Peter Murmann

Lawrence Wright spent over a year assembling evidence that makes it quite clear that Scientology is a cult rather than a religion.  At the center of the story is, Paul Haggis, one of Hollywood’s most creative writers and producers, who spent 35 years climbing up the ladders of scientology. Haggis is the proverbial “smoking [Read More]

NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF files this dramatic report from Cairo for the NY Times. Watching Thugs With Razors and Clubs at Tahrir Sq. Pro-government thugs at Tahrir Square used clubs, machetes, swords and straight razors on Wednesday to try to crush Egypt’s democracy movement, but, for me, the most memorable moment of a sickening day was one [Read More]

The Economist reports on the new Miami Concert Hall WHEN Michael Tilson Thomas was a boy growing up in Los Angeles, the young Frank Gehry sometimes acted as his babysitter. Since then Mr Gehry has become one of the world’s most famous architects and Mr Thomas a prominent conductor, and the two have remained friends. Now [Read More]

Joyce Carol Oates has written a moving story about the last week of a long mariage. It reminded me a bit of the feelings I had when some years ago my best friend died in front of my eyes although the young body continued to walk on this planet as if nothing had happend. February [Read More]

Marageret Storm Jameson said:

Happiness comes of the capacity

to feel deeply,

to enjoy simply,

to think freely,

to risk life,

to be needed.

 

 

NY Times: 2010: The Year in Pictures

A more poetic version of the year appeared in:

Spiegel Online:  52 pictures of 2010

 

Picture: Child in Africa inspired by the World Cup!

Charles Krauthammer, the conservative editorialist of the Washington Post, warns his Republican friends that Obama is not to be written off. It is useful to remember that in politics, just like in any sport or busines, you don’t have to be perfect. You only have to be better than the compeitition. Riding the lamest of ducks, [Read More]

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