READING LIST
I was involved in a discussion recently, probably in response to various Ray Bradbury tributes (see earlier entry), about those books...
GILT-EDGED BONDS
There are many different methods for evaluating the James Bond franchise. Today it is likely that most people who have seen as many as...
BLACK SWAN
I was lucky to have reached adulthood at approximately the same time the world of ballet hit its Golden Age. A recent commentary by...
FURY IN HER SOUL
After an absurdly long wait, the late Laura Nyro was finally recognized by her peers, with induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame...
TOP TEN FILMS 2012 POLL
Back in October, I concluded a series of entries on the iconic Sight & Sound Top Ten Films poll, undertaken every decade by the esteemed...
GOLDEN APPLE OF THE SUN
Curiosity, the newly landed Mars rover, took a short drive today on a Martian plain that will forever be known as Bradbury Landing. NASA...
MTV Part III BLASHFIELD BRILLIANCE
Many now prominent directors created initial buzz within the burgeoning form of the MTV video. David Fincher and Spike Jonze come to...
SHUFFLING OFF THIS MORTAL COIL
The theatre world lost two mavericks not too long ago, and I thought they deserved some recognition for their work. The Scotsman Nicol...
MTV 1980s Part II (Pool Boys)
Here's Part II of my retrospective of classic 1980s MTV videos. First up is George Thorogood and his band the Delaware Destroyers. In...
CAVETT/BURTON
I have looked wistfully at my earlier days recalling the hours I spent watching prime time and late night talk shows, enthralled by many...