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Like journalists, illustrators like Rockwell and Nast speak to the masses
Great artists don’t reproduce history, they interpret it. Earlier this week I went out to Stockbridge, Massachusetts to the museum dedicated to illustrator, Norman Rockwell. I’ve said since my art school days that the major diff. between a fine artist and … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Journalism, Uncategorized
Tagged illustration, Norman Rockwell, Presidential Politics, Thomas Nast
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“Tarzan” has come a long way
The new movie The Legend of Tarzan is not your great-grandfather’s “Tarzan.” I admit I went for Alexander Skarsgård’s admirable muscles and pecs, but stayed for the plot. I even went back for a second viewing. The original “Tarzan of the Apes” was published … Continue reading
Movie Review: Free State of Jones
I’m back! My apologies for not posting recently. I have been posting some of my movie reviews at an U.K. website http://www.culturedVultures.com but this movie, Free State of Jones is about the American Civil War from the Confederate side. I decided to publish it … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, History, movies, Uncategorized
Tagged American Civil War, Free State of Jones
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Urban destruction, summer 2016 cinema-style
It’s summer. That means it’s time for major world cities to get destroyed by aliens, ghosts and/or superheroes. It’s also time to start investing in companies that rebuild infrastructure and buildings since if you see an alien invasion force arriving … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, movies, Terrorism
Tagged Captain America, Ghostbusters, Independence Day, movies, summer, urban destruction
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‘Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice’ review
Batman vs. Superman is a long film. It’s a long film because it’s a comic book series that forgot it was a film. What I mean by that is that it’s paced as if it was a series of comic … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, movies, Uncategorized
Tagged Batman, comic books, Dawn of Justice, movie, Superman
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Terrorism then, terrorism now
The attacks in Brussels are taking me back 31 years. When I first arrived at USA Today, I was assigned to the library (which served as the news clippings morgue) as well as a research center. It was also where … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Journalism, Terrorism, Uncategorized
Tagged 1980s, Brussels, photography, Rome, Terrorism, Vienna
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Journopalooza!
Local news media held their annual Journopalooza – Battle of the Media Bands – at the Hard Rock Cafe in D.C. Translated that means that a solid crop of Washington’s reporters, editors, television people and more came together to drink, socialize … Continue reading
A Walker in Many Worlds 