The Ramshackle Vampire

Some years ago on this blog I speculated about the outcomes we might expect from a deadly global pandemic , a category of disaster popular w...

While I have read about George Martin’s performance at the 2020 Hugo Awards , I have not watched his self-indulgent antics myself. 150 minu...

Jeffrey Epstein was a collector. He collected, by which I mean sequestered, exploited, and sexually assaulted, a large number of teenage g...

My brother and I watched Doctor Who religiously in the 1980s. The old BBC show carried with it more than a whiff of exoticism; British lands...

I was quite pleased to learn of Richard Grant’s nomination for an Academy Award. While not one of Mr. Grant’s most steadfast fans, I enjoy...