Category: Subjective non-fiction

by M. Bijman June 18, 2018

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

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

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

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

by M. Bijman January 26, 2018

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

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

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

I abhor the Nestlé Pure Life commercial – here’s why October 19, 2018
I just hate this commercial. Every time I see it I get absolutely furious. It is patently, obviously, in-your-face WRONG on just about every level. This is the latest Nestlé bottled water commercial, showing on Canadian TV. It shows a well-dressed, well-fed little white girl, complete with safety goggles, drinking bottled water and asking “what can […] […]

From Sans Culottes to Gilets Jaunes: Macron’s Marie Antoinette Moment December 11, 2018
The concessions Macron’s government has granted to placate the Yellow Vests’ demands—a six-month moratorium on fuel-tax hikes, followed by its outright cancellation—seem too little, too late. “Doesn’t anybody up there get that we’re all on anxiety meds because we’re that miserable?” asked one protester. “We’re not asking for the moon, we just want to have de […]
Sylvain Cypel

Made in the Middle 2018 (2018) December 1, 2018
“This is the strangest secret in the world . . .” “What is it you want?" asks the voice. "Why do you work? Why do you get up in the morning?”Strong and commanding and doling out direct questions, the voice tempts us with the strangest secret in the world. The sage advice that follows comes from Earl Nightingale, an American radio host and author of […]
Slice (2018) October 28, 2018
“So you're telling me that my pizza place is built on a gateway to hell?” — Jack Describing Austin Vesely’s werewolf-pizza Chance-the-Rapper comedy-horror film Slice is a mouthful. But with a premise like that, it’s no surprise that it bears a fully loaded, stuffed crust, dripping hot delight of a title sequence.Created by artist and animator John Chris […]