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You could probably guess that I'm a London fan. As I said in the last post, I was reading a London short story, Shin-Bones. This is one of the South Seas stories, this about an Oxford-educated, thoroughly modern Hawaiian alii or prince, just … [Read more]
There are times I feel disconnected from myself and from my surroundings; pessimistic. When I have difficulty finding cheer. In those times, I sometimes turn to Jack London. Last night, I began a London short story before bed, and finished it with … [Read more]
This year, a miracle has been unfolding before my eyes. My son is becoming a reader. Yes, Grade One: Where miracles happen! … [Read more]
I haven't seen Birdman yet, but I still know that Boyhood did not deserve to win, because I DID see Boyhood. And it wasn't the deliberate lack of story that made it so, so forgettable. … [Read more]
I remember when I was a kid at Hebrew school, I had one teacher, a young rabbi, who had worked for a few years rescuing kids who had been brainwashed by cults. Kids who would disappear, leaving their family to join some religious sect, these rabbis … [Read more]
The thing about Billy Fitzimmons is that he loves music and he loves women. And when I say he loves them, I don’t mean like you love your favourite old shoes, or maybe you love the first cigarette in the morning. I mean he’s crazy about both. I know … [Read more]
This story, of the long-term gang raping of over a thousand girls in the English city Rotherham, is one of the saddest and most enraging things I've ever read. … [Read more]
Chaverim! Jews! Lantzmen! Chillax. I know there's a lot going in the world today. Sure, there was a war, and most of the world sided with the jihadi death cult over Israel. Now there are anti-Jewish riots across Europe, synagogues attacked, old … [Read more]
I wouldn't normally re-publish a comment on an article website, but the Canadian Jewish News actually deleted my comment, so I thought I'd repost it here. A CJN op-ed by an off-and-on Liberal operative named Adam Goldenberg caught my eye because … [Read more]
The call came to the cellphone of his brother’s wife, Salah Kaware said Tuesday. Mr. Kaware lives in Khan Younis, in southeast Gaza, and the caller said that everyone in the house must leave within five minutes, because it was going to be bombed. A … [Read more]
A round up of an incredible Wimbledon so far, and what to expect in the final weekend from our friend Tennis Vagabond. … [Read more]
Happy Canada Day to all, to the lucky 30 million, and unlucky dreamers. We celebrate Canada Day! But why is Canada worth celebrating? Relax, I'll tell you. … [Read more]
It had to happen eventually. Spring arrived, and April saw the land change around us. Just not as much as we might have expected. Tuesday … [Read more]
Best writer; Permanent Triumvirate; May His Name Never Die One way in which fiction writing is unique as an art is the degree to which idea can exist with form, thought with feeling. In this, Jack London was a master, his stories incredibly … [Read more]
Some articles I get so into, I talk about them (or rather, what I learned) for months after. The Singularity articles were like that, and so were the two conspiracy theories articles. The one below was for the June 2005 issue of Penthouse. I did a … [Read more]
