A Reticent Wagnerian
I work in an open plan office; there are positives and negatives. On the plus…
Tag: culture
Review: “Skyfall” starring Daniel Craig and Javier Bardem
[AMAZONPRODUCT=B006X040NY] I thought that James Bond had turned a page. Both of Daniel Craig’s initial…
Arrogant Whites, Arrogant Rebels
Last year, I saw a film entitled “White Material” which featured Isabelle Huppert and Christophe…
At the Opera
At the end, there will be a beginning. New Year’s Eve heralds the premiere of…
Notes from a Precipice
The holiday season, as the cliché goes, is a time of family, and this often…
On the Eve of Leveson
Self regulation of the press in the United Kingdom has failed. The Press Complaints Commission,…
The Bittersweet Hereafter
Election Day always makes me think of my grandfather. Had he lived to see this…
Fired Up. Ready to Go.
By the time this essay is published, most people in the United States will be…
The Desperate Hours
Climate change is no longer a theory. I grew up in a New York suburb…
Review: “Sinister” starring Ethan Hawke and Juliet Rylance
Halloween offers few forms of entertainment for the middle aged. If one has friends who…