Richard's Pretension

The only thing surprising about Myley Cyrus’ act at the VMA is that anyone much noticed. It must have been a slow day for gossip, which ta...

By good fortune rather than by good habits, my health has been pretty robust throughout my life (to date) with two exceptions, and the two ...

Since my last full packet of pocket reviews in March, more DVDs have sneaked their way into my player to be bathed by laser light. This tim...

Many recent movie critics have noted the decline of the romantic comedy (RomCom) genre, once a staple of the industry. In a blog back in Ap...

Last night I did battle with a home invader – a bat. Fortunately, skills I’d acquired from tussling with other invaders proved transferable...

Politics invades pretty much everything nowadays, and few things more than food, as the recent court decision over NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s ba...

Everyday commodities are so intertwined with human events that it is possible to write history (local, regional, or world) from the perspec...