Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)

RKS 2025 Literature: The Mysterious Female Mind

“God may work in mysterious ways, but perhaps not as mysterious as the female mind-unless of course God is a woman, which would explain a lot of things. Men, it seems to me, either obey a law, never questioning it, or they break it with intent. Women see it for what it is-legislation or aContinue reading “RKS 2025 Literature: The Mysterious Female Mind”

RKS 2025 Literature: Pissed Australian Men

“Sure, there were drunks among the Aboriginal people, but fair go-my own family testified to the fact these were greatly outnumbered by drunks of my own race. The white male population remained more or less pissed for the first hundred years in Australia. Moreover the second century of white occupation isn’t proving to be aContinue reading “RKS 2025 Literature: Pissed Australian Men”

“The Penniless Pensioner” : Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version):Chapter 13: My Espionage Opportunity With The Favourites of Old Monarchist Bags and Naïve Schoolchildren, The Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Vietnam War ended some 5 years ago but that did not prevent political disturbances from rocking the campus grounds of Montreal’s McGill University. The United Mutations were mobilizing support for mutants of the world. The Marxist Leninists the exploitation of students and workers, Hillel fighting against Palestinian terrorism, the Palestinians griping about the occupationContinue reading ““The Penniless Pensioner” : Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version):Chapter 13: My Espionage Opportunity With The Favourites of Old Monarchist Bags and Naïve Schoolchildren, The Royal Canadian Mounted Police”

RKS 2024 Wine: Best Red Wines of 2024

Meyer Family Vineyards McLean Creek Road 2022 Okanagan Valley Pinot Noir $37.48 94/100 Stratus 2023 VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake $29  94/100 Spring’s Road 2017 Kangaroo Island Shiraz $23  94/100 Châtau Bordieu 2019 AC Blaye $23  93/100 Ricardo Santos 2021 Tercos Bonarda $17  93/100 Tomassi Pianeti  2021 Valpolicella Classico Supieriore DOC $23  93/100 Meyer Family Vineyards 2022 BContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: Best Red Wines of 2024”

The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version): Chapter 12: My Moment of Fame Thanks to Food Poisoning! Me the Bombay Blaster aka Bombay Bastard!

Fame can strike when least expected. I was invited to the United Mutations box at the Montreal Forum to watch a special hockey match between the Montreal Canadians and the Indian National Hockey Team all the Indian team being dual Canadian citizens save for the goalie an “Untouchable” who was also a star cricket playerContinue reading “The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version): Chapter 12: My Moment of Fame Thanks to Food Poisoning! Me the Bombay Blaster aka Bombay Bastard!”

RKS 2024 Wine: Vineland Estates 2021 Pinot Meunier

Aroma: Lighthearted bright red cherry. Reminiscent of Cherry Jell-O with some raspberry, strawberry and a bit of mocha. Discrete oak notes. Palate: A lightweight wine with some surprising but evenly spread tannins that fade quickly. Gentle acidity so yes with the minimal acidity and moderate tannins the wine can cut through lean red meats nicelyContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: Vineland Estates 2021 Pinot Meunier”

RKS 2024 Film: The Worst Films of 2024

“Zombie Town” Canada 56/100 “Café 404” Greece 56/100 “Omicron Killer” USA 61/100 “Beehive” Canada 67/100 “Cold Road” Canada 67/100 “Pure O” USA  69/100 “Jeanne duBarry” France 69/100 “Guy Manley Super Spy” United Kingdom 68/100 “One Must Wash Their Eyes” USA  67/100 “What Mary Didn’t Know” Greece/France 64/100

RKS 2024 Film: The Best Documentaries of 2024

“A Photographic Memory” United States 96/100 “Devil Put Coal in the Ground” USA 96/100 “Russia At War” Russia 95/100 “Tish” United Kingdom 94/100 “To Kill a Tiger” Switzerland 94/100 “And So It Begins” Philippines 93/100 “Copa 71” United Kingdom 93/100 “Space Cowboy” United Sates 93/100 “Praying for Armageddon” Norway 93/100 “Cherry” Canada 92/100 “Stolen Time”Continue reading “RKS 2024 Film: The Best Documentaries of 2024”