Tony Pacitti

Twin Dad. Millennial doofus. Carbon-based lifeform.

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SCREAM YOUR ENTHUSIASM (7) – HILOBROW

By: Tony Pacitti
October 25, 2024

One in a series of 25 enthusiastic posts, contributed by 25 HILOBROW friends and regulars, on the topic of favorite horror movies. Series edited by Heather Quinlan.
JAWS | d. STEVEN SPIELBERG | 1975
Do you ever refer to the shark from Jaws as “Jaws”? I did when I was nine.
My best friend and I were obsessed with the Jaws movies, which manifested in strange acts of devotion like writing “Jaws” or “Jaws 3D” with mustard on our bologna sandwiches. We d...
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PVD Author Lucas Mann Gets Real on Fatherhood in Latest Work

When it comes to taking on the role of a present, hands-on dad, Providence author and Riffraff co-owner Lucas Mann knows the score.

“There is an incredibly low bar,” he says. “You can be seen with an enormous amount of generosity, much of which isn’t really earned. You feel incredibly visible and like everyone’s rooting for you. I’ve never had people be nicer to me. It’s that weird tension where I’m not doing it for that, but also: That’s nice.”