Confessions from the corner

  I have often been accused of being an “armchair magician.” The accusation always misses its target though. Because to me, it sounds like an absolute ideal. Actually, it’s an ideal that I...

Lifestyles of the which and infamous

  What of the sayings that sounded so good once upon a time but then became ridiculed as “square,” “straight,” “corny,” etc (take your pick of colloquialism based on when you grew up!)? I’m...

The age of demagogia

  Who’s got the loudest mouth? Look for the one who feels most neglected. Who’s got the foulest mouth? Look for the one who feels no-one will listen to reason, or who inherently knows he or she...

Reality in the making

  The majority of entertainment in the western cultural sphere todays seems to be dealing with American dysfunctionality and self destruction. Whether in humorous or violently terrifying form...