The Great Ganesha

First of all, I must apologize for the silence. We have been b(l)ogged down with visitors starting around two weeks ago. This is not necessarily a bad thing – quite the opposite, in fact. But it leaves little time and energy for much else. Hence, no blogging. Also, I have been reviewing the 2006 South [...]

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(Crossposted at Desicritics.org [link]) When you come to the end of all the light you know, and it’s time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: Either you will be given something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly. -Edward [...]

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(Crossposted at Desicritics.org [link].) Meet Nicholas Garrigan. He’s rich, young, and charming. Fresh out of medical school in Scotland, he wants what every male youth wants – to annoy his father. So Nicholas goes to Uganda, to a charitable mission run by a Brit doctor and his wife (Gillian Anderson) where, through a series of [...]

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[Originally appeared in Thirsty Magazine here and crossposted at Desicritics.org here.] Shoreline Amphiteatre, Mountain View, CA. October 10th, 2006. As we walked into a packed, sold-out stadium, you could almost smell the excitement in the air. Judging from the miles-long line of cars extending on to the freeway and the throng entering the venue, this [...]

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Folks, today I have officially begun to write for Thirsty magazine – a brand new online publication dealing with arts, media and culture in these, here fine United States. From the magazine’s Manifesto, in the words of the auteurs themselves, Operating from a truly virtual platform, Thirsty’s grasp starts at street level and continues underneath, [...]

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