The Quiet Majesty of Love
Two aspects of the beautiful 2021 British film SUPERNOVA starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci touched me. First, the story opens with the two naked men peacefully sleeping together. Like … Continue reading
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What’s Next?
What if humanity were destroyed by aliens and you and your significant other missed the warnings because you had your cell phones and laptops off? Such is the premise of … Continue reading
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We Are All Kindred
Considering all the intellectual and physical accomplishments women—both white and nonwhite—have made over the millennia, how have we been able to tolerate being secondary to men on so many social … Continue reading
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The Throw-Away People
Now and then I encounter a book or film that lends new experience. Sometimes, my heart is torn. Sometimes I glimpse a moment in history that had previously been only … Continue reading
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A Novel for Intellectual Orphans
Just before COVID-19 hit the U.S. hard, I wrote/published a novel for intellectual orphans like me—the people who went to work one day and discovered some of their warm-hearted friends … Continue reading
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What Makes a Better Man?
We don’t often have occasion to see what personal integrity and character look like when the rest of the personality is stripped away. Last night (ironically during the last portion … Continue reading
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When You Turn On the Lights…
Usually when a film talks about what lies beneath, the thing below is demonic, a vampire mutant, or commandos waiting for the signal to destroy. I wasn’t sure what to … Continue reading
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Laughing When Nothing Seems Funny
One way to stay sane in an insane world is to laugh. Laughter eases tensions and gives us better wrinkles. However, with the dire specters of death and domination looming … Continue reading
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They Called Her Toni
The tour de force that was Toni Morrison offers many bits of wisdom to those who watch her film biography TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM and sigh over her … Continue reading
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The Fellowship of the Survivors
The incredible waste of war and the astounding resilience of the human spirit are two sub-themes in the film TOLKIEN about J.R.R. Tolkien, author of THE HOBBIT and the LORD … Continue reading
