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JFK Speaks On His Children’s Future In Politics
Today we learned that Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg has informed New York Gov. David Paterson that yes, she does want to sit in Sen. Hillary Clinton's soon-to-be-vacated seat on Capitol Hill. Before I get to the touching video clip featured in this post, let me post a...
“A Dishonorable Distortion Of History”
"Tell me about the loneliness of Good, He-Man. Is it equal to the loneliness of Evil?" - Frank Langella as Skeletor (in a line he personally wrote), to Dolph Lundgren in He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe In a comment to my post about the Washington Post's review...
The Washington Post Reviews Frost/Nixon
This review by Philip Kennicott takes note of how, as I noted earlier at TNN, Ron Howard's film emphasizes the "giant-killer" theme - though Kennicott emphasizes the similarity to the Shakespearean treatment of history rather than the horror and science-fiction...
It Didn’t Start With Blagojevich
Today came word that John Harris, the chief of staff to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich who was arrested on Tuesday with his boss, has resigned his position. His attorney, Jim Sotos, stated that his client was taking this action "because it was the right thing to do...
Avery Cardinal Dulles 1918-2008
Avery Robert Dulles, who was elevated to the Cardinalate in 2001, died this morning in the Jesuit Infirmary at Fordham University Hospital in New York. For the last twenty years he was a Professor of Religion and Society at Fordham. He was 90. Cardinal Dulles was a...
Inside the Obama TENT of Rivals
As President-Elect Barack Obama moves toward the transition finish line, he has been busy putting his cabinet together, collecting what is now routinely referred to as a “team of rivals.” But this may be more than a reference to the fact that he is trying to avoid...
Further Notes On Frost/Nixon
The difference in overall tone between Peter Morgan's play Frost/Nixon and the film version directed by Ron Howard is noteworthy. The action of the play, right up to the point where David Frost begins to interview President Nixon, is light in tone, frequently comic,...
One Man’s Lower Zambuda Is Another Man’s Poznan
POTUSE Obama is very likely planning another top secret Lower Zambudan mission for either or both of the Jesse Jacksons, which would explain why he sent Senator John Kerry on a top secret mission to Poznan. Senator Kerry is now literally as well as figuratively...
A Hero Tells His Tale – And He Has Quite A Tale To Tell
As we approach Saturday, the fifth anniversary of the discovery of Saddam Hussein down the most famous spider hole in history, we now have the story of the intelligence, ingenuity, dedication, and, to be sure, luck, that led to his capture. Army Staff Sgt. Eric Maddox...
Five Golden Globe Nominations For Frost/Nixon
This morning the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominations for the Golden Globe awards, and as expected Frost/Nixon led the field with five nominations (along with The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button and Doubt; four nominations apiece went to...