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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
Jan
12

THE STREATHAM BODHISATTVA

Saving the world is the easy part. Living in the world with others who he considers perpetually straitjacketed by the
6 min read
Jan
10

ONE LAST SPARKLE

Man, it's too early What the hell you doin' wakin' me up at 5:30? Why
4 min read
Jan
09

ARIADNE AUF VIENNA

I remember it was a Monday and only our second day in Vienna back in the early spring of 2001.
5 min read
Jan
07

ASTROVISION AND THE COLOR OF MONEY

For some reason, I keep returning retrospectively to Scorsese's low-key sweet spot period from After Hours (1985) through
4 min read
Jan
06

NO ONE IS ALONE

Sometimes people leave you Halfway through the wood Others may decieve you You decide what's good You decide
4 min read