The seventh Star Wars film is due to be released in two months, and I’m starting to see a lot of hype about it. Seven is an awful lot of Star Wars. Way too much for me. I’ve never been … Continue reading →
Here’s a review of the movie “Truth,” which is about to officially open in a few days. The film, which stars Robert Redford, is an attempt to whitewash the Rathergate fiasco and is based on the memoir of one of … Continue reading →
A more personal look at Carly Fiorina that shows her debate face is not the only one she has: Here she explains her stern demeanor at the debate (starting around minute 1:46): Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com The whole … Continue reading →
The title of this post is taken from George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four. The book’s genius is in part its nomenclature, and most definitely its insight into the political propaganda process. Thus, the Ministry of Truth, or “Minitrue” for … Continue reading →
…to its own immigration (“migrant”) crisis. It seems that some of the countries with more lenient policies are trying to pressure the others into being more like them: Interior ministers from all 28 EU states will meet in Luxembourg on … Continue reading →
Here’s a video (with subtitles) of an interesting Russian entertainer named Ksenia Parkhatskaya, performing on a Ukrainian TV show. She starts out giggling—and gets practically everyone else giggling, too—but don’t let that fool you. She a good singer, with no … Continue reading →
…to Jenny than to Oliver, don’t you think? At 76 and 74: I hated that movie, and I’m not the least bit sorry. Actually, I’m not that keen on the play “Love Letters” by A. R. Gurney, either, the vehicle … Continue reading →
Glad you cleared that up, Hillary [hat tip: Ace]: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s vague statements on minimum wage confused MSNBC’s Morning Joe host Mika Brzezinski on Monday morning. “Hillary Clinton did not say she specifically supports $15 an hour … Continue reading →
While it may be that Everybody Loves Raymond, does everyone actually love sex, as film director Gaspar Noe said at the Cannes Film Festival the other day?: “I have friends who love money, some who love coke, some who love … Continue reading →
Lately it seems that nearly every transaction any more complex than buying groceries at the local market must be performed at least twice, sometimes three and four times. A recent mail-order product return, for example. I had bought some jeans … Continue reading →
Last night I was watching a DVD of the movie “Black Orpheus,” and I noticed that Alexandro Constantino, who plays the role of the station master Hermes in the film, is a ringer for…well, first let’s look at the only … Continue reading →
…I strongly recommend you go see the movie “Run Boy Run.” It is showing on Saturday, April 25 at 8:15 PM in Springfield, Massachusetts, at (of all places) the auditorium of the Basketball Hall of Fame. In fact, if you’re … Continue reading →