Or how Martin Scorsese made his first mockumentary — Out of all of Martin Scorsese’s underrated fiction films, The Wolf of Wall Street is probably the least underrated. As Simon Dillon pointed out, it did well at the box office, was critically acclaimed, had Oscar nominations, etc. In the early 2010s, there was an abundance of documentaries explaining financial…

Beloved characters in high-stakes scenarios in an eerily-creepy world. What’s not to love? — I have friend who’s an expert in the horror genre. Whenever she recommends something to me, I ask “Is it age-appropriate for me?”. I’m 24 years-old and don’t watch horror that much. Mostly due to that time I binge-watched season 1 of The Walking Dead. And yes, I know it’s…

There’s always one at every play — Friends. Theater-goers. Countrymen. Lend me your ears: I cometh to ruin your yearly visit to the theater, not to enhance it. The lines that actors proclaim live after them in echoes and reverberations of the sound system; The most crucial part is oft when mine cough strikes; So let it…

A middle-aged man and his imaginary rabbit best friend charm their way out of a stay at a psychiatric ward. — “Excuse me young man, you can’t park here.” It had been more than eight hours of on-again-off-again work in the shortest-sleeved shirt I had available when I decided to leave the house at the tail-end of the week to go out, meet some familiar faces, and get some exercise. I’ve…

Edgar Lee Masters doesn’t care about style. ‘Spoon River Anthology’ is all about the experience — I’ve never been much of a fan of poetry. Where you’re from — and what they read there — will always be a big influence on your own set of references. My reference was “The Lusiads” a Portuguese epic poem of 1102 stanzas celebrating the discovery of the sea route…

And how the Portuguese arrived in Hawaii — The Portuguese people have a vast history of emigration. The pursuit of freedom and a more prosperous life, avoiding conscription or escaping political persecution led lots of people to migrate during the 20th century. Around 2 million Portuguese live in France. 14,5% of Luxembourg residents are Portuguese. If you live…

You leave the minibar behind? Pffft, you have much to learn, rookie — In a time where everybody has an opinion about everything, you might be surprised to know there are people who aren’t sure what stuff you can take home with you after a hotel visit. “Why are the bath samples fair game, but not the hairdryer?” How do you avoid this…

Just don’t get there by cruise — Most people I’ve seen talk about Venice always mention two things: the city is drowning, and too many people are coming to watch it die. And then proceeded to blame it all on over-tourism. If we could just have fewer people in Venice, all of its problems would go away. …

When you see me, I can’t help but giggle.