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Jan
28

JUST ONE MORE THING

1 min read
Jan
27

FALSTAFF ON THE STONE TABLE

"I recall telling (Anthony) Burgess that for me the essence of Falstaffianism was: do not moralize. Computing Falstaff'
1 min read
Jan
26

MAZ & THE BARBIE DOLL BATTALION

"The man is clear in his mind, but his soul is mad." - American Photojournalist (Dennis Hopper) "
6 min read
Jan
22

NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK

The trust of a young child is something sacred. It's something that should not be broken or taken
4 min read
Jan
22

I MET CIO CIO SAN AT SAN CO. CO

It must have been just over ten years ago when I fell in love with Madam Butterfly, if not Madam
6 min read
Jan
20

GEOFFREY REVISITED

“I was standing at the checkout in Tesco and a little girl about 10 years old started singing the theme
8 min read
Jan
18

STRINGER

'Portrait of a Fat Man' (1430-1440) by Flemish Early Renaissance painter Robert CampinLike a cross between a Toby
6 min read
Jan
16

PROMENADE SENTIMENTALE

I remember glancing upon a boxless VHS cassette on the back seat of a friend's car sometime back
4 min read
Jan
16

BORIS, MERRIE ENGLAND & THE CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT

"We have heard the chimes at midnight, Master Shallow." - Falstaff, Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 2
5 min read
Jan
13

DON QUIXOTE & THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM

It is the mission of each true knight... His duty... nay, his privilege! To dream the impossible dream, To fight
5 min read