
The Embers of April 1992
"Los Angeles became a carnival of repression."
April 30th, 2012
"Los Angeles became a carnival of repression."
April 30th, 2012
Los Angeles was different. No tear gas here: our elected representatives wanted us to be comfortable.
December 13th, 2011
On three English translations of 'The Iliad'
October 30th, 2012
Crazy people generally don’t know they’re crazy and Dick’s abiding awareness of the dubious nature of his visions makes him at worst a pathetic figure
February 24th, 2012
"I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead." — Samuel Goldwyn... More

"All lurid, unsavory, gruesome illustrations shall be eliminated." — Comics Code, 1954... More

"Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television." —Woody Allen... More


"Read. Always read. No one can take that away from you."... More



"Mere flim-flam stories, and nothing but shams and lies." — Miguel de Cervantes... More

"There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them.... More