Ever since the Gold Rush, California has been, as in Chick Berry’s sly homage, the promised land. GIs who passed through on their way to the Pacific in World War II saw paradise and moved there in droves in the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Postmodern Times
The scariest show on TV this spring hasn’t been “Helix” or “The Walking Dead.” Rather it has been the six-hour PBS documentary “The Emperor of All Maladies,” from the book of the same name. The creature in it isn’t a … Continue reading
It’s March Madness. No, not because of basketball. Rather because the time has come to confront the looming horror of tax season. So, it’s gather the receipts, plentiful evidence of wasteful spending, paltry evidence of charitable giving, forms from various … Continue reading