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One thing leads to another. Two nights ago I watched (my third or
One thing leads to another. Two nights ago I watched (my third or fourth viewing) Once Upon a Time in the West, the Sergio Leone classic which is now ...

VANITAS... A couple of days ago I posted a photograph of mine
VANITAS... A couple of days ago I posted a photograph of mine in my faux Old Testament avatar. That photo dates to 2008, a poetry reading I did at Cr...

SAMARKAND “For lust of knowing what should not be known We
SAMARKAND “For lust of knowing what should not be known We make the Golden Journey to Samarkand.” Sir James Elroy Flecker *** It is unlikely t...

For my friend Mahendra Rathod. *** The cliché ‘there’s
For my friend Mahendra Rathod. *** The cliché ‘there’s a time for everything’ is sometimes borne out in curious ways. And nothing can be more...

INTERSTELLAR - II My previous status message kicked up some
INTERSTELLAR - II My previous status message kicked up some dust (appropriately perhaps, vide Nolan?). I could have let things rest, but on reflectio...

Give or take, the Bimal Roy classic Madhumati has been my No.1
Give or take, the Bimal Roy classic Madhumati has been my No.1 Hindi film for all the conscious years of my life. On nights when I have drawn a blank ...

The Kizil Kum (or Qizil Qum, if you want to be pedantic or
The Kizil Kum (or Qizil Qum, if you want to be pedantic or highbrow) - meaning red sand - desert spans roughly 300,000 sq. km. of what used to be Russ...

The forbidding Ark (citadel), and the infamous Kalan Minaret,
The forbidding Ark (citadel), and the infamous Kalan Minaret, Bukhara. Both played less than savoury roles during the rule of Bukhara’s notoriously...