Hearing the Sirens Review of Licorice Pizza “And you climb up the mountains and you fall down the holes” All The Way From Memphis, Mott The Hoople “Everyone has the right to make an ass out of themselves. You just can’t let the world judge you too much” Maude, from Harold & Maude …

A Remembrance of Kenny Sidel LEAVING LAS VEGAS A Remembrance of Kenny Sidel It’s 5AM and my best friend, Jon — who I have known since I was playing in the sandbox — just emailed me that his father, Kenny, passed away in Las Vegas. It wasn’t a gambling excursion…

A remembrance of A. Robert Towbin The powerful loud snore meant everything was okay. As a young boy, plagued with nightmares, I would sneak into my parents’ room and take refuge on my father’s side of the bed and lay down on the floor. I knew better than to wake…

If someone told you Camel’s Hump mountain had disappeared, would you believe them? That’s sort of the way I felt on that day. It was years before this flatlander had moved to the Green Mountains. I boarded the E Train on 14th Street and saw a young woman in a…

What is truth? Pontius Pilate Are you — Nobody — too? Emily Dickinson You talking to me? Travis Bickle Won’t you guide my sleigh tonight? Santa Why does Rice play Texas? JFK What’s going on? Marvin Gaye Why should I? Don Logan Can you take her friend? The Sugarhill Gang …

The Odd Couples “Why on earth are we here? Surely not to live in pain and fear” John Lennon, Instant Karma I drove 10 miles down a dirt road to see a production of Waiting for Godot. The Unadilla Theatre is located on a working farm in Calais Vermont. The…

The Knight Shift “And anyone who ever played a part, they wouldn’t turn around and hate it.” Lou Reed, Sweet Jane “I was born into this life and it is a great honor to serve my country and the Queen.” Prince Harry, Letter of Resignation The Green Knight is rooted in the medieval…

Review of Nomadland “No one I’ve ever known in this world is more hostile than a pacifist on a rampage.” Alan Watts “For I felt rich, and I tried to make them see, that one is only poor, only if they choose to be.” - Dolly Parton, Coat of Many Colors “I hold…

Polished Depravity Note: This Essay Discusses Topics Readers Might Find Offensive & Is Illustrated With Photos Some Might Find Objectionable “Three major evils — the evil of racism, the evil of poverty, and the evil of war. These are the 3 things I want to deal with today.” ― MLK, opening of speech at Butler Street YMCA, the year before his death “Demand me nothing. What you know you know…