Ways of thought
Isak Dinesen in one of her stories (one of the Seven Gothic Tales) commented on the different (to males) mental processes of women. She says that women don’t reason, in … Continue reading
Three Wise Monkeys
Calendar wisdom Those little pithy pearls of wisdom you see on your office calendar: it all started with the monkeys. A popular misconception of the theories of Charles Darwin is … Continue reading
The Fourth Simenon Omnibus
This project is to review the novels published in the Penguin Simenon Omnibus series. The Little Saint was first published as Le Petit saint in 1965. It was translated by … Continue reading
Between two worlds: angels and devils
The universe is all that is and all we can ever know about it. But there may be other universes, inhabited by other beings. We know their names. Gabriel, Raphael, … Continue reading
The Third Simenon Omnibus
Maigret Has Doubts was first published as Vue Confidence de Maigret in 1959, and was translated into English by Lyn Moir. Doctor Pardon, Maigret’s old friend, confides the details of … Continue reading
At the Four Cats and the Park Guell: Picasso and Gaudi
“I am always doing things I can’t do, in order to learn how to do them”. – Picasso The painter Pablo Picasso (Pablo Ruiz y Picasso 1881-1973) began as a … Continue reading
All the world a stage: six films of Preston Sturges
All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts (Shakespeare, … Continue reading
