Catholic Heaven & Hell: The Pope Visits America
I consider myself an honorary alumnus of the catholic church since as child I went to catholic mass, was asked to go to confession even though at the time a had nothing to confess, and served as an altar boy although I did not belong to catholic faith. Like any alumnus of an old successful institution, I like to receive updates on where the organization is going. As I have written before, the current Pope is an smart fellow and I was curious how he would handle his visit to America.
Live Free or Die Hard
Die Hard is not the kind of title that lures me into the theatre. But one day in a hotel room somewhere around the globe I came across a TV channel that showed one of the earlier Die Hard movies. I don’t remember which one it was. It played in New York City. The film was entertaining. I heard that Die Hard 4 had a new twist. Yesterday I needed some distraction from work and decide to watch Bruce Willis back in action as John McClane. Willis’s stunts defy the laws of physics, but the drama is pretty clever. A group of terrorists is shutting the entire country down by taking control of all U.S. major computer networks that underpin the digital economy. Apparently, in the past few weeks we came close to a complete meltdown of the global financial system. Against this backdrop, the film felt timely and scary. Bruce Willis saves the day. In real life, one small town cop will not save the country from a systematic failure of the federal government.
Ivana Trump: “Beautiful, smart, sexy, powerful, successful, young in spirit”
All too rarely do older woman get to marry much younger men. Savour this beautiful story in People Magazine about the new marriage of Ivana Trump.
Ivana Trump Marries for the Fourth Time
The socialite weds her Italian beau amid thousands of flowers, a French orchestra
Fast Forward to a Dramatic Democratic Convention in Denver
The Democratic Party is closer than it’s ever been to a political nightmare—a deadlocked convention. Though the odds of its actually happening are still remote, the idea is so rich with dramatic possibility that we asked Lawrence O’Donnell Jr., former West Wing writer-producer, to play out a scenario in movie-treatment form. The premise is that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton arrive in Denver, neither having sufficient delegates to gain the nomination nor a decisive majority in the popular vote. And so it’s on… Read the Story at New York Magazine.
The Pregnant Man
I wondered how is it possible. Has technology advanced so far that female organs and an embryo were implanted into a man’s womb? See this mind-bending story from the Oprah Show on YouTube.
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Two Girls Strolling By
When I was going for lunch today, two girls strolled by and one said to the other:
Bee Movie
Shrek 1 and 2 bored me sufficiently that I never watched the entire movie. Could the makers of the Shrek sequel come up with an animation film that could compete with Pixar creations? Yes, but only after teaming up with the comedian Jerry Seinfeld. Having watched a very funny trailer for the film a few months ago, I wanted to see the Bee Movie. Just like the Pixar movies, this film puts a smile on your face. Ohhh, life is good when someone as funny as skillful as Jerry Seinfeld gives a young bee the ability to talk to humans and file a class action in the New York State superior court. Enjoy!
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