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So we must define more accurately what it is to hope. In ordinary speech we often call something hope that is not hope at all but a wish, a longing, a longing expectation now of one thing, now of another, … Continue reading →
On 17 April 2026, a new bridge was opened in ’s-Hertogenbosch. Unfortunately, it remained open for just over a week. The bridge had to be closed again after it turned out to vibrate too much. As a precaution, the damping …
My second brief recap of 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing season three, in which I focus on the new trend of Molly Yeh not knowing what she's cooking.
VOL 6, NO 2 ★ Pod Loser. / Pennington Pop Explosion, a mixtape. (Podcast feed.) Featuring: Tegan & Sara, The Hardship Post, Odds, Eric’s Trip, The Flashing Lights, Sloan, Doughboys, Joel Plaskett, Night Committee, Sam Roberts, SNFU,...
Pre-dinner drinks at Bar Herbs (the popcorn almost ruined our dinner!). Pre-drinks shop at Red Eye Records. Go for the escargo! So delicious! Gina was invited to the re-opening of Ananas, a French brasserie at The Rocks which is in …...
It’s tulip time in Holland Michigan
So, I rewatched I SOLITI IGNOTI/BIG DEAL ON MADONNA STREET, which I originally wrote about here. But didn’t have time to watch the second film in my planned double-feature, THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN, because we’re writing, recording and...
The story of Robert Johnson and his “deal with the devil” to obtain his legendary guitar skills still peaks people’s interest – from Keith Richards to Bob Dylan to the movie Sinners as the most recent example. So when a newly discovered...
Back in 2020 I posted about the etymology of pedant; now I offer a very interesting review by Clare Bucknell (NYRB, May 14, 2026; archived) of On Pedantry: A Cultural History of the Know-It-All by Arnoud S. Q. Visser. (You can see the...
"Like a lot of writers, I’m distractable. Scare quotes “Attention Deficit.” Nothing is harder sometimes than just sitting down and writing the thing I am so desperately excited to write—especially when the world gets chaotic and nasty...