Dogs Get to Splish-Splash at YMCA Pool
August 31, 2013
Evanston RoundTable, August 29, 2013 Several dozen doggies got in the swim of things at the McGaw YMCA on Aug. 24 at the Y’s first
It is a vanity project and a writing closet, a treasure chest for news, views and reviews.
More prosaically, it provides a store house for my writing. Some of it is quirky – poems, sayings and asides. There are movie and book reviews, profiles and other articles from my past and present sojourn as a journalist. Plus my new book — The Dream Machine: A Novel of Future Past!
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The Dream Machine: A Novel of Future Past
A thrilling, highly imaginative and tautly written journey back in time to find “the tool to unrule” a post-American fascism.
“Brilliant,” says National Book Award winner and MacArthur Genius Fellow Charles Johnson of “The Dream Machine: A Novel of Future Past.”
“A great tale, brilliantly told,” says violist and international recording artist Roger Chase. “There are surprises on every page, and the end, which comes only too soon, is a coda of marvelous drama, invention and imagination.”
‘Blue Jasmine’ – Sub-stellar Woody
August 15, 2013
Evanston RoundTable, Aug. 15, 2013 In “Blue Jasmine,” Woody Allen’s latest movie, Cate Blanchett plays Jasmine French, a down-on-her-luck New Yorker forced to move in
‘Fruitvale Station’ – Still Struggling
August 2, 2013
Evanston RoundTable, Aug. 1, 2013 It’s ironic and sad that “Fruitvale Station” appeared in movie theaters just days after George Zimmerman was acquitted in the
‘Fill the Void’ – Love and Duty
July 19, 2013
Evanston RoundTable, July 18, 2013 “There is no foreign land; it is the traveler only that is foreign.” – Robert Louis Stevenson One of the
‘About Midnight’ – Meditations on Adulthood
July 4, 2013
Evanston RoundTable, July 3, 2013 There’s a defining moment in “Before Midnight” when the central characters – Celine and Jesse – are seated at a
Riding the Rails
June 26, 2013
I When people think of trains they think of speed and mass. But trains come alive first with sound. “Alllllllll aboooooooard!” the conductor sings out.
‘This is the End’ – Going Out Laughing
June 22, 2013
Evanston RoundTable, June 20, 2103 Sometimes joy and happiness emanate from the most unexpected places. Who would think a mature adult would enjoy – love
With a Push From Dr. King, Bill Logan Became a Pioneer
June 10, 2013
Evanston RoundTable, June 6, 2013 Bill Logan’s life and career have been filled with achievements and honors. But at a low point, discouraged about his
‘Frances Ha’ – Meh for the Me Generation
June 10, 2013
Evanston RoundTable, June 6, 2013 In the new movie “Frances Ha,” Greta Gerwig plays the title character, a twenty-something New Yorker who seems to be