Archives - Jesse Bernstein
Toddler Detective
Toddler detective, chapter 5
Mommy drove me over to Scarlet’s for what was nominally a “play-date,” but, in reality, a full-scale investigation that could leave some scars. Read More
Movies
Oscar series: ‘The Big Short’ stands tall
“The Big Short,” Adam McKay’s first foray into the dramatic, tells the story of the market crash of 2007/2008. Read More
Toddler Detective
Toddler detective, chapter 3
Drifting off, I had the strange sensation of floating. Suddenly, I found myself walking in a field. Sunflowers as far as I could see, the sky an unnaturally pale blue. Jeez, I said to myself, this is what happens when you hit the sauce too hard. Read More
Movies
‘Hail, Ceaser’ is a solid B-plus
The Coen brothers’ latest effort tries to capture the madcap silliness of some of their earlier efforts, but without enough fully–fleshed-out characters. Read More
Toddler Detective
Charles, toddler detective, chapter 2: A fence named picket
It’s never good to deal with guys who have tummy aches—who knows what’ll make ‘em snap? Read More
Toddler Detective
Charles, toddler detective
I’ve half a mind to call Mommy for a stiff glass of juicey when the source of trouble stumbles into the room on pink light-up Skechers. Read More
CT Recommends
‘All the President’s Men’ deserves a rewatch
Though the book is far more detailed and exact, the 1976 film–starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford–expresses the paranoia of the era in all of its creeping eeriness. Read More
#OscarsSoWhite
With #OscarsSoWhite, we’re having the wrong debate
It’s reductive and rather unhelpful to cry foul at the exclusion of people of color if the performances don’t really warrant that reaction. Read More
Theatre
‘Yerma’, the dark tale
UR's International Theatre Program, with their talented cast and original director Gisela Cardenas' inspired staging choices, artfully tells the unsettling story of "Yerma." Read More
Op-Eds
It has to stop: pro-gun rhetoric is costing lives
It's a matter of national security. Read More
