Tag Archives: George Bernard Shaw

FLIX PIX (1238): “MAJOR BARBARA is Major Fun”

MAJOR BARBARA (directed by Gabriel Pascal, 1941) ****+ (out of 5) . > I saw a wonderful professional production of the original George Bernard Shaw play in El Lay long ago, but I don’t remember it moving nearly so crisply as … Continue reading

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PITHY PIFFLE 2023: (261) (George Bernard Shaw)

* “Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I am permitted to hold for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to … Continue reading

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PITHY PIFFLE 2023: (198) (George Bernard Shaw)

* “Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.” (George Bernard Shaw) *  *  *

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KPK on the CINEMA (117): The Films of November 2021

. > Love and war, heartless big business, off-kilter spiritual claptrap, a visit to the French countryside, ethics and morality, obsession, crime and racism… Life has a lot going on! (All films are rated on a 5 star basis and … Continue reading

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PITHY PIFFLE: “Compendium from August DAILY BLURB”

* THE DAILY BLURB:  8- 1- 11 “Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes, the ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. You can quote them, … Continue reading

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PITHY PIFFLE: “Compendium from June DAILY BLURB”

* THE DAILY BLURB: 6- 1- 11: “Never ascribe to malice, that which can be explained by incompetence.” (Napoleon Bonaparte) 6- 2- 11: Sunset is an angel weeping/holding out a bloody sword/No matter how I squint I cannot/make out what … Continue reading

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Quote-of-the-Week, 2021 (19)

*  *  * “All great truths begin as blasphemies.” (George Bernard Shaw)

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PITHY PIFFLE: “Compendium from March DAILY BLURB”

* WAY BACK in 2011, I used to publish one short blurb per day on my Facebook Page. Here is a compilation of all the entries from March 2011. Enjoy! THE DAILY BLURB:  3- 1- 11: “Our purpose as spiritual … Continue reading

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“Compendium from January DAILY BLURB”

. > Way back in 2011, I had a discipline of posting a quote on my Facebook page every day. Here is a look back at what I posted in those pre-Trump, pre-Covid days of yesteryear… 1- 1: “I appreciate … Continue reading

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