Widower's Tango

George Orwell (or Eric Blair) died 70 years ago today. It is quite impossible for me to let the day pass without marking it, even wh...

My step-daughter turns 18 today. A very big deal here in the Philippines. They call it her "debut." I'm not sure if I'v...

Maybe I should have saved those leftover dreams? Funny, but here’s that rainy day. Here’s that rainy day they told me about And I lau...

Anna Karina , who died Saturday, was the most recognizable face of the French New Wave, thanks to the roles given her by Jean-Luc Godard. ...

Watching the Robert Zemeckis movie The Polar Express for maybe the fourth time this past week, I was reminded of what James Agee wrote mo...

The Oriental Theater on Randolph St. And when I wouldn't take her downtown to the Oriental Theatre she didn't deny herself the...

Before I let go of November, I have one more duty to perform - saying goodbye to one more of my heroes. The critic John Simon died last...