Sound Bites v. Sound Policies

The results of the latest Des Moine Register/CNN poll of Democratic candidates were released this morning.  Here are the numbers for the five top-tier contenders for the nomination. Candidate/Percentage Support/Change Since March Joe Biden/24 %/-3 %Bernie Sanders/16 %/-9 %Elizabeth Warren/15 %/+6 %Pete Buttigieg/14 %/+13 %Kamala Harris/7 %/unchanged The remaining 18 announced candidates polled at two … Read more

Non-Reality Shows

There is nothing more mis-labeled than reality shows.  Just ask comedian Dana Gould who describes them as follows. You will never experience less reality than when you are watching a reality show. You’re watching people who aren’t actors, put into situations created by people who aren’t writers and they’re second guessing how they think you … Read more

Sodom and King’s Landing

Spoiler Alert:  If you have not yet seen Season 8 of “Game of Thrones” and plan to do so, you may want to wait before reading this post. “Game of Thrones” has certainly generated its share of post-finale press coverage.  Unfortunately, most of it has been about viewer reaction to the resolution of the question, … Read more

A Show About Nothing New

SPOILER ALERT:  Do not proceed if you plan on watching the “Game of Thrones” finale. Add me to the cast of thousands who were disappointed with the “Game of Thrones” finale.  It’s not who did or did not end up on the Iron Throne or what was left of it.  Nor was it who lived … Read more

Now a Warning

Spoiler Alert:  If you plan on binge watching the final season of “Game of Thrones,”  do not proceed.  Or if you have never watched a single episode of the show, this post will probably make little or no sense. Proficiency in the use of synchronicity as a tool of imagination requires us  to constantly ask … Read more