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RKS Poetry Anthology: “Roasted Pigeon Droppings”

Roasted Pigeon Droppings Time declared they were great Forbes acclaimed them a delight Rolling Stone stated they were outta sight Playboy advised them as an aphrodisiac at night CNN advertisements promised a special 10% off deal Good Housekeeping gave them an approval seal National Geographic showed bare breasted natives scraping them off rocks Clearasil usedContinue reading “RKS Poetry Anthology: “Roasted Pigeon Droppings””

RKS Literature: “The Communist Manifesto”: FREE TRADE

“The bourgeoisie, wherever it has got the upper hand, has put an end to all the feudal, patriarchal, idyllic relations. It has pitilessly torn asunder the motley feudal ties that bound man to his “natural superiors” and has left remaining no other nexus between man and man than naked self-interest, than callous cash payment. ItContinue reading “RKS Literature: “The Communist Manifesto”: FREE TRADE”

RKS 2026 International Film: “Blades of The Guardians”: Epic and Spectacular Martial Arts Film!

The Chinese film “Blades of the Guardians” directed by Yuen Woo-Ping leaves no doubt there should be no disparaging of Chinese film. True, it is yet another martial art centric film, but can there be one more spectacular? Majestic cinematography, enthralling costuming, creative sets, momentous and artistic martial arts choreography and a Gobi Desert locationContinue reading “RKS 2026 International Film: “Blades of The Guardians”: Epic and Spectacular Martial Arts Film!”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: LOSING MY MANHOOD: WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?

LOSING MY MANHOOD: WHAT IS THIS ABOUT? West Highland Terriers have a tremendous hearing ability and there is some weird talk going on here at home and on my walks which by the way I LOVE! Puppy fighting is the best! I think they are saying soon I will be losing my manhood. What couldContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: LOSING MY MANHOOD: WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?”

RKS Literature: “The Communist Manifesto”: The History of Existing Society

“The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles. Freeman and slave, patrician and plebian, lord and serf, guild-master and journeyman, in a word, oppressor and oppressed, stood in constant opposition to one another, carried on an uninterrupted, now hidden, now open fight that each time ended, either in a revolutionaryContinue reading “RKS Literature: “The Communist Manifesto”: The History of Existing Society”

RKS Literature: The Fleeting State of Happiness (Anton Chekov)

“Someone ought to stand with a hammer at the door of every happy contented man, continually banging on it to remind him that there are unhappy people around and that however happy he may be at the time, sooner or later life will show him its claws and disaster will overtake him in the formContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Fleeting State of Happiness (Anton Chekov)”

RKS Poetry Anthology: The Unwitting Hitler within parents

The Unwitting Hitler within parents Two sisters some decades ago Mother and father purchase a gleaming red tricycle For the other The victim, the sister of the other, despite salty semi-professional whining, receives nothing As the government of favours places its tenders Contracting within the grey matter commandant to supervise the laying Of the barbedContinue reading “RKS Poetry Anthology: The Unwitting Hitler within parents”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: MIDNIGHT TUNNEL RAT CAPER AND THAT FAMOUS ROBERT DUVALL LINE

MIDNIGHT TUNNEL RAT CAPER AND THAT FAMOUS ROBERT DUVALL LINE One minus 18 evening in Toronto Bob and I finished watching the CBC national news which Bob turned off in disgust. Imagine Adrienne Arsenault the anchor saying Alexander the Great was Macedonian? He was Greek and considered himself Greek! I slipped out the back doorContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: MIDNIGHT TUNNEL RAT CAPER AND THAT FAMOUS ROBERT DUVALL LINE”

RKS Literature: Happiness as Mass Hypnosis? (Anton Chekov)

“But we don’t hear or see those who suffer: the real tragedies of life are enacted somewhere behind the scenes. Everything is calm and peaceful and the only protest comes from statistics-and they can’t talk. Figures show that so many went mad, so many bottles of vodka were emptied, so many children died of malnutrition.Continue reading “RKS Literature: Happiness as Mass Hypnosis? (Anton Chekov)”

RKS 2026 International Film: “A Poet”: A Titanic Disaster or The Poseidon Adventure with a Poet on Board?

“A Poet” is the official submission of Columbia for the Best International Feature Film for the 98th Academy Awards in 2026. A co-production between Columbia, Germany and Sweden. Oscar Restrepo (Ubeimar Rios) is a Columbian poet inching toward 60 having won several poetry prizes early in his “poetry career” never making the leap to prominenceContinue reading “RKS 2026 International Film: “A Poet”: A Titanic Disaster or The Poseidon Adventure with a Poet on Board?”