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 Jul 30, 2025 1 min read
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 Jul 30, 2025 3 min read
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 Jul 29, 2025 2 min read
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 Jul 28, 2025 2 min read
Jul 24 THE UNSUBSCRIBERS On Losing Subscribers (and Still Needing to Write) I recently lost a few subscribers to my blog. Part of me Jul 24, 2025 2 min read
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, Jul 22, 2025 3 min read
Jul 20 UMA I think I've developed a retrospective crush — along with a newfound admiration — for actress Uma Thurman after recently Jul 20, 2025 4 min read
Jul 17 LOVESICK Apparently, rapper Guru of Gang Starr would have turned 64 today had he survived cancer. Sadly, he didn’t (having Jul 17, 2025 2 min read
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 Jul 17, 2025 3 min read
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 Jul 16, 2025 4 min read