“Let us be vulgar and have some fun—let us invite the President.”—Henry James

Ladies and Gentlemen,

These intensely political, post-intellectual times are so sincere! Is anything more boring than sincerity?

While the mob rages, may we not indulge in such privileged pleasures as Lubitsch knew how?

As for politics, I had always imagined James Bond to be more or less a solution, a vulgar fantasy, I know, and I’ve even imagined his replacement.

As for vulgarity, here is Toby oppressed by a large woman.

And, what the hell, let us invite the president.

Tally-ho,

Robert

Robert MacLean is an independent filmmaker. His recent The Light Touch is on Amazon Prime, Tubi and Scanbox, and his 7-minute comedy is an out-loud laugh. He is also a novelist, a playwright, a blogger, a YouTuber, a film reviewer, a literary critic, and a stand-up comic poet. Born Toronto, PhD McGill, taught at Canadian universities, too cold, live Greece, Irish citizen. No brains, but an intellectual snob.

“I was beastly but never coarse. A high-class sort of heel.”

The Light Touch on Amazon Prime

The Natural Wish to Be Robert MacLean

The Devil's Pleasure Garden