бессилие

Let us, for the moment, forget about whether there is anything to the so-called ‘Russiagate’ conspiracy theories.  Let us leave aside whether there is any proof that President Donald Trump or his hangers-on knowingly collaborated with Russian operatives to alter the outcome of the 2016 election.  Let us forego the …

In Dependence

Please repeat, as you do every year, the words (written by Paul Fussell) you try to live by on America’s Independence Day. “There is one day of the year when America should receive nothing but praise.  That’s July Fourth.  On all other occasions, those who wish the United States well …

Man of Steel

Armando Iannucci makes deeply political comedies that are not actually at politics at all.  This is not the only good thing about his latest project, The Death of Stalin, such a remarkable thing, but it is perhaps what makes it a great film and it’s definitely what saves it from being …

American I Dunno

After a seemingly endless hiatus of two entire years, during which this beleaguered country’s weekly exposure to abnormally cheerful handsomeness golem Ryan “Toothpaste” Seacrest plummeted by as much as 30%, American Idol is back!  Yes, that’s right, a new reboot/remake/re-release of the original big daddy of televised singing competitions has returned, …