Reviews and commentary
This is a drama about how the entrenched sexism of Mexican society (and I assume Spanish given that the novel is Spanish) i.e. the patriarchy, and traditional hierarchies keep a woman from being able to flee an abusive relationship. I think it’s great that a film like this was made in the 1950s but I ...
Probably Monday August 14, 2006: South Baymouth to Toronto – 300 km approx. I woke up and immediately got my car in line for the ferry. There were already cars in line some of which might have been there from the night before. Then I checked out and grabbed a quick breakfast. I believe I ...
In 2008, I first heard about Tagaq when reading reviews of Auk/Blood (ᐊᐅᒃ) or seeing her perform some of it on TV or something – I don’t quite remember as it was nearly 20 years ago – and I resolved to listen to that album. I put it on my list and then, as with ...
I have decided to give up on this book. I just think it’s not for me, and there are so many books to read, I just don’t know what I’ll get from it that would make it worthwhile to finish. First, I want to start by saying I think it is good. It’s clear to ...
Probably Sunday August 13, 2006: Lake Superior Provincial Park to South Baymouth – 640 km. approx I had just wanted to get a campsite when I got to Lake Superior Provincial Park. So after I ate breakfast and packed up my tent, I did some sightseeing. First I headed back north to Old Woman Bay, ...
I wrote about my confusion with why this band blew up in my review of their first record. I believe it is because their gimmicky aesthetic plus their super niche genre of music is exactly the kind of thing the 2026 version of the internet eats up. As I said in that first review, the ...
Probably Saturday August 12, 2006: Sleeping Giant Provincial Park to Lake Superior Provincial Park – 505 km approx. I hoped I slept in, given how hard a time I had trying to get to sleep. But I doubt it. I made breakfast and headed out. I feel like it must have set out relatively early ...
In 2021, I had a really weird experience, in a writing forum. I shared it on my old Substack (I now use Beehiiv) five years ago because I strongly believe it is indicative of the Right-Left divide in North America, and how it is extremely hard to bridge, even with good faith and a supposed ...
My understanding is that this is the symphony from Rachmaninoff. So what I’ve learned is that I don’t want to listen to his other symphonies. I am a pretty big fan of Romantic music. But I am also a big fan of musical progress. I love learning about the history of music and context becomes ...
I am a very hype-averse person. When something is hyped I immediately want to dislike it. I don’t know why but I’ve always been this way. So when I first heard ADP and watched their KEXP performance, my very predictable reaction was, so what? I am not the world’s biggest fan of math rock but ...
Friday August 11, 2006: Sleeping Giant Provincial Park I woke up early. I always wake up early camping due to the sun but in this case it suited me as I had a very long hike ahead of me. The ascent was obviously much less than at Crypt Lake but, this time, the hike to ...