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7/19/24
Hologram for the King Not Destined to be a Classic
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A Hologram for the King (2016) Directed by Tom Tykwer Lionsgate, 97 minutes, R (nudity, language, drug/alcoho...
7/17/24
July 2024 Music: Brian Mackey; Fink and Marxer; Melissa Carper; Amy Annelle; Charlie Overbey ; Khoomei Beat; Alba Haro
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I’ve never met Brian Mackey but there’s something about Good Morning Ireland , the smoothness of his voice, and th...
7/15/24
James: A Masterpiece of a Masterpiece
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James (2024) By Percival Everett Doubleday, 320 pages ★★★★★ Scads of novelists have given treatments to...
7/12/24
A Man and a Woman: Bonafide Classic
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A Man and a Woman (1966) Directed by Claude Lelouch Les Artistes AssociƩs 102 minutes, Not rated, in French w...
7/10/24
The Calendar Needs a Makeover
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At the end of June a series of blue skies, tempering breezes, and long evenings made me think, “Why can’t we have mor...
7/8/24
Robert Parker Part Two: More Summer Reading
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By the 1980s Robert B. Parker had begun to hit his stride. The books become a bit longer–though they are still quic...
7/5/24
Biden Must Go
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In the 1930s humorist Will Rogers quipped, “I'm not a member of any political party. I am a Democrat.” That was...
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