January 20, 2009
I feel like a little girl standing in the sun, beams shining full on her face, grin cocked towards heaven. For the first time in my adult life, I understand what spring feels like for budding...
Category: Arts & Literature
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...
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...
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...
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...
Lessons of a Lonely F. O. B.
Lonely people like to believe that animals don't think for themselves. This makes it easier to convince yourself that all the seagulls in the world all share one brain between them. This, in turn,...
“Longford”: of prison reform and redemption
I saw "Longford" after I had lunch with the film's writer - the funny, talented, and charming Peter Morgan - a former actor with the sort of authoritative voice one finds intimidating at first blush,...
“Chinese Democracy” by Guns n’ Roses: hype, nostalgia, leather pants
I like the music of the people I find interesting. It’s very important to understand that I don’t have to like or even respect a person to find them utterly fascinating. Maybe that’s why bands...
To All Pre-Cancerous Men of Leisure
Science say Our leisure activities Could definitely, Maybe, perhaps the Research shows certain Risk factors that cannot be So alarming when in the Throes of cocktails Served in smoky glasses That...