AM's Writing -- Index

-- these are short articles & reviews mostly written for newsletters, online discussions, some only privately shared --

Promising Young Woman

~~ black Comedy, white woman's Tragedy, a brilliant creation, 2020 (best film of); 2022; 'spoilers' - DON'T read this until you've seen film at least once; <1000 words.

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Subtle Subtext in Never_Let_Me_Go

~~ comments on K. Ishiguro's 2005 novel; 2021; 'spoilers' - DON'T read until you've read book, 1500 words.

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Mixtec Metaphor

-- film review of "Y Tu Mama Tambien," 2011; 2000 words.

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YES or NO

-- rhymed review of Sally Potter's awkwardly awful film "Yes," 2005, 668 words.

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I'll Try Anything

-- rewrite of an anonymous article from The Onion, 2002; of course, this is a much superior version; 2004; 1000 words.

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Mystic River

-- review of a powerful complex work; written 2004, revised 2011; 3000 words.

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Indentured Servants -- The Secret Lives of Dentists

-- review of a funny film with a serious, unhappy ending; 2003

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Movie review: What Women Want

-- 2001 review of the film that may say more about what women want than you want to know; 1200 words.

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Tango, Dance of Love and Death

-- 2000 letter to The Crow newsletter -- why dancing Argentine tango can change your life! 1150 words.

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Ontological Breakdance

-- 1995 reflections on how we are always constructing a "virtual reality" for ourselves and others.

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Edge of Chaos

-- 1997 brief online posting -- what this term means in complexity theory; some of its implications in the wider context of society and Gaia

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Mutant New Age Messages

-- 1995 rant against 3 New Age deceptions; originally in The Crow newsletter.

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Myths for the Future

-- from an online discussion in 1994 -- questioning the role of mythology in the modern world

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Bodh Gaya

-- 1991 letter written from India to private group newsletter, The Crow.

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