Ghost Capital

It may not be entirely fair to call French director Olivier Assayas, who has delivered some of the most thrilling as well as some of the most bewildering film of the past few decades, wildly inconsistent.  There is always, at least, a baseline of artfulness in his work that suggests …

Race to the Top

Ever since the 2016 election, when the Democratic establishment faced a surprisingly strong challenge from Bernie Sanders and his relatively mild form of economic leftism, liberal partisans have insisted that everyone in America is underselling the damage done by racism.  (Everyone, that is, except themselves.  No one rolls their eyes …

War Again

It was only a matter of time before Donald Trump led America into another pointless, brutal conflict overseas. The only surprise is the speed with which he did it; most presidents would wait until they were in much more dire domestic straits before giving into the instinct to prop up …

Mania

The results, so far, of the latest ‘season’ of my long-running fantasy wrestling league.  Enjoy, nobody! INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 2017 EVENT SCHEDULE Season 57:  Colluctatio Ergo Sum Friday Night Fights I:  Sic Infit [So It Begins] Friday, Jan. 6th, 5:00am CST; Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan (All-Japan) All-Japan Light Heavyweight Qualifier: …