Yesterday’s season finale of the National Basketball Association (NBA) was mired in controversy. Three teams–the Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat–were vying for the last playoff spot in the NBA East conference. To secure a chance at post-season play, Miami needed a win AND losses by either Indiana or Chicago. Miami did its part, … Read more
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness. — Oscar Wilde And no one is better at imitation than Hollywood. Consider the following. In 1940, MGM released The Shop Around the Corner starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan. In 1949, MGM remakes this story about anonymous pen pals who work side by … Read more
In the 1991 movie Other People’s Money, Lawrence “The Liquidator” Garfield, played by Danny DeVito, selects a struggling family-run business in a small Rhode Island town as his next target. I was reminded of this semi-successful film (Roger Ebert gave it 3.5 our of five stars) as I read a series of news articles this morning … Read more
Today’s edition of the Washington Post (Sunday, April 9, 2019) included an interview with King Adbullah II of Jordan, conducted by senior associate editor Lally Weymouth. Midway through the exchange, the topic turned to Russia’s support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Q. Do you want to see the U.S. engage with Russia over Syria? A. … Read more
One of the fundamental tenets of counter-intuitive thinking requires individuals to make sure they are asking the right questions before seeking the right answers. Sadly, this is something the corporate news media did not understand concerning their coverage of Thursday night’s U.S. missile attack on Al Shayrat Airfield. Over the past 36 hours, print … Read more