Richard's Pretension

Last night, as is common for me, I sat on the couch in an unlit living room while letting my mind wander to this and that. A few friends ar...

Americans have a reputation for lacking the stomach for long wars. Whether it is deserved (without meaning to sound Clintonesque) depen...

Contemporary society arrived in the 1970s. Don’t let the big hair, bell bottoms, and disco music fool you into thinking otherwise. While mu...

In the final bout of the season the Corporal Punishers of the Jerzey Derby Brigade ( JDB ) faced the Red Bank Roller Vixens on the JDB ’...

For no particular reason, here is a list of a dozen random facts that caught my attention this past week. Calling anything a fact will stir...

I probably drink too much caffeine. There are advantages, though. When midnight rolls around and eyes refuse to close, there are DVDs to sp...

Library shelves, both physical and digital, are well-stocked with works of futurists. I don’t mean science fiction, though more than a few ...