September 2025 archive

The Cosmos Is All That Is or Was or Ever Will Be

The groundbreaking series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, first aired 45 years ago today: September 28, 1980. To my mind, Cosmos is one of the most beautiful and important works set to film. If I believed in mandatory media, it would certainly make the top of my list. As it is, the series has been seen …

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August 2025 – Quote of the Month

“If, as a culture, we don’t bear witness to grief, the burden of loss is placed entirely upon the bereaved, while the rest of us avert our eyes and wait for those in mourning to stop being sad, to let go, to move on, to cheer up. And if they don’t — if they have …

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