If William Shakespeare had been a convicted murderer, would that detract from his body of work?
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The Winter of My Discontent
There are so many possibilities of warmer places with year round sun, destinations where a shovel is only used to make a sand castle on the beach.
Read More »Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – Newly Discovered Recording Proves Ongoing Relevance of His Message
Speaking at the Park Sheraton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan in September 1962, Dr. King spoke about the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Read More »‘Star Trek’s’ Nichelle Nichols – The Kiss That Changed TV Forever
Nichols certainly embodies the concept of the original series - boldly going where no woman had gone before.
Read More »MLB Expands Use of Instant Replay – Changing the Essence of the Game
Either you love this development, or you feel like I do that we are moving farther away from the game we know and love.
Read More »Jack Bauer Will Return in a New Limited Run ‘24’ Series
With Howard Gordon at the helm again, we can believe that Jack is going to be up against all odds and pushed to the limit of his endurance, but that is, of course, when Jack Bauer is at his best.
Read More »Bridge-gate and Chris Christie: Governor’s Presidential Ambitions Are Toast
A truly pernicious personal vendetta on a bridge named for George Washington resulted in more than inconvenience. This is a case of our worst fears about the abuse of power becoming a reality.
Read More »Stop The Polar Express – I Want to Get Off Now!
Jack Frost wasn’t just nipping at my nose this morning; it seemed as if he were ripping it off along with my cheeks!
Read More »The Year of the Selfie – Our Obsession with the Unbearable Likeness of Being
There is no doubt something inside all of us that wants the world to see us the way we see ourselves.
Read More »New NYC Mayor de Blasio and Mike Bloomberg – A Tale of Two Cities
Mayor de Blasio has rightly called the last 12 years a “Tale of Two Cities,” and obviously this is a salient observation for anyone who has lived her under Lord Bloomberg’s rule. The disparity between the haves and have-nots was never more apparent than under his watch.
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