Peter Murmann

Here is a fascinating story I recently came across again as I started to read a book on what is known about the similarities in behavior of identical twins raised apart. New York. As soon as Tamara Rabi arrived at Hofstra University, she noticed the bizarre behavior. People she had never laid eyes on would smile, wave [Read More]

For some people going on a diet used to be a frightingly solitary affair. Do not despair! The end of solitude is here. Thanks to the Science Diet company, your dog can now go on a diet with you. This is a barrier-shattering moment in the relationship between the canine and human races. Canines finally [Read More]

I learned today that there is a Murmann Brewery in Germany.  Shirley Maclaine claims to have lived before as a different person. If Shirley’s views on reincarnation are correct, I may have founded this this small little brewery in Untersiemau in 1862. The only evidence I have for this is my joy of “Weissbier.” My liking [Read More]

An interview with Will Smith, in which he described all the preparations that he went through to play “The Champ,” intrigued me enough to rent the video despite the fact that the film was a failure at the box office. I did not get beyond minute 15. This film bombed not because it was too [Read More]

After launching a frontal assault on intelligent film making with “The Bridges of Madison County”,  Clint Eastwood redeems himself with this beautifully directed psychodrama. Mystic River explores the complexities of human relations, following three kids from the playground to the difficultities of living an adult life in the very same neighborhood in which their experience [Read More]