Category: Subjective non-fiction

by M. Bijman June 18, 2018 0

A different kind of oasis – Paradise Gardens, by Monty Don and Derry Moore

I have long been an admirer of Monty Don, the horticulturist and garden expert. I love watching him on hisContinue Reading

by M. Bijman April 15, 2018 0

Compact Crit. #9 – The Memory Palace, by Edward Hollis Since Edward Hollis’ book, The Memory Palace, is mostly aboutContinue Reading

by M. Bijman April 13, 2018 0

When I studied Interior Decorating years ago, I didn’t have the foggiest idea about the real significance of interiors. YouContinue Reading

by M. Bijman January 29, 2018 0

Compact Crits #3: Rhett & Link’s Book of Mythicality, by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal

by M. Bijman January 26, 2018 0

I have been watching Rhett and Link, a.k.a Rhett McLaughlin and Link (Charles) Neal, on their YouTube channel, Good MythicalContinue Reading

by M. Bijman March 13, 2016 0

Today I added the 153rd author to my list of reviewed authors. Only a few stand out, and here is one:Continue Reading

by M. Bijman May 7, 2014 0

Grand old man of Canadian literature dies Just last week I gave my copy of Farley Mowat’s Eastern Passage to a friendContinue Reading

What is the song ‘Rings of Saturn’ about? I find myself in these lyrics. In Berlin I couldn’t stop crying when you performed it live. “Up and further up, up, up, up.” Is this song about evolving? I would love to know what you had in mind. August 20, 2019
View ArticleDear Lisa, There is great danger in asking a songwriter to explain their songs – or at least to make the assumption that their interpretation is in some way more valid or true than your own. This is simply not the case. I believe the fan often has a deeper understanding of a given song... The post What is the song ‘Rings of Saturn’ about? I find […]
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Good Omens (2019) August 9, 2019
“I didn't mean to fall. I just hung out with the wrong people.” — Crowley In the beginning was the word. But Aziraphale and Crowley were there, too. Soon there were also fruit-bearing trees and enormous stone cherubs, phone booths and spaceships, and people – so many people – all marching together on a bizarro pilgrimage toward their doom. This is the p […]
Nina Saxon: A Career Retrospective, Part 1 June 18, 2019
In 1996, critic Laurie Halpern Benenson, writing for the New York Times, called Nina Saxon “one of the most sought-after designers in the business” and it was true: some years, she could barely keep up with demand. Beginning in 1980 and working well into the 2010s, Saxon lent her titling talent to more than 200 films and TV series, working with directors inc […]