1) There are two movies I’m enjoying very much these days, and they are, in some ways, quite similar. Both are about two children, twelve years old, a boy and a girl. The boy is very lonely, bullied and ostracized … Continue reading
I’ve always enjoyed watching things (or listening to them) more than once, so it seems that I don’t want as much new entertainment as some people do. I remember in the early days of the pandemic (remember those days?) there … Continue reading
I’ve read several obituaries of Diana Rigg over the last few days. Most of the comments have talked about Emma Peel and The Avengers. I was a huge fan of the show when it was on, all those years ago, … Continue reading
I wrote this, back when “The Gates” was up in New York City: “They Draw Your Eyes Up“ (It amuses me to read that blog post now, just because the “everybody looks down all the time” thing is now much … Continue reading
(Your mileage may vary, as the saying goes.) 1) There will always be a CMOS: In the Chicago Manual of Style Q&A, someone posed this question (more of a challenge, really) about capitalization: Q. Elsewhere in the Q&A you wrote, … Continue reading
I admit I laughed out loud today. Several times. In a way that might have sounded, to an objective observer (listener, I guess) somewhat unhinged. From the New Yorker interview with Fran Lebowitz: Q: One thing that’s been going around … Continue reading