The mid-2000s rank high among the toughest years of my life, beginning with 2004. My mother suddenly became ill and died from congestive heart failure. Three months later, doctors diagnosed me with acute myelogenous leukemia. I survived without needing bone marrow transplants, but I’m permanently off organ and blood donor lists thanks to multiple chemotherapy […]
Certain institutions in Campbell, California, have lasted many decades, although ownership has changed hands. Jerry’s Barber Shop still occupies the same strip mall suite where my dad took me for haircuts. Jerry has retired, but the shop remains active. Freddie’s Liquor has moved, but only across the street. Most impressive, however, is Taco Bravo, in […]
A certain figurative language about Hollywood has been circulating through human discourse since cinema first entered the world. “Hollywood magic,” for instance, refers to special effects or related techniques employed to illustrate desires and fears across the “silver screen.” This fantastical imagery occludes the malevolence behind the curtain, the industry itself, which receives metaphorical treatment […]
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