By Immigrants, For Immigrants: Why “Casablanca” Still Matters – Los Angeles...
Like many films of its era, Casablanca was made primarily by European immigrants or their offspring. Director Michael Curtiz was Hungarian-born, and screenwriters Julius and Philip Epstein were the...
View ArticleCharlottesville showed that liberalism can’t defeat white supremacy. Only...
On matters of racism and discrimination, capitalism can never serve as the great social fix, because in many instances, the very sectors of the economy that have historically been the most profitable...
View ArticleShould We Be Punching Nazis? – Talking Points Memo
From Josh Marshall, and in keeping with Betteridge’s Law of Headlines: Pushing civil society from talk and voting to violence and paramilitaries is what the fascists are trying to accomplish – moving...
View ArticleFree Mom & Dad Hugs!
On our way to Piedmont Park for Pride weekend. Getcher hugs right here!
View ArticleColie Kong
Colie with her Kong – stuffed with lettuce 🥬 ! She will spend a long time trying to get it out.
View ArticleGigantic Wooden Megaphones Amplify the Quiet Sounds of a Natural Forest
I get a newsletter several times a week from Sound & Video Contractor, a holdover from my video editing days. Friday’s edition had this irresistible link. On display in an Estonian forest near...
View ArticleErin Bromage: The Risks – Know Them – Avoid Them
The Risks – Know Them – Avoid Them Source: The Risks – Know Them – Avoid Them Erin S. Bromage, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
View ArticleThe Banality of Genius: Notes on Peter Jackson’s Get Back
A friend of mine, a screenwriter in New York, believes Get Back has a catalytic effect on anyone who does creative work. Since it aired, he has been getting texts from fellow writers who, having...
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