A little under a year ago, I fisked a Variety article written about the day after last year’s Oscars. My purpose was to make fun of Variety’s substanceless click-bait, but as it evolved, I emitted a handful of sneering predictions. Which is to say, inasmuch as I participated in the anticipation of a program I… Read More How Good Were My Year-Old Oscar Predictions?
One of these days, I’m going to write one of these that’s not about the Stuart dynasty in some way. Queen Anne reigned briefly at the beginning of the 18th century, and spent most of her reign at war with France over who got to sit on the throne of Spain (that Hapsburg penchant for… Read More Quick Review: The Favourite
Here’s something I wrote, in a short burst: You must, In each blue moment Embrace your Freedom. And in the sickly wilderness of intention, Recognize the you that intends and is free. Fine. Sure. But what does any of it mean? What was I thinking about when I scribbled it my journal? Because it sounds interesting.… Read More An Illumination
I actually finished Season 3 of The Man in the High Castle, which I had been seriously anticipating for a while. People who were also fans told me it was something of a disappointment, and actually a chore to get through. This proved to be right: I watched the season in shortish binges and the whole… Read More Not-So-Quick Review: The Man in the High Castle and the Gotcha Problem
What is this movie about? This was the question Wifey and I asked each other after viewing it. Ostensibly, it’s about a great many things, as a great many things were involved with the life of Mary Queen of Scots, the last Catholic monarch of Scotland (you might say, the last monarch of Scotland, period,… Read More Quick Review: Mary Queen of Scots
And to all a good day.
People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing that they like. A Man With No Business, Killing Time When my car is in the shop They tell me “an hour and A half.” So I have fish tacos and Salad and a pint that Lingers around the temples Tightening… Read More Sample From “The Short Cool Summer”
The actual title of the piece at the Poetry Foundation, “The Warmth of the Messy Page“, is better. No matter what your approach, engaging in revision will help you see your work more clearly and help you discover more of what you meant and sometimes what you didn’t even know you meant. The word itself… Read More How To Write and Edit Poetry
So Sayeth Variety: Another option being tossed around is not having any host at all, but rather “a bunch of huge celebs, something ‘SNL’ style, and buzzy people” to keep the show moving, the insiders said. A stunt like a group monologue was floated, one source added. What’s interesting, aside from the nap I’m going to… Read More And Now The Oscars Might Have No Host At All…
Content Blues 