The Damned, The Only Plan Left
The previous installment of young Chloe Bradshaw's saga can be found here. “You have come to this new world in a time of war” I tell my new Demon recruit. “War, what do you mean? There is no...
Month: January 2009
On the 10th anniversary of Kubrick’s passing: “The Shining”
This is part one of a retrospective series on the work of director Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999). Whether you buy into "The Shining's" tag of the first "epic horror" film, or believe it to be a very...
American progressives and reactions to Obama
Save your psychic self-defense 'Cause I don't care what you're against What are you for? -All, "What are you for?" The progressive movement in the United States is having a strange identity crisis...
Julia Fischer’s Bach Concertos: a review
Julia Fischer—Bach Concertos Academy of St.Martin in the Fields DECCA Records Now at the age of 26, Julia has become an even more excellent player in terms of her skill, the level of emotion in her...
Gaza: how Israel killed the spirit of peace
In announcing the ceasefire in Gaza, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stated that Israel had “reached all the goals of the war, and beyond.” It’s an odd choice of words, but I guess the right words...
Josh Frathole Faces Challenges (and comes out on top, haw haw)
Joshua K. Frathole, of the prestigious AΣΣ fraternity deals with… A bad organic chemistry exam score: Hey, professor, appreciate you seein’ me. …Oh, yeah, it’s like 1:30. Office hours?...
Polygamy in British Columbia: neither bountiful nor moral
Bountiful, British Columbia is one of Canada’s national shames. For over 60 years a polygamist compound has been in existence with full knowledge of Canadian authorities. Young girls are regularly...
Remembering Inayat
It is not a long time back and it feels very close, not like yesterday or an hour back. It felt like now. My thoughts were swimming across salty seas and cold currents, every moment I changed, the...
On “Defiance,” Israel, and the “Jews Run Hollywood” Line
Maybe it’s art imitating life, or life imitating art, but Hollywood couldn’t have timed the British release date of "Defiance" any better if they tried. On January 9, as people queued to see...
Ms. Clinton goes to the State Department
Hillary Clinton's foreign policy rhetoric on the campaign trail was filled with testosterone-rich words like "destroy" and "kill." She even ran the now-infamous "red phone ad," where she implied that...