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• Swing Low

  

  The 1970s were a rare era. On the cusp of the electronic revolution, we grew up with many old fashioned notions about how things were done and what was possible. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Individualisms

  

  As an individual that stands out in the herd, metaphorically (standing out  is always dangerous, I know), I don’t tend to follow trends.  Blending in isn’t my... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Not Too Tired

  

  It was the choice of reading a very long Stephen King novel or watching a very long movie. The fact that Doctor Sleep was leaving Netflix soon decided the toss. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Lord

  

  “This article may incorporate text from a large language model. It may include hallucinated information, copyright violations, claims not verified in cited... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Queen

  

  It’s a confused mess of a movie. I have a fondness for ghost stories, and when I saw Haunting of the Queen Mary on a streaming service I use, I figured why... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Free Parking

  

  Okay, so I don’t live on my phone.  I use it rarely.  I don’t text.  I don’t watch videos on my phone.  I don’t use it for listening to music.  One place,... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Seasonal Horror

  

  It was a rare combination: Friday the 13th, Saturday Valentine’s Day, and Monday some federal holiday. One of our first friends as a couple called unexpectedly... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Virtues of Fiction

  

  So, my first royalty statement for Sleepy Hollow as American Myth arrived. It is my poorest selling book ever, not even notching up to Nightmares with the Bible... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Spells

  

  I suspect the reason Incantation was recommended to me is that it is an intimate blend of religion and horror. A Taiwanese horror film, the highest grossing eve... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• AI Death

  

  I was scrolling, which is rare for me, through a social media platform where someone had posted a heartfelt comment after the death of actor Catherine O’Hara. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• With Thorns

  

  I’ve seen T. Kingfisher’s books on the tables of various bookstores and I’ve noted them. I wasn’t sure if they were horror since the tables have always had... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Retro Fear

  

  Maybe I shouldn’t have started. This was, however, a recommendation from a friend, so I watched Fear Street 1994. I say maybe I shouldn’t have watched it becaus... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Dismal Science

  

  I kind of resent it.  I was was having a conversation with a friend about retirement.  He knows our circumstances (my middling and muddling career) and suggeste... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Loss and Beauty

  

  Losing someone close to you is never easy. We of our species are closely interconnected, but family is where we feel the safest and, hopefully, most accepted. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Murder in Oxford

  

  The Oxford Murders isn’t a bad effort as a thriller, but where it works is as dark academia. This 2008 movie didn’t have significant box office take, so it may... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Whose Smile?

  

  Amazon’s smile logo is a mask.  I use Amazon when I need something specific and I don’t have time to run around to six or seven stores to see if I can find it (... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Don’t Tank It

  

  The Tank is a reasonably well done monster movie. It isn’t great, but monsters are monsters and they can be appreciated in their own right. The main problem of... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Laughing Matter?

  

  I sincerely hope AI is a bubble that will burst.  Some of its ridiculousness has been peeking out from under its skirts from the beginning, but an email I had... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• That House

  

  In this season of deportations, thinking about what it means to be a refugee couldn’t be more important. The horror film His House makes you do just that. Bol... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Hinge Years

  

  I recently read about “hinge years.”  Some historians use this as a kind of shorthand for a particularly tumultuous year in the history of the world, or of a... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2026 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY