Jul
30
THE SOUND OF FREEDOM
I've often said that jazz is the sound of freedom, with its fearless ability to move in mercurial
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Jul
30
NINOTCHKA AND OUR NEW AGE OF CENSORSHIP
Anna: You know how it is today. All you have to do is wear a pair of silk stockings and
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Jul
29
A TOUCH OF CLASS
They hurt you at home and they hit you at school
They hate you if you're clever and
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Jul
28
KINGSMEN VS THE GLOBALISTS
Given the absolute scorn directed at the British working class these days—especially post-Brexit—by much of the sneering middle
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Jul
24
THE UNSUBSCRIBERS
On Losing Subscribers (and Still Needing to Write)
I recently lost a few subscribers to my blog.
Part of me
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Jul
22
THE MAGIC HOURS AND THE UNLUCK OF THE IRISH
“When the magic hour arrives, my thoughts center on light rather than on the landscape. I search for perfect light,
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Jul
20
UMA
I think I've developed a retrospective crush — along with a newfound admiration — for actress Uma Thurman after recently
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Jul
17
LOVESICK
Apparently, rapper Guru of Gang Starr would have turned 64 today had he survived cancer. Sadly, he didn’t (having
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Jul
17
ONE SUPERMAN AND HIS DOG
Watching the latest Superman movie with a friend last night, I found it fascinating how thinly disguised the story’s
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Jul
16
WAY DOWN IN THE HOLE
Over the past 30 years, I believe The Wire, The Shield, and Breaking Bad to be the three benchmark American
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