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There I Go Again
On pessimism and the poetry of Stevie Smith
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The Italian Dream
On aphorisms, decline, and la dolce vita
Dec 28, 2025
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It's Groundhog Day!
On love and despair in Punxsutawney, PA
Oct 9, 2025
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Dropped without Joy
On misanthropy and the poetry of R. S. Thomas
Nov 29, 2025
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Two Lawyers Walk into a Bar
On Errol Morris, defence attorneys, and pessimism
Nov 9, 2025
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Inside Out
Capsule Film Review #16
Jan 13
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The Toad 'Work'
Or: twenty-five aphorisms for the working year
Jan 10
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Mulholland Drive
Capsule Film Review #15
Jan 6
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Resolutions
(a poem)
Jan 1
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All of Us Strangers
Capsule Film Review #14
Dec 23, 2025
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Blessed are the Cheesemakers
On outrage, wisdom, and the Life of Brian
Dec 20, 2025
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The Lady from Shanghai
Capsule Film Review #13
Dec 16, 2025
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This Craft of Verse
Or: thirty aphorisms about poets and poetry.
Dec 13, 2025
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Only Lovers Left Alive
Capsule Film Review #12
Dec 9, 2025
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