“Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future And time future contained in time past. What…
Royal Opera House Covent Garden ‘Scene from Goethe’s Faust’ by Edward Henry Corbould, 1852 “All things transient are but a…
Nietzsche was right about writers when he said their work is a personal confession, “a kind of involuntary and unconscious memoir.” No doubt this is true for me.
The following article, in a slightly different form, appears in my new book, At the Lost and Found (Clarity Press)…
We live in a 24/7 media society of the spectacle where brainwashing is cunning and relentless, and the consuming public…
“Accomplished fingers begin to play./Their eyes mid many wrinkles, their eyes,/Their ancient, glittering eyes, are gay.” – W. B. Yeats,…
Art requires the use of imagination, but so does political and social analysis. But imagination is just a first step;…
Eighty-nine years ago this month, the film Modern Times, starring Charlie Chaplin, was released. Considered one of the greatest movies…
I think the talk of a Trump revolution in favor of peace and democracy is hyperbolically irresponsible. It is unworthy of good journalism that requires prudence and patience when the powerful pitch their deals.