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Gatsby: Worth Seeing Despite Jay Getting Tired but Mulligan Brilliant

by John on 05/23/2013

Baz Luhrmann has brought Gatsby into the 21st Century. And Gatsby, old sport, you are not as charming as you once were. The film is well worth seeing. The visuals are stunning.  The parties are correctly over the top to show the audacity of the wealth and pushing the limits of orgiastic pleasure.  A.O. Scott, [...]

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Benghazi, IRS, AP Scandal: Welcome To The Future

by John May 20, 2013

Take a deep breath.  Block out all political yelling you’ve heard in the media this past week.  Now carefully, remove your partisan blinders.  Take a good, honest look.  What do you see? That’s right.  It’s the future. Hey I didn’t promise you a rose garden. This week we witnessed (maybe endured) four big stories: the [...]

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End of Local TV News

by John May 18, 2013

Journalists have some great opportunities.  However, they will need to acquire some skills in entrepreneurship or form partnerships with some technologically up-to-date folks. Here’s why.  It appears that the economic theory of creative destruction is about to wipe out local TV stations and, as a result, local TV news. Making predictions on the media is [...]

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IRS Controversy: Be Careful. It’s a Trap

by John May 14, 2013

  Mark Twain said, “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” Notice all the Democrats and Republicans on the same side of the IRS controversy now. Twain says to “pause and reflect.”  I say beware of the trap.  We’re being set-up again by the political [...]

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Benghazi Hearings Reveal Real Culprits

by John May 11, 2013

No matter what side you’re on with the Benghazi incident, step back and look at what is really happening. If you’re arguing for or against the White House and the Administration, you’re also failing to look at the most important points.  They are: We’re all Americans. Political parties have an easy time at controlling us. [...]

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Benghazi Hearings Preview

by John May 8, 2013

I will be keeping an eye on the hearings despite being in a conference. Some things to think about. First, there could be some political cover up here to aid — or not hurt — the Obama campaign as it headed into the months before November, 2012.  This is a legitimate question to ask: did [...]

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Should Kurtz Be Fired?

by John May 5, 2013

  Howard Kurtz spent Sunday on his CNN show Reliable Sources scrutinizing the biggest story in the news media this week – Howard Kurtz. Kurtz wrote a butcher-job on The Daily Beast about Jason Collins, the first active NBA player to reveal he’s gay.  Kurtz, a well-known media critic, was analyzing Collins’ piece in Sports [...]

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Asia Chess Game

by John May 5, 2013

  It could be a bloody and tense summer.  We’re seeing the moves now. Watch closely.  It will affect us. Let me scan the area.  Tell me your thoughts and what I am missing here. It all begins with China.  It always begins with China.  China needs access to natural resources to keep their billions [...]

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Need for Constitutional Convention?

by John May 5, 2013

Are we headed in that direction?  Tell me what you think. But also, after reading this, ask yourself if maybe the American Constitution is OK and there’s something wrong with us.  Maybe as individuals, we really vote and act like we’re special interests that regard the country second. Here are some signs that say we [...]

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Gatsby Redone Reaction

by John May 5, 2013

This is a great article on Gatsby Director Baz Luhrmann and his vision for the 21st Century Gatsby.  Three things struck me that make me even more excited for the film’s release. The first is Luhrmann’s decision to have Nick Carraway, the story’s narrator, tell the story from a sanitarium as a severe alcoholic. At [...]

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