I saw a really terrible movie the other day, “The Invention of Lying”. The premise was funny enough, (everybody told the truth about everything because the alternative, lying, hadn’t been invented yet), but you got the gist of it in the first five minutes and then they beat you over…
I freely admit to being a media junky. I love well-written, well-directed, convincingly acted comedy and drama whether on stage, on film or taped before a live studio audience. I find myself transfixed by responsibly researched reporting on a wide range of subjects and am addicted to TV and radio…
Alfred Nobel, (Swedish – 1833-1895), in his last will and testament, set aside the lion’s share of his enormous fortune to award achievements that enhance the human condition, both physically and spiritually. That his magnanimy was a final mea culpafor being a worldwide arms merchant and the inventor of dynamite, is probably a…
I’ve been searching the web for any reference to last week being“International Scandalous Behavior Week”, (at least being exposed for scandalous behavior), but either Google isn’t up to the task or it just hasn’t been made official yet. Chronologically, I guess I have to start with Polanski. I would venture to…