NOOCYTE

"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd." --Voltaire

(Oh, and it's pronounced "NOH'-oh-site")

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Barely Legal

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For a long time, I resisted it. The subject was simply too BIG to contain mere politics. But now? Nine-Eleven is old enough to VOT...
Monday, September 12, 2016

Suite: 15

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Almost didn't post this year. (Still counts if I haven't slept, yah?) This was the first time since That Tuesday that I've actua...
Friday, October 2, 2015

"The Martian" Review

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Okay, I'll admit it: I've never watched a single episode of MacGyver. I'm almost afraid to do it at this point, considering...
Friday, September 11, 2015

14

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14 years. Many decades. No time at all. Lost in the blur and the bustle of the day-to-day, eclipsed by the Meantimes...
Monday, November 10, 2014

INTERSTELLAR: The Stars and Our Selves

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Went to see Interstellar last night, in glorious 70mm IMAX (2-D!) format. Huge. Still digesting... This film paints on a VAST canvas. It inv...
Thursday, September 11, 2014

13

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Just like last year . Only worse.  Much worse. The gods help us all.
Thursday, September 12, 2013

12

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I've got nothing. Every year, I steep myself in the memory of That Terrible Day. Every year, I strive to find something Meaningful, he...
Friday, May 17, 2013

Another Bold Go

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Returned a while ago from the 11:00 showing of "Star Trek Into Darkness" (really liking the omission of the obligatory colon), wit...
Friday, November 2, 2012

Obama Champion of Gay Rights? Look Again

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Bethany Mandel, at Commentary offers some badly-needed thoughts on the meme that a Romney Presidency will constitute a massive step back fo...
Friday, October 19, 2012

Al Smith Dinner: 2012

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As lively and bracing as this election has surely been, I've been looking forward to the traditional Al Smith dinner like even the most ...
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