Russians in Hollywood, Hollywood’s Russians: Biography of an Image, by Harlow Robinson I’ve long been fascinated by the part of… Read more Russians in Hollywood, Hollywood’s Russians
Month: October 2021
Amazement and Amusement
I officiated at the Memorial of a friend last weekend. The service was lovely, and healing for me. My friend… Read more Amazement and Amusement
The Kindly Ones
The Kindly Ones by Anthony Powell The sixth novel of the series of twelve collectively titled A Dance to the… Read more The Kindly Ones
Casanova’s Chinese Restaurant
Casanova’s Chinese Restaurant by Anthony Powell This is the fifth of the twelve novels by Anthony Powell collectively titled, A… Read more Casanova’s Chinese Restaurant
The Spiritual Season
I think of the fall as the spiritual season. Beginning with our Unitarian Universalist Ingathering ceremony in September, we then pass… Read more The Spiritual Season
Life and Death
As we approach the season of holidays from many traditions that reckon with the afterlife we will look at several… Read more Life and Death
At Lady Molly’s
At Lady Molly’s by Anthony Powell At Lady Molly’s is the fourth novel of the twelve that comprise Powell’s A… Read more At Lady Molly’s
In-Person Meetings and Worship
Earlier this week I attended a Zoom meeting with about a dozen UU ministers serving congregations in the greater Los… Read more In-Person Meetings and Worship
Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart is the first novel by Nigerian author, Chinua Achebe, published in… Read more Things Fall Apart
The Perfect Man
The Perfect Man: The Muscular Life and Times of Eugen Sandow, Victorian Stongman by David Waller Eugen Sandow is called… Read more The Perfect Man