Brexit Blues

So, here, finally, is our review of  Call Me by Your Name--- André Aciman's   book, not the new movie made from it. Title & aut...

So, the movie Call Me by Your Name is out this week to rave reviews . Most of them regrettably fail to mention that it's based on the h...

The new movie is out, and it  is all the rage this week . We have a few things to say about Call Me by Your Name , but let's start wi...

You must think that I'm stupid You must think that I'm a fool You must think that I'm new to this But I have seen ...

"Remember Whitewater, remember Benghazi? They could see a rerun on the fertile grounds of Trump's international financial invol...

It wasn't a great day today, but then they played Daniel Powter's "Bad Day" on Kiss FM, and the day got better. This is t...

The dogs of our neighbors, Chang, our hill, the "mont de Théoule," (still in the sun) and, in the background, "la baie d...

It's a bit dated the picture---the fair took place in September---but there you have it. Thank You, Perry.

Michael P.   on Goodreads: Anyone who uses neologisms correctly, and understands their meaning, has me intrigued. This novel, the sec...

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(From The Economist , Oct. 14, p 42 (in the European Edition:) "Older American evangelicals [81% of whom voted for him] a...

Reviews posted on Amazon and/or Goodreads: Glen Kline: I will have to admit, this is my first foray into the land of erotica, and my exp...

Just a few pictures from Aveiro: Beach houses... ...in the fog. It's a bit like San Francisco, and almost as cold. The ...

Anything to do with the Green Eyes ? Well, sure, after his OD-suicide-attempt, Alex re-awakes with serious amnesia and can't reme...

We're not really Thomas L. Friedman fans, but here you have his latest column in the NYT: If only Stephen Paddock had been a Muslim ...