Oscar nominee predictions
It’s the time of year for Oscar predictions as the nominees will be announced on Thursday morning. I’ve made it a bit of a tradition to make predictions in nearly all categories (excepting short films, documentaries and foreign language films). Publicly I will only make predictions in the top 9 categories. Nominations in the more [...]
We need medication for the spirit.
It seems to me that our economy has fallen prey to doubt and disbelief. Will nothing restore some of the confidence now lost. It is an old, well recognized problem.
“Cure her of that.
Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased,
Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow,
Raze out the written troubles [...]
When will we stop throwing good money after bad?
Ben Bernanke wants to pour more of the public’s money into the banks. The argument is that the economy will not survive if the money isn’t spent on the very people who created the credit crisis in the first place. More money is to be spent on banks that have taken everything that [...]
How to say I love you
How to say I love you, a (really) short film by Hayley Stuart and Francesca Sophia. (Via Matt.)
What else can the Israeli’s do to protect themselves
Many of you are appalled by the Israeli incursion into Gaza, but can you answer this, what is the current threat to Israel that prompted such an action? The current issue of “The Forward,” provides an answer. In discussing the reasons for the assault on Gaza, in an Editorial entitled, “Grasping Gaza,” the [...]
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