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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

“Soft Rains Will Come”– Movie Review

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This weekend, I attended The Latin American Film Festival at The Film Society of Lincoln Center for a screening of the new drama from Arge...
Saturday, February 16, 2019

“Ash Is Purest White”– Movie Review

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This week at The Film Society of Lincoln Center , I attended a sneak preview of the new Chinese drama directed by Jia Zhangke, “ Ash Is P...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

“Birds Of Passage”– Movie Review

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This week at The Film Society Of Lincoln Center , I attended an advance screening of the new Colombian drama, “ Birds Of Passage ” (aka “Pá...
Sunday, February 10, 2019

“High Flying Bird”–Movie Review

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This week, I attended a screening at The Film Society of Lincoln Center of the new Netflix drama, “ High Flying Bird ”, directed by Stev...
Sunday, February 03, 2019

“Men Without Women”– Book Review

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Ernest Hemingway is a puzzle that continuously needs to be solved over and over again.  In a sense, reading him can be like reading Shak...
Saturday, January 26, 2019

“Rules For Radicals”– Book Review

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During my winter vacation, I read, “ Rules For Radicals ” by Saul Alinsky.  Review Why read this book?  My inspiration was Newt Gingrich...
Sunday, January 13, 2019

Book Review: “The Art Of War”

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On my winter vacation, I read “ The Art Of War ” by Sun Tzu, as translated by Lionel Giles. Summary In the 5th century B.C., Sun Tzu, a G...
Wednesday, January 09, 2019

Hedonism II: New Year’s Eve 2018

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“The Hajj” For people of the Muslim religion, there is The Hajj:  a once-a-year pilgrimage to Mecca.  My annual pilgrimage is to a somewhat...
Friday, December 21, 2018

“Vice”– Movie Review

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This week, I attended an advance screening of writer-director Adam McKay’s “ Vice ”, a biographical drama about former vice president Dick...
Sunday, December 16, 2018

“On The Basis Of Sex”– Movie Review

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This week, I attended a New York Times advance screening of the new biographical drama about Ruth Bader Ginsberg, “ On The Basis Of Sex ”,...