The death of Prince seems to have affected me hard. I took a detour into building picnic tables. The joy of building something in wood is that you have something tangible at the end of your project. If it is straight and square and strong, everyone can see it. No one can take that away... Continue Reading →
Philip Glass, Waiting for the Barbarians
I suppose I should say upfront, that I may not be the best person to introduce you to the music of Philip Glass. I am in no way an expert on music of the minimalist composers. I normally would say that Philip Glass is not “really my thing”. I am however, a huge fan of... Continue Reading →
Russian Film Festival, Part Two
The other Russian films that I have spent time with recently, are both adapted from Shakespeare plays. The tragedies and comedies of William Shakespeare have garnered a lot of my attention in recent weeks. There are dozens of well done film versions of the Bard’s works, but some very smart person turned me on to... Continue Reading →