Monthly Archives: March 2012

Review: The Woman in Black

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

There are classic ghost story/horror films which start off with just a hint of unease, then gradually build upon subtle menace to full-fledged terror. “The Woman in Black” does this – but first it punches you right in the guts … Continue reading →

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Review: John Carter

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This appeared slightly edited in the TV Guide of The Marshall Independent. (I don’t get to say “you moron!” in print.) As a youthful fan of Edgar Rice Burroungs wonderful Mars books, I, like every other would-be pathan (soldier … Continue reading →

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Review: Act of Valor

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This is my weekly review for The Marshall Independent TV Guide. “The nation that will insist upon drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by … Continue reading →

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Today is Purim

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: Cross-posted from my newspaper blog. Today is Purim, a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in the Hebrew calendar. This year it runs from sunset on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, and ends sunset … Continue reading →

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They stole his heart

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: Cross-posted on my newspaper blog. On March 3, the heart of Lorcán Ua Tuathail, also known as St Laurence O’Toole, (1128 – 1180) was stolen from its iron cage mounted on a wall in Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin. … Continue reading →

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