Is This Where Art Is Headed? Yes it is. Or is it?
The Mona Lisa's smile, long enigmatic, now known to be a sign she too enjoys the smooth taste and light refreshment you can only find with Coke Zero. Coke Zero,…
The Star Wars Trailer
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plwVRYEQG_I] Since the only law actually passed by Congress this year requires the entire internet to comment on the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I'll say what I…
New Adventure In Illness
My doctor says I have shingles. This explains not only the large painful rash I've developed on one side of my torso, but also why I've been getting Amazon sale…
Sorry To Have Been Gone For A While If You Needed Me
Starting last Tuesday, I felt symptoms that I first thought to be harbingers of a cold but which turned out to be omens of acute bronchitis. As I coughed my way…
Summer of Long Knives Blog Tour Wrapup
So the last review is in, this one coming from Musings of a Bookish Kitty: Overall, I quite enjoyed Jim Snowden's The Summer of Long Knives. There is nothing light about this…
Reflections On Watching 2001 For the First Time Since My Dad’s Stroke
The last time I watched 2001: A Space Odyssey, my Dad had the stroke that would eventually lead to his death in 2012. I wasn't with him at the time. Venice…
A Very Short Halloween Story
When I went to pick up the Shaker rug, the guy who answered the door let me in and, licking his lips, showed me a bottle of sleeping pills, a…
From MMIP Riffs: 3 Ridiculous Things About The Omen Series
3 Ridiculous Things About (Movie or Movie Series X) is going to be a regular feature of the MMIP Riffs Youtube channel. Here's the first episode, in honor of Halloween,…
My 10 Favorite Songs From The Muppet Show
It's hard to pick. There were so many memorable tunes. But these are the ten songs I recall most fondly from The Muppet Show. As is often true of my lists,…
Movie 43 On My List: A Thunderdome of Ruthless Adolescent Self-Interest
Three weeks ago, I had my 43rd birthday, and as readers of the blog know I'm now obliged to add a 43rd movie to my 42 after 1971 list. (I'd…