A Boat Against the Current

A cultural "omniblog" covering matters literary as well as theatrical, musical, historical, cinematic(al), etc.

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Quote of the Day (David Thomson, on Philip Seymour Hoffman, ‘A Master and a Wreck’)

“Perhaps all accidental deaths or suicides prompt the storytelling urge in us. We hardly need to know whether [Philip Seymour] Hoffman ...

Monday, July 28, 2014

Flashback, July 1789: Jefferson in Early Attempt at Nation-Building in French Revolution

The Bastille , like the absolute monarchy it supported, was far stronger as symbol than reality when its 100 defenders looked outside i...

Quote of the Day (Diablo Cody, on Living in a ‘Very Bad Part of Town’)

“If you live in a very bad part of town, don't make things worse for your kid by naming her Sloopy.”— Diablo Cody, Oscar-winning s...

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Photo of the Day: Pink Asiatic Lily, Brooklyn Botanic Garden

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden , which I discussed briefly in a prior post , contains an extraordinary amount of lovely plants and flower...

Quote of the Day (Saint Isaac of Nineveh, on the ‘Ladder That Leads to the Kingdom’)

“The ladder that leads to the Kingdom is hidden within your soul... Dive into yourself and in your soul and you will discover t...

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MikeT: I'm a librarian (no, NOT a "cybrarian" or "information scientist" or any of the other trendy terms the profession has come up with), as well as a freelance writer/researcher; my political leanings are contrarian, much to the dismay of friends on the left and right, and so I will give anyone looking for my vote exactly what they deserve -- the back of my hand

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