Category: Discussions
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2025-10-27—The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride is legendary. Infinitely quotable, a cult classic of its time, a moderate box office success with a long, long tail of movie purchases and rentals, I don’t think I’m being in any way controversial when I say that The Princess Bride will endure the test of time as long as visual media…
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2025-10-20—Metamorphosis
No, this blog post isn’t about the Kafka novel—this blog post is primarily about me, with a lot of thoughts inspired by Kristin McTiernan’s Substack post Talent Isn’t Enough (And It Never Was). Today, I’m discussing on the process of turning into a real author. What’s an Author? (No Seriously) First of all, I should…
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2025-08-18—Men (and Books)
A woman simply is, but a man must become. Masculinity is risky and elusive. It is achieved by a revolt from woman, and it is confirmed only by other men. Manhood coerced into sensitivity is no manhood at all. [Emphasis added.] Camille Paglia This blog post has evolved significantly since I began laying the groundwork…
Boo Ludlow 