• On Literature, Books

Anna Seghers’ “Transit”: Profound Unknowing

4 years ago

In Anna Seghers' novel "Transit," no one really knows who the other is. The reader is never certain of who…

  • On Film, Movies, Cinema

“Marauders” (on Netflix now) is Sooooo Bad

4 years ago

The 2016 film "Marauders" is a gunplay and bank robbery story that is not so bad that it's good.

  • Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

Read Viewed Consumed 2020-11

4 years ago

During the month of November what I read and viewed—what I consumed—was less varied and somewhat sparse. In fact, lost…

  • On Film, Movies, Cinema

“Sudden Fear” (1952): Neither sudden nor fearful

4 years ago

"Sudden Fear" tells the tale of a playwright that married the wrong man and was almost written out of the…

  • On Ideas, Concepts, Intuitions

Sexy Idea #2: Presentism—The Most Dangerous Prejudice

4 years ago

Calling presentism a prejudice is a little like calling 45 a bad president: It's not strong enough.

  • Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

Read Viewed Consumed | 2020-10

4 years ago

October is a good month to watch horror movies and read scary stories, but I read my scary stories over…

  • Short Story Month

Julio Cortázar’s “Bestiary”: Man-eating animals

4 years ago

The "Bestiary" narrates pre-adolescent Isabel's summer vacation with her cousin Nino and ... a tiger.

  • On Literature, Books

“Blind Geronimo and His Brother”: Mistrust Finds its End

4 years ago

Brothers Geronimo and Carlo travel the roads of 19th century Italy, entertaining passers-by with song, but one plants a seed…

  • On Literature, Books

“Anxiety … Dizziness … Freedom”: Paraself Virtue

4 years ago

Ted Chiang's "Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom" considers the ethical effects of the consulation with a paraself, a self…

  • On Literature, Books

Gottfried Keller’s “The Little Dance Legend”: Pagans Mix Poorly

4 years ago

G. Keller's "The Little Dance Legend" is a quizzical story about Musa, a dancer among the saints whose dance and…