Humor, Situations

Write your own post-election editorial

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One thing is for sure: There has not been in recent memory a U.S. presidential election that witnessed such a large number of people deeply emotionally involved in the contest. Democrats woke up on Wednesday disbelieving that the electorate would keep Bush as the leader of the nation. Republicans were, predictably, ecstatic that despite a image [Read More]
Movies, Phantasy

The Notebook

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  I asked the stewardess just after the plane had taken off: “Do you know what movie is going to be shown today?” “The Notebook,” she replied. “It is a chick flick, but it is really good.” The film turned out to be a love story where everything goes right. When misfortune seems to deliver image [Read More]
Diary

Losing one’s life in democratic elections

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Until today I believed that the current elections in the U.S. are calm and civil compared to places like Ukraine where the opposition candidate became very sick in the weeks leading up to this coming Sunday’s fateful election because he was apparently poisoned by the incumbent party.  But then I read this short report about [Read More]
Documentary, Movies

Fahrenheit 9/11

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Anyone who expects a documentary in the style of Ken Burns will be disappointed. There is no true analysis of why almost half of the electorate still seems to supporting Bush a few days before the election.  Michael Moore has copied the methods of the Bush Whitehouse and engages in his own kind of propaganda. image [Read More]
Humor, Situations

A Detour Before Dying

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I hesitated to publish this story under the rubric of humor; but there is something ‘awfully’ funny about it. The lesson seems loud and clear: When your doctor says you are terminally ill, do go and seek a second opinion! By JIM MALONE AS TOLD TO PAIGE WILLIAMS Nearly eight years ago, just after Christmas in 1996, [Read More]
Drama, Movies

Before Sunrise

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After watching its sequel Before Sunset, I wanted to see the first part of the story. A young American (Ethan Hawke) and a young French student (Julie Delpy) meet in a train. She decides not go on to Paris as planned but step out of the train with him in Vienna and spend the image [Read More]
Diary

Spiderman 2

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Peter Parker a.k.a. Spiderman once again finds himself with too many heroic acts on his daily calendar. This prevents him from excelling at his studies at Columbia University and making sufficient money to pay his rent. New York needs a fulltime Spiderman just to keep the city functioning. Again Spiderman battles a mad scientist who image [Read More]