by jkylegregory | May 31, 2025 | Articles, Film, Rinus
Disappearing Ways of Life – The Films of Vittorio de Seta Last week I had the opportunity to get acquainted with the Italian film director Vittorio de Seta. He was born 1923 in Palermo, Sicily and died in Calabria in 2011. After his studies in architecture he...
by jkylegregory | May 31, 2025 | Articles, Books, Nat
Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers Set in the south of England, in 1957, we meet Jean Swinney, a downtrodden dutiful daughter, who lives with and cares for her mother, and works at the local newspaper. At the start of the book, Jean seems resigned to her drab...
by jkylegregory | May 27, 2025 | Articles, Books, Joke
The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg Within the pages of 96-year-old Doris’s red address book are the names of all those she has loved and lost, telling the story of a colorful life. Living alone in Stockholm, she is comforted by the weekly calls of her grand-niece...
by jkylegregory | Apr 11, 2025 | Articles, Beauty, Dan
A Nexus Book-Hug for Rinus For several years, Alberto and Dan have met regularly to discuss art and life with Rinus and other Nexus friends. We have covered topics such as art, literature, religion and history, yet most of all, our interactions are about life, usually...
by jkylegregory | Apr 11, 2025 | Articles, Bob, Poetry
A Poem by Billy Collins: Osprey I am a latecomer to the poetry of Billy Collins, but after reading one of his poems for the first time this April, I wondered how I could possibly have missed him! He is a former Poet Laureate of the United States and Poet Laureate of...
by jkylegregory | Apr 11, 2025 | Articles, Film, Rinus
Further Beyond – All Journeys Begin with a Dream Lately I have become more and more captivated by the work of the Irish co-directors Christine Molloy and Joe Lawler. They started their film-making under the production title Desperate Optimists in 2004 with a number of...
