Movie Friday: This Week It's a Book

I wanted to pick a movie this week to reflect the shitstorm that the idiots who rule this province have inflicted on us, but I couldn't think of anything appropriate.  On the other hand, Straight Man, one of the earlier novels of Richard Russo, fits rather well.  Russo is probably best known for his novel Empire Falls, which won the Pulitzer, and was later adapted as an HBO miniseries.  But Straight Man is well worth a look.  It's about a middle aged English professor at a struggling state school in Pennsylvania that has a big budget cut hanging over its head.  Maybe a little too close to home this week, but the story is strong and the writing is crisp.  Someone should make a movie out of it, but in the meantime, give it a read if you have the chance.