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There is a notion that’s commonly let loose upon the world by adults who refer to themselves as artists, have no grasp of their own mediocrity, and presumably want to hide that by dazzling the general public with how deep they are. That notion is: “Sometimes, you have to suffer heartache and be unhappy to [...]

On Valentine’s Day 2002, the Olympic gold in men’s figure skating went to gorgeous hunk Russian Alexei Yagudin after he’d presented a flawless long program set to the soundtrack of “The Man in the Iron Mask”. The movie itself isn’t quite as spellbinding as Yagudin’s performance, but mentioning its title, men’s figure skating, and Valentine’s [...]

A couple of years back, when supposedly epic blockbusters with tedious fight scenes and bad scripts were clamoring to be the next “Lord of the Rings”, Oliver Stone (who must have made a fantastic movie once upon a time that I just haven’t seen) directed this biopic of Alexander the Great. And you shouldn’t waste [...]

The true extent of my fangirlish corruption didn’t hit home until I watched a Saint Martin’s procession and it occurred to me that there had to be an epic, X-rated love story between the beggar and the gallant Roman soldier in there somewhere. As if to reaffirm my depravity, the preeminent notion my brain came [...]