the view from vicworld

  The Georgia spa killer isn't a racist, and he isn't a sex addict.  He's just another pathetic incel , getting revenge on the w...

After twelve years of shouting into the wind, I'm hitting the pause button. Maybe I'll start again, maybe not.  The wind is pretty n...

  Tr*mp the Opera approaches the finale faster than I anticipated, with a climax somewhat more surprising than it should have been.  I wonde...

  I've been trying to tune out the Opera for a while, but it's impossible.  Yes, I suppose I'll be watching the election returns...

  What will become of the Republican Party?  Will the Tr*mpists stay in power, solidifying its drift towards fascism?  Will the more "m...

  The opera has grown increasingly Wagnerian, and I never had much tolerance for Wagner — too long and just too noisy to sleep through.  Alt...

  Reality being what it is at the moment, I’ve found it easier to cope by viewing current events as a kind of dramatic performance which, so...