“Love is the only thing that you get more of when you give it away” is the last sentence of chapter 64 of “My Mother’s Secret” by J. L. Witterick. The 2013 novel “based on a true Holocaust story,” as the subhead reads, oozes that sentiment throughout its 208 pages. While countless nonfiction and fiction…
Film Review: ‘The Forger’: An Inspiring, Fact-Based Holocaust Drama With Better Characters Than Plot
NR | 1h 55min | Drama, War, Biography, History | 02 May 2023 (Germany/Luxembourg) Easily the most horrific event of the 20th century, the Holocaust is also a seemingly endless source of inspirational and heartbreaking films that remind each subsequent generation that evil in all of its forms can and must be thwarted. “The Forger” is based on the autobiography of…
Tennyson’s ‘Ulysses’: To Yield or Not to Yield?
“To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” These simple words from “Ulysses” by Alfred Lord Tennyson became one of the most famous lines in poetry, and with them the acclaimed poet assumes the rousing eloquence which Homer’s epic hero might have had. Written in 1833, the poem presents us with a portrait…
Elizabeth Taylor’s Near-Death Experience in the 1960s
Elizabeth Taylor was an icon—two time Oscar winner for best actress and activist, she was a trailblazing woman of the 1900s. In 1992, Taylor appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and shared a near death experience that she had in the 1960s while she was in London and was pronounced dead from a pneumonia. “I…
IN-DEPTH: Trust in Tradition: Composer Says Identity Politics Not the Answer to Classical Music’s Woes
May 2, 2023
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The challenges facing classical music institutions worldwide have been well-publicised. Declining audiences and tightening revenue streams are a constant in the industry—only exacerbated during the pandemic years. Many large-scale performing arts groups cannot survive purely off ticket sales and rely on government handouts, grants, and philanthropy to prop up their finances. One young composer says…
Edgar Guest: Remembering ‘The People’s Poet’
“Poetry is not my strong suit, I’m no good at writing verse. My prose may be no better, but at least I could do worse.” Oh my gosh, I’m a poet and don’t know it! If it hadn’t been for a couple good English teachers in high school, I might have never read more than…
Documentary Review: ‘Who’s Afraid of Nathan Law?’: Embattled Defender of Hong Kong Democracy
NR | 1h 30min | Politics, Documentary Profile | May 1, 2023 Of the three most visible leaders of the 2014 and 2019–2020 Hong Kong student protests, two have been silenced by the CCP. Joshua Wong is in prison. Agnes Chow has been released, but she is clearly not at liberty to speak freely. That leaves Nathan Law as the only…
Laughing at Adversity: Louisa May Alcott’s Short Story, ‘Lost in a London Fog’
In “All Things Considered,” G.K. Chesterton says, “An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.” When we feel lost or confused, we must not give in to despair. Rather, we must change our view and have hope even in the foggiest situations. In her short story, “Lost…
TV Miniseries Review: ‘White House Plumbers’: Pithy Watergate Lampoon Wobbles Slightly but Sticks the Landing
May 1, 2023
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TV-MA | 4h 32min | Comedy, Satire, Politics, History, Crime | 01 May 2023 (USA) The new 5-part HBO miniseries “White House Plumbers” (“Plumbers”) opens with this text: “The following is based on a true story. No names have been changed because nearly everyone was found guilty.” At the end of each episode, different riffs on this same pithy, tongue-in-cheek commentary…
American Police Detective Recalls Past Life as Portrait Painter
Solving crime mysteries was Captain Robert L. Snow’s whole life, until the mystery of his own life chased him down. He was the reputed commander of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, in charge of the homocide department. As a police detective, Snow believed in concrete proof, and didn’t believe in concept of past lives. Upon…
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