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Martin Amis and Time’s Arrow

Martin Amis and Time’s Arrow

by Jim Algie | May 26, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews, My Reviews, Personalities

Upon the passing of the noteworthy author, Martin Amis, Jim Algie recalls his favourite novel by him, Time’s Arrow, which unfolds in reverse and leads back to the Nazi death camps.  We live in a world of hyperlinks which bespeaks the Buddhist belief in the...
Bidding Adieu to Gordon Lightfoot, a True Troubadour

Bidding Adieu to Gordon Lightfoot, a True Troubadour

by Jim Algie | May 12, 2023 | Blog, Music, Personalities

Jim Algie salutes Gordon Lightfoot, a true Canadian titan, who wrote some of the only good songs on AM radio when I was getting into music. In the early and mid-70s, Gordon Lightfoot was this lighthouse whose vision and voice were so powerful that they illuminated...
Algie Bloodlines: From Italy to Mexico in Five Centuries and Back

Algie Bloodlines: From Italy to Mexico in Five Centuries and Back

by Jim Algie | May 2, 2023 | Blog, My Writings, Personalities, Travel Tales

Jim Algie looks back on some of his family history that dates back to Italy, where his distant ancestor worked as a scribe  for the Vatican. Words and pics by Jim Algie.  Many towns and villages in Mexico are named after Catholic saints. Our patron is Saint Catherine...
Ode to All the Unsung Editors

Ode to All the Unsung Editors

by Jim Algie | Dec 27, 2022 | Blog, Book Reviews, Features, My Writings, Personalities, Profiles

Editors are the goalkeepers of the publishing world, saving many a writer from making heinous mistakes but most of the time they are overlooked. This ode sings their praises. It’s also a requiem for a veteran editor named Paul Dorsey.  During late October and...
True Crime Show Zeroes in on Thai Serial Killer Who Targeted Masseuses

True Crime Show Zeroes in on Thai Serial Killer Who Targeted Masseuses

by Jim Algie | Nov 1, 2022 | Blog, Films, My Reviews, Personalities, Profiles

After a convicted serial killer dubbed Thailand’s “Jack the Ripper” was released from jail in 2019 only to kill again, Jim Algie looks back at a true crime show from 2013 called “The Masseuse Murders” which chronicles his deadly exploits....
Debut Album by Steven Bradley Kravac: Timeless Pop Songs for Ageless Rockers

Debut Album by Steven Bradley Kravac: Timeless Pop Songs for Ageless Rockers

by Jim Algie | Aug 25, 2022 | Blog, Music, My Reviews, Personalities

The debut solo album by Steven Bradley, who has spent much of his music career as a producer and sound-man and backing musician, reveals the harmonious benefits of staying power in a youth-crazy business.  Many middle-aged people are content to either rest on their...
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