The other day, we observed the winter solstice. The day with the fewest hours of sunlight in the calendar year—the longest, darkest night. I happen to live 100 feet above the Lake Michigan shore, and I am often treated to beautiful sunrises if I get up early enough–the beauty of …
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Jewish and Truly Perplexed: A Cantorial Origin Story
So how did I get here? I mean wind up as a Jewish Cantor? A Hazzan and full member of the Jewish clergy. I wasn’t born to it. Nope. I was raised in the most secular of Skokie homes. Sunday School, not Hebrew school (parental units though that would be …
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Mayor Pete Buttigieg is the real deal. More substance than Beto, more straightforward and clear-spoken than Elizabeth Warren (who I completely admire and adore).
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After last night's mid-terms, I am hopeful that nationalist, authoritarian, and yes, racist (or at best race-baiting) POTUS, Donald J. Trump will finally be subjected to genuine checks and balances!
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No muss, no fuss cold brew coffee done quick and easy -- and right on your countertop!
Read More »Trump Tweetstorm Annotated: August 14, 2018 Part 2
Part 2 of today’s annotated Trump Tweetstorm… Find Part One here. Sooo many tweets, so little space in one article. Hence, here is Part 2, a continuation of my daily Trump Tweetstorm annotation. Here we go… When you give a crazed, crying lowlife a break, and give her a job …
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The Daily Trump Tweetstorm Dump, annotated on Blogcritics. Stop on by!
Read More »SDCC Interview: Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth on ‘Instant’
Rod Roddenberry (son of Star Trek creator Gene) brought a new project to San Diego this year for Comic-Con (SDCC). The film short, Instant, begins innocently enough in Mickey’s, a neighborhood bar with a group of regulars doing the usual stuff: drinking, playing darts, schmoozing. But things get very tense …
Read More »SDCC Interview: Spencer F. Lee Talks About ‘From the Bridge’
Spencer F. Lee’s homage to the geekdom of pop cultural creators fans From the Bridge is a feature-length documentary coming out at the end of the summer. Lee, along with George Takei, Nichelle Nichols and others tease the new film in a special preview at this year’s Comic-Con International (AKA …
Read More »Independence Day 2018 – Don’t Mourn, Organize!
This Independence Day, don't mourn. Organize!
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