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“An Inconvenient Truth” represented a major shift in this country’s thinking about global warming. That documentary took climate change from a niche concern to one of the pillars of the green movement (which, incidentally, has subsumed the environmentalist movement–when’s the last time you heard anyone talk about environmentalism?–yet another example of the power of re-branding). … Continue reading Education Reform At Last?
A well-crafted and worthy addition (I just saw it yesterday as well…my wife and I were able to sneak off for a 10:15 AM matinee, since my parents are in town for Mother’s Day, and they watched the kids). It was definitely less cerebral and philosophical than Treks past, and I must admit that I … Continue reading Star Trek Review (No Spoilers): A Worthy Addition With More Character Backdrop
Alisha and I watched “Little Miss Sunshine” last night. The thing about my movie-watching habits is that A) I’m a parent of two young children, and B) I’m cheap, which means that I only get to see movies when the library decides to buy the DVD and when either C) the kids go to sleep … Continue reading Movie Review: Little Miss Sunshine
It’s so seldom that GM does anything right, that I’m always shocked when they do something “not dumb.” Which made it even more noteworthy when they actually latched onto a stroke of genius this summer. “Transformers” promises to be the monster hit of the summer. As one movie reviewer put it, “It has cars that … Continue reading Marketing Salute: General Motors
“The Suetonius of Sleaze“ As a writer, sometimes I just have to sit back and marvel at the appropriateness of a turn of phrase. The juxtaposition of the famed ancient Roman historian with the modern sleaze of Times Square; the alliterative nickname, complete with allusion to Ruthian “Sultan of Swat” and rich with the aural … Continue reading Great Writing of the Day: “The Suetonius of Sleaze”