Heroes of the desert
The Irish comedian Dave Allen has a sketch about Adam and Eve that points out the inconsistencies in the story told in the Book of Genesis. He first notices Adam’s … Continue reading
Six questions about Shakespeare
I’m reading a book by Kate Emery Pogue called Shakespeare’s Friends (Praeger, Westport CT, USA 2006), which gives brief lives of some 40 people who knew William Shakespeare well. The … Continue reading
Holy families
I started by noticing similarities between two pictures. The one above is “The Virgin and Child with St Anne and John the Baptist”, the so-called Burlington House cartoon (a cartoon … Continue reading
Some words for the wise
I have a confession to make: I am a wordaholic. Give me a definition to find in a dictionary, and I read the book. It’s the greatest story ever told. … Continue reading
Heraclitus laughs
This essay on ancient Greek philosophy is not really on ancient Greek philosophy, of which I know little. It is about the ways of thinking we all choose between, or, … Continue reading
Ingmar Bergman: five late films
The second of a two part essay on Bergman’s films written after watching The Ingmar Bergman Collection, which gathers most of the Criterion and Tartan releases. The films I liked … Continue reading
Ingmar Bergman: four early films
The first of a two part essay on Bergman’s films written after watching The Ingmar Bergman Collection, which gathers most of the Criterion and Tartan releases. The films I liked … Continue reading
