Author Archives: rdavies

-to provide public opportunities for experiencing expressions and works of individual or group creativity as well as important works of the imagination. -to communicate, widely, basic human values, feelings, and perspectives. -to share the best that has been thought, imagined, … Continue reading →

Scorcese has, amazingly, salvaged all the best of the original film. Performances and songs are all strong, especially on “Hurricane” and “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” (latter with Byrds’ Roger McGuinn). Many nice surprises: Dylan and Baez recalling their early relationship, … Continue reading →

(in order I encountered/explored them, chronologically) Orson Welles Alfred Hitchcock Woody Allen Robert Altman Ingmar Bergman The guys with the widest, most diverse palettes. Honorable mentions: Francis Ford Coppola for the 1st two Godfather films, Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, and … Continue reading →

Twitter meme juxtaposing Bernie Sanders meme with Michelangelo:

He who has overcome his fears will truly be free. –Aristotle William Blake’s “Glad Day”

Courage – bravery. Temperance – moderation. Liberality – spending. Magnificence – charisma, style. Magnanimity – generosity. Ambition – pride. Patience – temper, calm. Friendliness – social IQ.

especially on cold wintry Canadian days. If you’ve never tried it, try turning on the Golf channel on your tv cable system, especially Thursdays to Sundays when live tournaments are on. The beautiful, scenic courses from all over the world … Continue reading →

with good deeds; particularly my kind neighbors, on this cold Edmonton winter day. I poked my head out, after watching the rest of Bergman’s excellent Scenes from a Marriage 6 part-tv series (probably the ultimate artistic statement about marriage and … Continue reading →

Nothing like sipping a cup of Empress Tea from Victoria’s Empress Hotel by a beautiful Christmas tree (still up into February) and listening to the first of 17 delightful CDs from a newly arrived boxset of Chopin’s complete works. I … Continue reading →

Gregory Sierra, Barney Miller.