So, what did you think of the Oscar ceremony? I’m always amazed at how little the show does with the actual movies they are supposed to be honoring. (E. Haig has more to say on that subject in his review.) As for the awards themselves, I find myself almost never satisfied. This year, I […]
Archives for February 2015
E. Haig’s Review of the Academy Awards Ceremony
As an entertaining variety show, this year’s Academy Awards telecast (last Sunday on ABC) was heavy on music and included a fair number of humorous quips, lots of glamour (especially in the dresses many of the female presenters wore), and a few moments, here and there, of snippets from actual movies. The end result was […]
Contemplating Brian Williams and the Lies We Tell
Brian Williams may never deliver the evening news on NBC or any other network again. If so, he’ll go down as a major figure in American journalism who “misremembered” himself into oblivion. As the dust settles around Mr. Williams’s six month suspension from his position as chief news anchor for NBC’s nightly news broadcasts, many […]
On Trusting the Human Condition
The drive home from my gym every day requires me to take a left turn from a main thoroughfare (Fair Oaks Boulevard in Carmichael) to a residential street that leads to my house. In making that turn, I am often waiting for on-coming traffic (moving from west to east) to pass. Those cars often whip […]