News item: The mayor of Coquitlan, British Columbia, stated in a recent interview that he wore the same suit (with occasional dry cleanings) for fifteen months, and no one noticed, at meetings or other gatherings; when asked if this would contrast strongly with the reaction a woman would receive if she tried to do the same thing, he concurred.
Imagine if this ‘male advantage’ applied in other ways… (more…)
Yesterday, for the first time, I binge watched a TV show: season one’s ten episodes of Better Call Saul were run, prior to its launching of season two later on last evening. (The host speciality channel, AMC, has made a habit of such volume-based indulgences, including with its other hit series The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad – Better Call Saul actually intended as a prequel to the latter.) (more…)
Taking Charge – in directly:
(a) “Why did I direct twenty-one pictures? Because I wanted to control every aspect of my own movies, and have a great time making them… I had a good time making ‘em, but I still had to deal with all kinds of vagaries of weather and sound and crew and actors. It doesn’t have the purity of simply painting a picture, composing a song, or sculpting, or writing. That’s something you do all by yourself.” (more…)
It’s February 2nd, traditionally known as ‘Groundhog Day’, in which a few of these critters, or their cousins, appear in various locations across Canada and the U.S., to supposedly ‘predict’ the early or late (read normal, per the calendar) arrival of Spring. In many places, celebrations take place to mark the occasion, most famously in the U.S. at Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and in Canada at Wiarton, Ontario. (more…)
Taking Charge – anonymously:
(a) “…screenwriting is kind of invisible. If screenwriting is done really well, it seems like the actors made up their lines, and that the director knew to put the camera there, and that the movie sort of came together all by itself. So a lot of times it feels like the screenwriter is anonymous. (more…)
the watch of time 
Remember Me
It is supposedly a truism that in a group of thirty people, at least two will share the same birthday. I have been witness to this anecdotally, but how accurate it is over a scientifically large sample is unclear.
What is unequivocally accurate is that a birthday is, by definition, the most important day in one’s life. It seems like it should be worthy of some recognition. (more…)
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