2015
OrlandoWeekly.com | "Drink like a boss: Presidential cocktails for Presidents Day"
2.16.2015
Digg.com | "A Short History Of That Time George H.W. Bush Vomited In Japan"
2.16.2015 [excerpt]
DC101/WWDC-FM | "Elliot in the Morning"
2.16.2015
Washington Post Magazine | "Presidents are every bit as flawed as all of us. Let’s celebrate that."
2.15.2015 [guest by-line; Web edition: 2.13.2015]
Mental Floss Magazine | "5 Presidents Who Fought For Their Right To Party"
March/April issue [newsstands mid-Feb 2015; Web edition: 2.4.2015]
Parade Magazine | "Party Like a President with 9 Creative Cocktails"
2.15.2015
BroBible.com | 10 Facts About U.S. Presidents Who Partied Their Faces Off
2.15.2015
VanityFair.com | "Drink Like a Founding Father with These Presidents’ Favorite Cocktails"
2.13.2015
Fort Worth Star-Telegram | "Presidents Day cocktails with a dash of history"
2.13.2015
History.com | "A Brief History of Presidential Drinking"
2.13.2015
MensJournal.com | "How to Party Like Teddy Roosevelt"
2.13.2015 [excerpt]
BusinessInsider.com | "One of the best stories of a president at a party involves Gerald Ford kicking back on a 2-pound block of cheese"
2.12.2015 [excerpt syndicated by Business Insider Australia and Business Insider India]
Fox News Radio | "The Alan Colmes Show"
2.12.2015
WERE-AM Cleveland | America's Work Force Radio
2.11.2015 [part of 1-day, 28-city radio tour]
KTRS-AM St. Louis | McGraw Live
2.11.2015 [part of 1-day, 28-city radio tour]
Brooklyn Daily Eagle | "DUMBO writer's book focuses on presidents' carousing and drinking"
2.11.2015
Esquire.com | "The Time John F. Kennedy Decided to Pass on Smoking That Fourth Joint"
2.10.2015 [excerpt]
Time.com | "5 Solid Party Tips from Presidential History"
2.10.2015 [guest by-line]
LowbrowReader.com | "Party Like a President"
2.10.2015
India Business Standard | "New book on White House to spill secrets about Presidents"
2.10.2015
Hindustan Times | "Sorry, Mr President: Dirty secrets of the White House rulers now in a book!"
2.10.2015
Brooklyn Paper | "Dumbo author dishes dirt on presidential debauchery"
2.9.2015
The Writers Bone podcast | "Episode 60: Author Brian Abrams"
2.4.2015
BrightestYoungThings.com | "Best of February 2015"
2.2.2015
Maxim Magazine | "Four More Beers!"
February 2015 issue [newsstands mid-Jan 2015]
Food Network Magazine | "Executive Orders"
Jan/Feb 2015 issue [newsstands mid-Jan 2015]
Modern Drunkard Magazine | "Drunkard of the Issue: Brian Abrams"
Issue #59 [newsstands January 2015]
Chicago Tribune | "As Letterman winds down, a look back"
12.12.2014
LowbrowReader.com | "Recommended Reading"
10.1.14
FilmDrunk.com | "Mark Hamill Comes Clean About His 20-Year David Letterman Obsession"
10.1.14 [guest by-line]
WarmingGlow.com |"Here's A Fun Story About Bill Murray Messing With a Pissed-Off David Letterman"
9.30.14
Digg.com | "How Bill Murray Went Missing During Letterman's First Episode"
9.30.14
PaperMag.com | "The Best, Worst and Weirdest of the Week"
9.26.14
Splitsider.com | "Inside the Confusing Origins of David Letterman's Top Ten List"
9.26.14
MentalFloss.com | "Top Ten Facts About the Early Days of 'Late Night with David Letterman'"
9.25.14
HeebMagazine.com | "Late Night with David Letterman: 'This Very Jewish Idea'"
9.24.14