Mar
11
THE DISCONTENTS
In researching ideas for my first novel, I've been following Timothy Leary's advice over the past
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Digital Renegade
Mar
05
THE LAST DANCE
There's an exquisitely melancholic moment in Terence Malick's Badlands (1973) when Kit (Martin Sheen) and Holly
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Mar
04
SHEER SQUIRMER AND THE MINISTRY OF TRUTH
“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength” - 1984 (Orwell)
A Week Is A Long Time
Well, what
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Feb
28
THE ULTIMATE LEX
It was sad to hear about the strange circumstances surrounding Gene Hackman, his wife, and their pet dog's
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Feb
20
HUNGRY GHOSTS
Having barely recovered from the Shakespearean tragedy of Gennaro and Ciro over five seasons of Gomorrah, I wasn’t sure
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Feb
18
CINEMATIC RUSTICANA
With the depressing February weather in Britain of late and the unremitting gloom of Starmer's Soviet-style premiership—where
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Feb
15
CLOSE TO YOU
"You know, I think it would be a terrific idea to do an album with a string quartet."
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Feb
14
JACK'S NOT ALRIGHT
I love you, but I love my freedom too
I know what I must do
But I'm really
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Feb
12
THE REVOLUTION WILL BE MANAGED
The Revolution Will Be Managed
One emerging interpretation of Kendrick Lamar's halftime show at Super Bowl 2025 is
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Feb
10
A KODAK MOMENT
Who knows what to think about (Kan)Ye anymore? The obvious reaction is scorn and derision. But the contrarian in
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