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The Pine-eyed Boy Escapes from the Belly of the Dark Night in the Fish’s Tale

PINOCCHIO • directed by matteo garrone • production designer dimitri capuani It’s hard to say where things begin, but they do, as do we, and we are somehow in them and they in us, and a story begins. Then the story gets silently disclosed as we live it, even though most

The Invincible Green Stick of Happiness

Tolstoy’s grave on the edge of the ravine at his estate Yasnaya Polyana (BERT BEYNEN) After a night of haunting dreams that flowed as if they were written like running water, written on air, as the Roman poet Catullus once said, in the depth of a dark winter morning,

REVIEW: Seeking Truth in a Country of Lies by Edward Curtin

Cover illustration: Seeking Truth in a Country of Lies by Edward Curtin Seeking Truth in a Country of Lies is a selection of essays. They reveal what stirs author Ed Curtin’s heart, his mind, and his path toward clarity. With each chapter he passionately reflects on the state of

Raskolnikov’s Dream Come True

Marian Marsh & Peter Lorre in “Crime and Punishment” (Columbia, 1935) Something is happening here, But you don’t know what it is, Do you, Mr. Jones? Bob Dylan, Ballad of A Thin Man Something is happening here, But you don’t know what it is, Do you, Mr. Jones? It’

What Time Is It in Lockdown?

source Here where I dwell in the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice has just occurred. The darkest day of the year in a dark year. A few days ago was also the Grand Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn and the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, which is interesting to

An Invitation to Seeking Truth in a Country of Lies

In lieu of writing reviews of their own books – with the exception of Walt Whitman, who did that with Leaves of Grass – writers often write introductions or prefaces. The purpose of such introductions is to give the prospective readers a sense of what to expect in the pages that follow,

I’m Really Sorry – Redux

Photo by Taylor Smith on Unsplash A few years ago, after reading a brillig academic article about how those who believe in conspiracy theories might be inclined toward unethical actions and petty crimes, my conscience got the best of me and I made a public confession. I had been accused

The Machine Stops

The second half of short-story double is The Machine Stops, by EM Forster.

Protesting Sexual Assault in India Isn’t a ‘Conspiracy’

The rape, torture, and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman allegedly by a group of dominant-caste men in the village of Hathras, in India’s Uttar Pradesh state, has sparked widespread outrage.

Nothing Ever Happened

Some books demand slower reading than others.

Nothing Ever Happened A review of Seeking Truth in a Country of Lies, by Edward Curtin.

Some books demand slower reading than others.

REVIEW: Chasing the Light by Oliver Stone

Like the wandering and rascally Odysseus upon whom he models his life, Oliver Stone is “double-minded” in the most profound and illuminating ways.

AUDIO: The Collapse of the COVID-1984 Narrative

Gary Null interviews James Corbett for his radio program on the dramatic collapse of the coronavirus narrative.

“It’s all Bullsh*t” – 3 Leaks that Sink the Covid Narrative

The science of the coronavirus is not disputed.