Having a baby and saving the country from the great Depression are two distinct tasks with little in common.

Garden Totem by Elizabeth Burchfield

He won’t last long. He’ll get bored and won’t last past “In the beginning….”

Capsule Reviews: Project Hail Mary, Yi Yi , The Little Shop of Horrors, and the Very Worst James… A fine new work of science fiction, an arthouse family saga, a mid-1980s gem, and the James Bond movie actually worth missing

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My latest at Medium on Project Hail Mary, Yi Yi, The Little Shop of Horrors, and THE WORST James
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Decadence is the word, alright.

Capsule Reviews: Project Hail Mary, Yi Yi , The Little Shop of Horrors, and the Very Worst James… A fine new work of science fiction, an arthouse family saga, a mid-1980s gem, and the James Bond movie actually worth missing

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My latest at Medium on Project Hail Mary, Yi Yi, The Little Shop of Horrors, and THE WORST James
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Capsule Reviews: La Grazia (2025), La Grande Illusion (1937) and More James Bond Two worthwhile humanistic films, one new, the other a genuine arthouse classic, along with more James Bond fun.

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My latest at Medium, reviews of La Grazie, La Grande Illusion and two more James Bond thrillers.

All done under Vladimir Putin’s orders….

Capsule Reviews: La Grazia (2025), La Grande Illusion (1937) and More James Bond Two worthwhile humanistic films, one new, the other a genuine arthouse classic, along with more James Bond fun.

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My latest at Medium, reviews of La Grazie, La Grande Illusion and two more James Bond thrillers.

Capsule Reviews: Three Costume Dramas and a Bit More James Bond Reviews of Wuthering Heights, The Private Life of Henry VIII, a new version of the evergreen Count of Monte Cristo, and Thunderball

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"[Clunes'] false teeth are a spectacle all by themselves; there's enough bridge work in his mouth to span the Thames River."

My latest review of Wuthering Heights, The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), a new Count of Monte Cristo, and Thunderball.

Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done Allied leaders know that any positive gesture they make will count for nothing.

Trump does not think strategically, historically, geographically, or even rationally. He does not connect actions he takes on one day to events that occur weeks later. Allied leaders know that if they help him in the Gulf, he won't be grateful, or even remember
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I played the First Guard in the Anouilh version in college. Based my performance on Lee Van Cleef!

Gullible, Cynical America The trouble with believing anything and nothing at the same time

The data economy has made us dumber in ways that also make us vulnerable to authoritarian takover. We are have become both cynical and gullible in the sense we think we are too jaded be fooled and as a result are tricked more easily www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Thanks for this!

Capsule Reviews: Die My Love (2025) and Three James Bond Movies A new, brilliantly shot psychodrama features a brave and extraordinary performance by Jennifer Lawrence. Also, a trip back in time to the…

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Capsule Reviews: Die My Love (2025) and Three James Bond Movies A new, brilliantly shot psychodrama features a brave and extraordinary performance by Jennifer Lawrence. Also, a trip back in time to the…

Reviews of Die My Love (2025) featuring a scorching performance by Jennifer Lawrence, and reviews of the first three James Bond Movies. Enjoy and thanks you!

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Capsule Reviews: Die My Love (2025) and Three James Bond Movies A new, brilliantly shot psychodrama features a brave and extraordinary performance by Jennifer Lawrence. Also, a trip back in time to the…

Reviews of Die My Love (2025) featuring a scorching performance by Jennifer Lawrence, and reviews of the first three James Bond Movies. Enjoy and thanks you!

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Jailhouse Justice

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Capsule Reviews: The Secret Agent, O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Others For readers in a hurry, four films that are worth your time, most of which reflect something of our troubled era.

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Capsule Reviews: Hamnet, The Westerner, My Best Girl, and Hijack Brief reviews of movies and TV shows, past and present, that I believe to be worth your time (with one exception)

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Reviews of Hamnet, The Westerner, Hijack, Season One, and My Best Girl, starring Mary Pickford.

Capsule Reviews: Hamnet, The Westerner, My Best Girl, and Hijack Brief reviews of movies and TV shows, past and present, that I believe to be worth your time (with one exception)

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Reviews of Hamnet, The Westerner, Hijack, Season One, and My Best Girl, starring Mary Pickford.

Inside Russia’s Secret Campaign of Sabotage in Europe How Russian military intelligence is recruiting young people online to carry out espionage, arson, and other attacks across the Continent.

How Russian military intelligence is recruiting young people online to carry out espionage, arson, and other attacks across Europe. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

one thing the trump era has made clear, i think, is that the american people themselves are far more committed to the values of our founding documents than our elites

Capsule Reviews: Hamnet, The Westerner, My Best Girl, and Hijack Brief reviews of movies and TV shows, past and present, that I believe to be worth your time (with one exception)

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Reviews of Hamnet, The Westerner, Hijack, Season One, and My Best Girl, starring Mary Pickford.