Nothing on taxes. Nothing on gun control. Nothing on climate change. Nothing on gay marriage. Nothing on immigration reform (or an incremental, piece-by-piece approach, which will result in nothing). It’s a very odd situation when the losing party is the party refusing to negotiate. It may be how you disrupt, but it is not how [...]
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Showbiz Beat: SAG Awards 2013 List is Out
THE LIST of SAG Awards 2013 nominations is out. As a member of SAG for years (as well as AFTRA before it merged with SAG, AGVA and Actors’ Equity), the Screen Actors Guild nominations interest me more than any other, despite the Hollywood hoopla of the Oscars. SAG has a terrific pictorial listing of the [...]
Guns, ‘God’s Plan,’ and Leadership
“With that drum magazine, he could have gotten off 50, 60 rounds, even if it was semiautomatic, within one minute,” Chief Oates said. [New York Times] IN THE GAPING MAW of our leadership vacuum stands Aurora Police Chief Daniel Oates, whose resolve, vulnerability and humility inside the vortex of a man made hell revealed what [...]
The First NEWSROOM Award Goes to Chris Hayes
Ep. 3: Preview The “award” I’m about to give is a nod to HBO’s new series created by Aaron Sorkin, “Newsroom,” and the idealist notion in the 24/7 media orgasma era that ratings don’t have to drive content. What you’re about to read is the story of a nation rotting due to the inability to [...]
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