Call to mind, if you will, the halcyon days at the good old university, drinking port and singing along to the Tom Lehrer songs, “Bright … Read More ›
Category: Art
In 1977, right between the release of Jaws and E.T. The Extraterrestrial, Steven Spielberg made Close Encounters of the Third Kind. While by no means … Read More ›
First published in 1925 by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby shares Nick Carraway’s reflections on the summer and fall of 1922 …
In a world of online purchases, a real brick-and-mortar bookstore is a refreshing throwback, especially for those of us who like to inspect a thing … Read More ›
At first, the opening of Interstellar seems to set the tone for the rest of the film, one of high-minded idealism about NASA, outer space …
“I believe that poetry is an action, ephemeral or solemn, in which there enter as equal partners solitude and solidarity, emotion and action, the nearness … Read More ›
Have Tale, Will Tell: What makes role playing game (RPGs) unique in the grand scheme of things? How does the form of the RPG shape its …
As with other countries that were previously colonies of Spain, the Philippines produces various telenovelas or soap operas that follow dramatic storylines with familiar clichés. … Read More ›
I confess here and now to a heresy of the gravest theological and ecclesiological ramifications. I enjoyed The Rings of Power. Perhaps I should define … Read More ›