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Diary

No, Not Trump, Not Ever

by: PeterMarch 19, 2016

David Brooks spells out why journalists should never support Donald Trump. Making him another Wallace must be the goal. Brookes writes in the NY Times on March 18, 20016 The voters have spoken. In convincing fashion, Republican voters seem to be selecting Donald Trump as their nominee. And in a democracy, victory has legitimacy to it.

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Diary

Rupert Murdoch Marries Jerry Hall

by: PeterMarch 13, 2016

I am busy keeping my eyes on the Donald Trump’s fascist threat to the United States. Yesterday at Trump rally a support made a Hitler salute only to disavow it later as being taken entirely out of context. At this point I am fairly certain that he will the Republican nomination, facing Hillary Clinton in the presidential

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Drama, Movies

Jobs

by: PeterFebruary 28, 2016

If you know a lot about Apple and Walter Isaacson’s official biography of Steve Jobs, the question you would have is: How will Aaron Sorkin turn Isaacson’s biography into a film script? The film focuses on three product launches (the original Mac in 1984, The Next Cube in 1988, and iMac in 1997) [Read More]

Diary

Pretty Women takes on the Role of Mother Nature

by: PeterFebruary 21, 2016

Check out this excellent two-minute video narrated by Julia Roberts for the internal nature conservatory.

Click on photo below to open video.

Documentary, Movies

Twinsters

by: PeterFebruary 7, 2016

In 2004, I reported this story, “TWINS REUNITE AFTER 20 YEARS about twins who were separated at birth and found about each much later. The story repeated itself in 2013. This time the girls are not living in the same city about half way around the world. A friend of Anais discovers via a youtube video [Read More]

Diary

With the first votes in, the US Presidential Race becomes a lot more interesting after Iowa

by: PeterFebruary 2, 2016

The polls predicted a clear victory of Donald Trump in Iowa. By coming in a 2nd, almost beaten by Rubio, Trump appears like a loser. Until now I did not pay that much attention to the race. But with Sanders winning essentially the same number of votes as Clinton, the democratic now also seems open. [Read More]

Curious News, Diary

An Unusual Love Story

by: PeterJanuary 24, 2016

Sometimes I read the column “Modern Love” in the NY Times. This is at least the 2nd time that the editors have chosen a remarkable love story, one that I have never heard before. Platonic, Until Death Do Us Part By EPHI STEMPLER JAN. 21, 2016 IN NY Times Recently I stumbled across an article about [Read More]

Documentary, Drama, Movies

The Big Short

by: PeterJanuary 23, 2016

Michael Lewis is an amazing writer. I say this even though I have never read a book by him. I watched two films based on his books. The first one was Moneyball. I loved it ability to tell the story how major league baseball was transformed by a few statistic geniuses. Lewis, I recently found [Read More]

Diary, Music, Pop

David Bowie’s Final Performance

by: PeterJanuary 11, 2016

A few days ago, on his 69th birthday, David Bowie released a new album called Black Star. Yesterday, Bowie died and now we know that Bowie turned his imminent death into a work of art. He put a dying self into the video for released the album. Can you see the Lazarus video here. I

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Music, Pop

Behind the Scenes how Pop Hits are Made Today

by: PeterJanuary 9, 2016

This is a fascinating story of how many pop hits are written by teams. How an Unlikely Duo Became the Hottest Songwriters in Pop Music JOE COSCARELLIJAN reports for the NY Times. Jan 7. LOS ANGELES — Ten minutes into a recent recording session with a Grammy-winning producer they had never previously met, Julia Michaels and [Read More]