Panormitis is a small town on the island of Symi two hours by boat from Rhodes. There is a church there and I think it was a former monastery. We met Father Gabriel upon our arrival and asked for his permission to stay in the old monastery which is a wing with several very simpleContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: June 1970: Panormitis, the Incredible Story of Father Gabriel Surviving a Torpedo Attack and an Invitation for Dessert on a Belgian Yacht”
Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)
RKS Film: “The Contrast”: Weak with One Saving Grace
The film “The Contrast” will be released on digital platforms on January 18, 2022. This American film is an adaptation of 1787 Royall Tyler’s “The Contrast” a great favourite of President George Washington. It is about the impending celebration of the marriage of Maria (Joy Villa) to cad and fortune hunter Dimple (Lee Donoghue). TheContinue reading “RKS Film: “The Contrast”: Weak with One Saving Grace”
RKS Film: “Nocturna; The Great Old Man’s Night” (Side A): Perhaps a Different Type of Horror Film? : The Horror of Dementia?
Gonzalo Calzada has a double feature for us. There is “Nocturna Side A The Great Old Man’s Night” and “Nocturna Side B Where the Elephant’s Go to Die”. Side A “The Great Old Man’s Night” seems to have been widely accepted by reviewers as a horror film. Certainly, there are fragments of horror primarily nearContinue reading “RKS Film: “Nocturna; The Great Old Man’s Night” (Side A): Perhaps a Different Type of Horror Film? : The Horror of Dementia?”
Travels to a Different Time: June 24, 1970, Letter From Rhodes from Margaret Mary Stephen to Son Andrew Stephen (travelling deck class with the hippies and eating Chelsea buns aboard the USS Roosevelt)
Dear Andrew: Robert and I have a morning swim each day around 9:30. today We have had our breakfast of orange juice and freshly baked buns from the runny nosed baker down the street from our hotel. They eat loads of bread here with every meal. We were invited on a U.S. aircraft carrier theContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: June 24, 1970, Letter From Rhodes from Margaret Mary Stephen to Son Andrew Stephen (travelling deck class with the hippies and eating Chelsea buns aboard the USS Roosevelt)”
RKS Wines: Great Western Australian Wines: More Elegant than Barossa
Generally speaking the red wines of Western Australia are perceived as lighter and even elegant as opposed to the full throttle Barossa red wines and the centre of these light-footed reds is in the Margaret River District. I agree with the generalspeak here! Now what about the wines of Great Western which is a registeredContinue reading “RKS Wines: Great Western Australian Wines: More Elegant than Barossa”
RKS Film: “They/Them/Us”: A Deservedly Happy Ending
When I received “They/Them/Us” for review it sounded somewhat like “Cheaper by the Dozen” made in 1950 followed by a 2003 remake. Yes my fear was cheese and a “Leave it to Beaver” squeaky clean film sanitized for all to see! Thank goodness most of the cheese was sanitized out of this film and itContinue reading “RKS Film: “They/Them/Us”: A Deservedly Happy Ending”
Passage of The Day: What is Mindfulness?
“Mindfulness is the act of consciously focusing the mind in the present moment, without judgement and without attachment to the moment. Mindfulness contrasts with automatic, habitual or rote behavior. When we are mindful we are awake, like a sentry guarding the gate. When we are mindful, we are open to the fluidity of each momentContinue reading “Passage of The Day: What is Mindfulness?”
Travels to a Different Time: June 22,1970 Letter to My Nanny Stephen
From Robert to Nanny Stephen: Dear Nan: I am now in the country of Greece on the island of Rhodes staying in the city of Rhodos. So far in Greece we have met many people including a couple from South Africa named Jenny and Charlie Horse. Jenny is a doctor. We also met another doctorContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: June 22,1970 Letter to My Nanny Stephen”
“In Your Face”: Fascinating Journey into Natural and Artificial Intelligence Facial Recognition
If you are Canadian you no doubt are familiar with one the nation’s must trusted and respected scientists David Suzuki. He has an uncanny ability to not only simplify science but to make it enjoyable. A Canadian documentary “In Your Face” is presented on David Suzuki’s “Nature of Things” a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television showContinue reading ““In Your Face”: Fascinating Journey into Natural and Artificial Intelligence Facial Recognition”
Vitamin C and COVID-19
THE REVIEW Vitamin C Intervention for Critical COVID-19: A Pragmatic Review of the Current Level of Evidence Patrick Holford 1,*, Anitra C. Carr 2, Masuma Zawari 2, Marcela P. Vizcaychipi 3,4 Founder of Institute for Optimum Nutrition, Ambassador House, Richmond TW9 1SQ, UK Nutrition in Medicine Research Group, Department of Pathology & Biomedical Science, University of Otago, Christchurch 8140,Continue reading “Vitamin C and COVID-19”
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