seanessay.com Values Trivia: The Chinese banned a movie favouring communism because it documented the Russians murdering a huge number of Polish community leaders and professionals who were in the Polish army reserve as officers, in the atrocity of the Katyn Wood Massacre…. Even fellow communists in China can’t stomach Russian values. If Americans can meet […]
Meeting Elton John, His Character and Hierarchy
seanessay.com I keep three wishes ready, Lest I should chance to meet, Any day a fairy, Coming down the street (1932 Annette Wynne) Three things I would say if I met Sir Elton John. First: Sincere flattery, but not from judging his musical ability, since I can’t tell good songs from bad, not as well […]
Pronouncing Iran, and Other Letters
seanessay.com Yesterday I wrote three letters, two to a newspaper, one to a radio station. Context: Iran is in the news. Meanwhile, in my province (state) the conservatives, in power forever, suffered a four year loss to the “socialist” New Democratic Party. (NDP) Now the conservatives have been back in power for under four years. […]