Daily Archives: March 1, 2011

I’ve Seen This Movie Before

Stop me if you’ve seen this movie before.  A nation with a longtime dictator who has gone to the level of bombing his own citizens veers dangerously towards civil war and anarchy in a strategic part of Africa, leading the … Continue reading

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Would-Be Cultural Imperialists

Today I had the unpleasant experience of having to listen to an actor from New York talk about the theater in the Tampa area as if he knew all about it.  His conversation bothered me a great deal, though I … Continue reading

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Anti-Semitist Rehab

The world of culture was rocked today after a drunken designer I’ve never heard of (I’m not really all that well-versed in fashion) named John Galliano was found to make drunken anti-Semitic rants on at least two separate occasions.  Many … Continue reading

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A Monument Long Overdue

Frank Buckles died this weekend at the age of 110.  He was the last known surviving United States veteran of World War I, and a fellow with a compelling life history [1].  One of his goals was to see a … Continue reading

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