Hyperion To A Satyr: Hamlet’s Sexy Uncle
In favor of Claudius, the sinister, archetypal wicked uncle of Hamlet, it has to be stated that he is good …
Category Archives: Beautiful Men
On Being Married A Long Time
Today I have been married for 25 years. It’s a cause for celebration but also for contemplation. How did I …
You Sexy Thing (1975)
From today until Monday, I’ll be in Philadelphia looking at antiquarian books. I have scheduled a few zombie posts but …
Now We Are Sixty-Two
It is a little known fact that famed children’s book illustrator E. H. Shepard was a huge Ciarán Hinds fan. Whilst …
Desert Island Sinatra
For me, the music of Frank Sinatra is indispensable. Almost twenty years ago, I stopped listening to (new) rock music …
On Smoking Weed Again After Thirty Years
I was always hopeless as a smoker. From infancy, I was opposed to tobacco use. Cigarette ads were banned from TV and radio …
The Fall (2006)
As epic movies go, The Fall didn’t make much money ($3.2 million). Yet it is unforgettable, one of the most …
Pyromancy
Pyromancy is telling the future from flames. And we can now predict with confidence that (in spite of the storyline in …
Hope For Bald Men Everywhere
Who says bald is less Beautiful? If a gentleman is fighting a losing battle against genetics, he should shave his head. (And …
Conniption Fit
Oh Mr. H., of all the plays you could do, you have to pick the one with Benedict Cumberbatch. Which …
Linnet Moss 