In theatre there is a concept called scene obligatoire. That's when finally, just towards the climax of the play, the key characters finally meet and have it out. Yesterday and today, in Justice Merchan's courtroom in New York, was the…
GritLit is the annual Hamilton literary festival. For years I didn't go, for a number of reasons, but the most compelling one was that I was busy running Artword Artbar. Well, that's over now, so now I can go. I…
We parked the car and headed to Theatre Aquarius to see Beautiful Scars, the Tom Wilson musical. A woman passing by stopped to talk. "You're one of those Theatre Aquarius types." (I think it was my new hat.) "You're going…
When it started, I thought the interruption would be short. Life would revert. We'd get back to the headlong insanity that we called normal. A year has passed, and that once-vivid world is just another memory. Like university. Like that…
Poster for Guest of Honour. David Thewlis. Atom Egoyan's new film, Guest of Honour, was shot mostly in Hamilton. Last night, masks in place, we saw it at the Playhouse Cinema. I am a great admirer of Atom Egoyan's films.
Today's Hamilton Spectator (September 31, 2019) has an opinion piece by Matthew Lau in praise of economist Milton Friedman, founder of the "Chicago School" espousing the virtues of unrestrained free market capitalism. He cites two of Friedman's ideas, which he…
Posted on August 2, 2019 by roncw The NY Times columnists, a dozen or more, rate the performances of the Democratic candidates as if they are auditioning for a theatrical performance. They answer questions that include ideas, but their responses…
One of the pleasures of our 10-day stay in Lisbon was the quality of the street music all over the city. Best of all was a really fine ensemble from Cabo Verde playing near the waterfront, Nôs Raíz. We listened…
