Speaking of romantic heroes... Catching all these glimpses of teasers and trailers for the latest film adaptation of Wuthering Heights1 inevitably reminded me how much I disliked the novel all those decades back when I read it. Still vividly recalling the experience of it, I have to admit that my sentiments have not changed. It... Continue Reading →
Strictly speaking, the term "rules of engagement" belongs primarily to international politics, where it strictly defines circumstances, conditions, and parameters of provocative actions towards an opposing force... But it's just so universally descriptive! Both the idiom itself and its underlying meaning! When to make a move, how to proceed, what steps to take... It is... Continue Reading →
It must've been early 2013... This operations executive I worked with - let's call her Rose - stormed into my office and threw herself into one of the visitors chairs in front of my desk. She was fuming... As it turned out, she was upset with one of her friends who gave her Fifty Shades... Continue Reading →
