David MatthewsJul 29, 20163 minPondering Hillary ClintonI was concerned going into the closing night of the Democratic Convention when Hillary Clinton would be called upon to address the...
David MatthewsJul 26, 20162 minMonday Evening with the DemsLast night's speakers will be a hard act to follow, even with Elizabeth Warren merely okay when I hoped for riveting. Glenn Thrush at...
David MatthewsJul 24, 20163 minMaggie's Plan, a film with Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, and Julianne MooreMaggie's Plan dir. Rebecca Miller (98 mins) Trailer Laurelhurst Theater Maggie's Plan is another in a nice run of films featuring Greta...
David MatthewsJul 21, 20163 minCivic Duty and the Republican ConventionI am making a good faith effort to take in the Republican convention. For all the cynicism the political process merits, I nonetheless...
David MatthewsJul 17, 20165 minBarbara Nadel, Land of the Blind; and, about that coup...Land of the Blind by Barbara Nadel Headline Publishing Group, 403 pp. Great Britain 2015 Land of the Blind is the seventeenth novel in...
David MatthewsJul 15, 20166 minPersuading Myself for NovemberFar too much of my thought about the election campaign comes down to persuading myself that I should feel okay about supporting Hillary...