Monday, March 17, 2025

Orson Welles Spring: Citizen Kane

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This scene really hit different this time Orson Welles Spring kicks off with a film so monumental that it seems pretty silly for me to write...
Sunday, March 16, 2025

Introducing Orson Welles Spring

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For fourteen years I posted regularly in this spot, but have let things go to seed while I've been concentrating on my Substack, where I...
Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Reflections on 2024 and Thoughts on Making It Through 2025

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Last year at this time on my Substack I declared 2023 to be "the year reality died." This year proved my pessimism, as Donald Trum...
Saturday, December 7, 2024

Postcard from New Haven

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I am writing this from New Haven, Connecticut, a place I have some happy memories attached to. I also love a gritty port town, especially on...
Saturday, November 30, 2024

The Temptations of Quietism

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I know I have not been as active on this site as usual. I got derailed on my Richard Thompson project (which will be revived) due to the lev...
Sunday, November 3, 2024

Thoughts on Trump as "Fat Elvis"

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[I know I have been derelict when it comes to posting on this site, but I am exhausted from starting a new gig and just haven't had the ...
Saturday, September 21, 2024

Richard Thompson Autumn Part Four: Vagabond Adventures in the 80s

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The 1980s were a cruel decade for many legacy artists. Just think of the troughs of Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and Neil Young i...