Friday, January 27, 2017

Twin Peeks

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Two Reviews: The Dark Side by Anthony O’Neill There is something about science fiction which lends itself to blending with detecti...
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Friday, January 20, 2017

Diversions: Page, Screen, and Speaker

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Brief Reviews: Consider the Lobster (2005) by David Foster Wallace David Foster Wallace (1962-2008) has been on my “to read” lis...
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Friday, January 13, 2017

Over and Over

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I’ve met people who hate seeing a movie or TV show twice. “What’s the point?” they ask. “I know what is going to happen.” They are in the d...
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Friday, January 6, 2017

Sneezy

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For the most part I have been lucky with my health. True, I’ve written on blackboards with chalk that is tougher than my tooth enamel, but,...
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Monday, January 2, 2017

“where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average”

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The other day I was chatting with a friend of mine who commented on some article he had read on vice dens of the 1930s-1950s. He remarked t...
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Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Alternatives for the Morning-After Couch

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Not really into football? Then you might need some other diversions on New Year’s Day while recovering from the festivities of the night be...
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Monday, December 26, 2016

As 2016 Wheezes Its Last Breaths

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Putting aside the larger issues and allowing myself a moment of solipsism (to accompany all those other moments), the biggest lesson to me ...