The most impressive thing about the Fourth of July celebration in Miami this year may have been that it took place at all. Of course, the same could probably be said every year in this part of the country (meaning South Florida). The reason is the highly unpredictable and often highly uncooperative weather that […]
Archives for July 2010
The Top Performances of the First Half of 2010
Don’t look now, but the new year is already into middle age. With six of the twelve months now behind us, and with the summer doldrums (artistic performance-wise, at least) setting in fast, here’s a look at the best of what we’ve had to entertain us in and around Sacramento so far this year. […]
HBO’s “The Wire” Still Resonates
Had your fill of summer re-runs? Bored with the trivial offerings in the new DVD releases? Unwilling to pony up a ten-spot to see another irrelevant remake on the big screen? If you think there’s just no relief from the mid-summer entertainment doldrums, maybe it’s finally time to check out one of the best […]
How Many Times Must the Lesson be Taught? The Perils of Deregulation
Quite frankly, I am amazed at how much push-back I have received to a basic point I have been making as the BP oil disaster gushes on. Is it possible that some ideologues are absolutely blind to irrefutable evidence? Here’s what I wrote ten years ago, when another case of corporate misfeasance was grabbing […]