Apr
14
LAST OF THE SUMMER WHINE
I'm a professional cynic but my heart's not in it
I'm paying the price
2 min read
Digital Renegade
Apr
10
VALHALLA
"Indians scattered on dawn’s highway bleeding / Ghosts crowd the young child’s fragile eggshell mind." - Jim
3 min read
Apr
08
A BITTER FRUIT
So far, 2025 (culturally speaking) has been full of disappointment—though I’ve yet to see the Minecraft movie, which
2 min read
Apr
07
TAKING THE MICKEY
Well, after watching Adolescence (Netflix)—which has to be one of the most artless and morbid pieces of television I&
2 min read
Apr
05
THE PATH OF COMPASSION
Some things in life are best kept simple, as their clear emotional directness and sincerity strike the heart in a
10 min read
Apr
03
PING PANG PONG
Though Puccini's Turandot is a deeply emotional and intense opera, the composer offers a rare moment of tranquility
1 min read
Apr
02
KISS KISS
There have already been plenty of tributes to Val Kilmer following the recent sad news of his passing, so I&
1 min read
Mar
30
MOTHER’S LITTLE HELPER
Of course, it's Happy Mother's Day and not Sad Mother's Day, but I just
1 min read
Mar
28
ON THIS DAY
On this day in 1868, the Russian writer and political thinker Maxim Gorky was born, and I know next to
1 min read
Mar
26
RISORGIMENTO
"If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change." - Tancredi
Pleasantly surprised
4 min read