Nov
23
SAILING BY
You really cannot overstate the effectiveness of the boat (or ship) as a metaphor for our lives. We all set
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Nov
21
THE LURKER
The tall, scarecrow-looking man had cleared out the entire bar, including all of its loyal customers, and now it was
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Nov
20
TOP 5 SINATRA TRACKS OF ALL TIME (RANKED)
Dear Readers/Subscribers,
Well, it looks like my Sinatra obsession isn’t waning one bit, and though I’m less
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Nov
19
TOP 5 COEN BROS MOVIES (RANKED)
Dear Readers/Subscribers,
It’s gotten colder here today in England, and I’m warming up my brain this afternoon—
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Nov
18
CROSSING THE THRESHOLD
Hitchcock's Notorious (1946), starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, is quite possibly the English director's most
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Nov
17
POPEYE MONDAY
I’ve got a mate—not a close mate, but a mate—who’s been through some tough times over
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Nov
12
LA OMEN
We're living in strange times indeed. Sitting in a local cinema in the heart of the Cotswolds, watching
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Nov
12
THE BALLAD OF GUITEAU
Come all ye Christians
And learn from a sinner:
Charlie Guiteau
Bound and determined
He'd wind up a
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Nov
12
A STRANGE REFRESHMENT
Spoilers ahead
Considering that British composer Sir Edward Elgar once conducted concerts for lunatics in a local asylum in Worcester,
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Nov
08
WINGS OF DESIRE
Rosalía’s latest album Lux (2025) is further proof, if any were needed, that pop has its own Hildegard von
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