I have been reading again, arguably, the greatest poet in English of the 20th century, W.B. Yeats (1865-1939). If not him, who? In addition to the verse, I’ve been looking through the second volume of the immense biography by R.F. … Continue reading
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Once, the question of whether there were advanced civilizations on other planets came up in the presence of the great physicist Enrico Fermi. He immediately uttered a famous quip that became known as the Fermi paradox: “Where is everybody?” He … Continue reading
I was recently telling someone about how the great Sidney Lumet said he had used long shots and closeups in a couple of his films — “Twelve Angry Men” and “The Verdict” — to produce a desired emotional response in … Continue reading