• Idle Reflections

The Arden Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra

1 year ago

On the second series edition of the Arden Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra", both this particular 1991 printing as well as…

  • Idle Reflections

Delicious December 2023: Read, Watched

1 year ago

The greatest hits of the last month of December: Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, Broken Code by Jeff Horwitz, My Darling…

  • Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

Nihilistic November 2023 Reading and Writing

1 year ago

Greatest hits include the 1942 film "The Glass Key" and the 1993 film "Groundhog Day" and reading Schelling and reading…

  • Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

Ominous October 2023 Reading/Writing

1 year ago

Little aliens deeply impressed by the British Invasion arrived in Philadelphia, begged me to read and watch through October.

  • New Acquisitions

Pride and Prejudice, the Movie Tie-In Edition

1 year ago

Purchased the Movie Tie-In edition of "Pride and Prejudice" to my profound moral chagrin

  • Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

Scintillating September 2023: Reading, Writing

1 year ago

Greatest hits of September: the charming memoir "Family Lexicon" by Natalia Ginzburg, Luchino Visconti's "The Damned" and then "The Seven…

  • Idle Reflections

Reading Aloud: Ben Lerner’s “The Rescue”

1 year ago

Reading aloud a poem published in the New York Review of Books September 21, 2023 issue.

  • Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

Listless July/August Reading/Writing

1 year ago

Reflecting on these reminds me of how great "Germany Year Zero" and "The Player" really were. Also, "Yoga" and Henry…

  • Monthly Reading, Viewing Report

Dull June 2023: Reading, Watching, No Writing

2 years ago

Greatest reading and watching hits of June 2023 included "Men", "Sword of Doom", "Heat", "Merry Wives of Windsor", and "The…

  • Idle Reflections

“An Ideal Craftsman”: Psychological Horror from Walter de la Mare

2 years ago

"An Ideal Craftsman" follows a young boy down to the larder, happening upon a crime scene.