Richard's Pretension

Reviews of two flicks and two books: Café Society (2016) To say that Café Society has the flavor one expects from a Woody Allen mov...

October weather in these parts is variable, to put it gently. We might get a foot of snow (as in 2011), a hurricane (as in 2012), or a heat...

In last night’s entertaining bout in Morristown, NJ, the Jerzey Derby Brigade (JDB) on its home track faced Shore Points Roller Derby visit...

Four short reviews of October reads: Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives (copyright 2016) by Tim Harford Harford, ...

The equinox has come and gone. I and some friends had a cookout at my house to celebrate it. Yet, the full internal sensation of the change...

There are certain technologies that I resist using, not because they baffle me but because they are esthetically unappealing. I realize tha...

This week's reviews:   Pax Romana by Adrian Goldsworthy History never gets done being written. No matter how masterful a treatment...