Tag Archives: Robert K. Stephen

RKS Film: “Isaac”: Almost Fine Until Lust Blows Up

I watched “Isaac” a Spanish film that leaves me wondering what the message is? In fact I have been ruminating all day what to say about the film. Perhaps that is a supreme compliment to the film that can’t be sliced and diced and simplified into a few descriptive lines. The distributor of the filmContinue reading “RKS Film: “Isaac”: Almost Fine Until Lust Blows Up”

RKS Wines: Should Portugal’s Douro Be Looking Over Its Shoulder to the Surging Alentejano?

In terms of the volume of Portuguese wines coming into Canada the Douro, leads the pack. The Douro produces top quality wines but since the grapes used in their winemaking are largely indigenous one might say their excellence is predictable. On the other hand the region in second place, Alentejano, produces excellent wines as wellContinue reading “RKS Wines: Should Portugal’s Douro Be Looking Over Its Shoulder to the Surging Alentejano?”

RKS Wine: Crasto A Classic Douro Red

I will admit I have a soft spot for Quinta do Crasto perched above the Douro River in Portugal. Going out in the fields and trying grapes on the vine and then trying to trace them in the wine. Eating lunch with the field workers which you often do as a journalist visiting a quintaContinue reading “RKS Wine: Crasto A Classic Douro Red”

Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog Is Back: “We Rescue Dogs Are All Hurting”

You have been reading about my adventures and thank you for so doing. These adventures are perhaps the most amazing that ever have been experienced by any dog let alone a rescue dog. Winning a Nobel Prize for literature, hanging out with Drake, Mr. Gordon Lightfoot, President Biden and his wife, being on national televisionContinue reading “Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog Is Back: “We Rescue Dogs Are All Hurting””

“Mutantism on the March” : Chapter 109: Protests Against the 76 Montreal Summer Olympics

Jiber had been whisked off to Zortixia by Frizzy The Smicket Boy to face a trial for crimes against inhabitants of the galaxy so with him many problems disappeared. But deal with one struggle and defeat it another one appears. The United Mutations were fighting against the sinful expenditures Montreal was becoming heavily indebted forContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” : Chapter 109: Protests Against the 76 Montreal Summer Olympics”

RKS Wine: 2020 Meyer Family Vineyards McLean Creek Road Vineyard Chardonnay

In terms of Canadian wine from where I sit Ontario is touted as a wonderful “Cold Climate” Chardonnay producer. While I would not call the Okanagan in British Columbia “cold climate” I would say guys muscle into any claims that Ontario makes a superior Chardonnay. The Okanagan Chards I have tasted can kick butt toContinue reading “RKS Wine: 2020 Meyer Family Vineyards McLean Creek Road Vineyard Chardonnay”

“Mutantism on the March” : Chapter 108 Dr. Zodiac Remembers His Encounters at the River Styx

The lightbulb flashed in Zodiac’s head something akin the attack of the mutant killer ants happening below his window in the streets of Montreal. He recalled many years ago being on the banks of the River Styx where he was weaponless in the face of a killer insect beast and the only object nearby wasContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” : Chapter 108 Dr. Zodiac Remembers His Encounters at the River Styx”

Passage of the Day from the Late Rebecca Wasserman-Hone Credited With Putting Burgundy Wines on the Map in America

“A wine is not to be discussed, it is to be drunk and give happiness and joy and a nice feeling to people. Sounds of appreciation are weightier than words. We grade by ‘oohs’ and ‘mmms’, six being the ultimate accolade.”

RKS Films: “La Forêt de Mon Pere” (Into Dad’s Woods): The 2021 Canadian European Union Film Festival

“La Forêt de Mon Pere” is a Belgian film exploring the difficult and painful effects of mental illness on a family. Jimmy (Alban Lenoir) is married with a wife and three children including 15-year-old Gina (Léonie Souchaud). Initially Jimmy seems eccentric as we first encounter him sitting up in a tree in the forest withContinue reading “RKS Films: “La Forêt de Mon Pere” (Into Dad’s Woods): The 2021 Canadian European Union Film Festival”

“My Life as a Golf Marshall” :So You Want to Become a Golf Marshall? Do You Have the Right Stuff?

Now if you look on the internet about being a golf Marshall the conclusion of aggravated golfers would be you have to be white, retired, overbearing and ill mannered. Pardon me what a load of bullshit! Do not let a few angry and pissed off golfers create an impression of negativity. I see so fewContinue reading ““My Life as a Golf Marshall” :So You Want to Become a Golf Marshall? Do You Have the Right Stuff?”