When I think of white Vin de Graves from Bordeaux I think aromatic, gentle and at times high sophistication. Nothing shouts out to you but instead beckons. This Château Des Perligues 2022 is a blend of Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc. Aroma: Honey, marzipan, mango, peach and lychee. Palate: Smooth, muted acidity and loaded with peachContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: The Gentle Whites of Bordeaux?”
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RKS 2024 Film: “Charlie Tango”: Sympathy for The Devils?
The movie commences with some “active sex” in the washroom of a club between an angelic and prim rocker vocalist Kim (Stacie Mistysyn) and her ponytailed boyfriend Charlie (David La Haye) both in the “adulterer’s club”. Two morally bankrupt characters….devils? With the smell of sex in the air Kim goes to her evening shift asContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Charlie Tango”: Sympathy for The Devils?”
RKS 2024 Wine: Rosé from Tavel Rarely Disappoints: Tavel La Forcadière
Not a fan of those flinty pale and a bit too acidic pinkies from Provence? Well then in France look to Tavel for consistent quality. Instead of a washed-out pink expect a salmon colored pink where fruit refuses to hide behind acidity and the hype of Jolie/Pitt/Sarah Jessica Parker and Hollywood wine wannabees. Grenache NoirContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: Rosé from Tavel Rarely Disappoints: Tavel La Forcadière”
RKS Literature: Beauty and Restless Beagles (Kurt Vonnegut)
“Susanna’s feathery hair and saucer eyes were as black as midnight. Her skin was the color of cream. Her hips were like a lyre, and her bosom made men dream of peace and plenty for ever and ever. She wore barbaric golden hoops on her shell pink ears, and around her ankles were chains withContinue reading “RKS Literature: Beauty and Restless Beagles (Kurt Vonnegut)”
The Fourth Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “Je”: A Devastatingly Effective Short
A young woman (Sabrina Campilii) sits at her desk writing her suicide note placing it in an envelope and then takes a razor blade to her wrist but the radio she had been listening to crackles with the voice of her soul asking her what she is doing. Her soul (Cassandre Anaya) appears and surprisinglyContinue reading “The Fourth Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “Je”: A Devastatingly Effective Short”
RKS Literature: The Ethical Suicide Parlor Wants You (Kurt Vonnegut)
“The average citizen moped about around home and watched television, which was the government. Every fifteen minutes his television would urge him to vote intelligently or consume intelligently, or worship in the church of his choice, or love his fellowmen, or obey the laws-or pay a call to the nearest Ethical Suicide Parlor and findContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Ethical Suicide Parlor Wants You (Kurt Vonnegut)”
RKS Literature: Brain Control in the Name of Equality (Kurt Vonnegut)
“Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn’t think about anything except in short bursts, and George, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicap radio in his ear. He was required by law to wear it at all times. It was tuned to a government transmitter. Every twentyContinue reading “RKS Literature: Brain Control in the Name of Equality (Kurt Vonnegut)”
The 4th Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “Smuggling Hendrix”: Absurdist Expose of a Divided Cyprus
The 4th Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada) will be in 11 Canadian cities 1-31October2024 presenting films theatrically and, in some cases, on-line. After the 1974 invasion and occupation of Northern Cyprus by Turkey a buffer zone was created between Northern Cyprus and Southern Cyprus and patrolled by United Nations “peacekeepers”. Like the old EastContinue reading “The 4th Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada): “Smuggling Hendrix”: Absurdist Expose of a Divided Cyprus”
RKS 2024 Wine: Château Saint Cyrgues from Costières de Nîmes
The wine is a blend of 60% Syrah, 30% Grenache and 10% Marselan which is cross between Grenache and Syrah. Aroma: Blackberry, black cherry with some raspberry and licorice. Palate: Moderate and broad-based tannins. A bit gravelly but even given that it is smooth with a bit of a peppery finish. The acids hover inContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: Château Saint Cyrgues from Costières de Nîmes”
RKS Literature: Finally Equality in the United States in 2081 (Kurt Vonnegut)
“The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren’t only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anyone else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anyone else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th and 213th Amendments to the Constitution and toContinue reading “RKS Literature: Finally Equality in the United States in 2081 (Kurt Vonnegut)”
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