Terrorism then, terrorism now

Posted on March 22, 2016 by tcwells14

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 the photos were kept. I spent the first several days sorting photos of the newly simultaneous Rome and Vienna terrorism attacks which killed 20 people.

Back then the photos for storage were printed out on three photo sets which combined would give the full photo. They were filed in manila envelopes.

These were the photos that went out on the wires but not necessarily into newspapers or television. The four gunmen terrorists came in with guns and slaughtered people. There were many photos of the bodies. The newswires gave the raw visceral moment – and they were often inaccurate but were building blocks to the excellent articles that came later.

On 9/11/2001, the mobile system in Washington DC crashed because everyone wanted to call home. I was out on the National Mall and saw people lined up for the single landline, to call to tell people that they were okay. Actually, at that moment, they weren’t. The plane that was taken down by passengers over Pennsylvania was still in the air heading for Washington.

Then the photos were in news archives. Only a few were out on the Internet. Twitter didn’t exist until 2005.

The terrorism attacks came on. London in 2005. Spain in 2004. More around the world

A decade later, Paris in 2015. Brussels in 2016.

Technology has changed and now it’s a fire hose directly to the public. Now coverage is instantanious but remains as fragmented as the newswires of the 1980s.

Now photos will come from the Internet. If you are there, twitter your picture, post what happened, do it quickly and don’t get in the way of authorities.

In 1985, the pictures were in print; now they’re in Facebook. Terrorism remains.

I’ve worked with the news media since 1985, seen and heard things from journalists that never made print. I will not let terrorism stop me from enjoying life.

Now, I’m now going to eat some Belgium chocolate and take some flowers to the Embassy here in D.C.

Then, I’m going to see the cherry blossoms downtown. Photo to come.

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DC’s Cherry Blossoms, Miami and bureaucrats

Posted on March 14, 2016 by tcwells14

It’s spring in Washington which means it’s all about the cherry… blossoms. This year we’ve been blessed with several days of warmer-than-normal weather.

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The blossoms are reacting in the usual fashion, blossoming before the festivities. The National Cherry Blossom Festival parade and hordes of (well-paying, thank you) tourists may only see the fallen petals swirling around them as they go from museum to museum on the National Mall.

Years ago, I wrote an article about how the cherry blossoms came to D.C.  I pointed out that if it wasn’t for a government bureaucrat named David Fairchild, the extravaganza of  multiple shades of pink blossoms wouldn’t be adorning America’s Capitol as well as many others. He worked for the Department of Agriculture on  he traveled the world “in search of plants of potential use to the American people” including mangos. (I love mangos.)  He’s known for the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens in Miami, Florida.

He’s also the man who introduced kudzu (to the joy of land-clearing goats across the DC region.)

So come to D.C., enjoy the blossoms, gladden the hearts of stores and museums, and even gawk at the renovation of the Old Post Office on Pennsylvania Ave by that builder: Trump.

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#TurquoiseMountain and #CulturedVultures

Posted on March 10, 2016 by tcwells14

Updates, updates… I’m now reviewing and contributing to a UK website known as CulturedVultures. It’s fun to  have a home. Nothing that appears here will appear on CV but I am going to link to the CVs pieces, whether or not they’re mine.

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A geodesic globe at the Turquoise Mountain exhibit at the #FreerSackler ‘s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, DC

For example, I just reviewed the #FreerSacker Arthur M. Sackler Gallery wonderful new exhibit about Afghanistan called “Turquoise Mountain.”

Buried in the International Gallery at the bottom level of the Gallery, the show is a love song to the new artists and artisans of Afghanistan.

 

The Afghan jewelry and wood items for sale in the gift shop are exquisite. The necklaces and bracelets are selling out within days of their arrival as well so shop fast. The exhibit will be there for nine months and will have guest artists from Afghanistan.

#TurquoiseMountain jewelry for sale in he gift shop at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in D.C.

#TurquoiseMountain jewelry for sale in the gift shop at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in D.C.

Go and see it if you’re in D.C. You can actually touch the wood and sit on the cushions.

How many museums let you do that?

 

 

 

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Journopalooza!

Posted on February 27, 2016 by tcwells14

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 and dance for a good cause: supporting journalists in danger zones, conflict areas like Syria. The $20 (over the Internet)/$30 (at door) cover charge and any donations went to the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders.

The crowd at Journolapooza 2016 at D.C.'s Hard Rock Cafe

The bar at Journolapooza 2016 at D.C.’s Hard Rock Cafe

The bar was packed by a crowd whose ages ranged from the early twenties to their sixties. Beer and drinks flowed. Boxes of french fries were sold, free ketchup packets on the side. The conversation was mostly conducted by gestures since the music was so loud it was doubtful that you could hear anything being said.

Bands scheduled to appear were Nobody’s Business, Hot Pocket, Notaries Public, Shark Week, Suspicious Packages and The Nativemakers.

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The group, Notaries Public, plays at the Hard Rock Cafe at the 2016 Journopalooza

According to the Committee to Protect Journalist’s 2015 report, 69 journalists were killed, many at the hands of the Islamic militants. Of those 69, “40 percent of the total killed in relation to their work.”

Journalism as a profession is in massive flux as old media twists and turns its way into a digital medium. Nicco Mele at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism points out that “some outlets are seeing the largest online audiences they have ever had, revenue is still shrinking.” This means fewer journalists on the beat.

On Friday night at Journopalooza, everyone was rocking down to the music efforts of hard-working journalists some of whom might not have a job on Monday morning. This was pointed out by a writer from Al-Jazeera America, who pointed out that it will cease to be a network on April 30, 2016. 

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Nobody’s Business plays at Journopalooza 2016. At the far end, Jonathan Landay of Reuters on lead guitar

Nobody’s Business had them rocking on the small dance floor to the point where a worker came out to mop up spilled liquor. People sang along with lyrics, and, in general, wound down from a week that included covering domestic politics (Hello, 2016 Presidential Campaign!) and foreign news (Hello, Fifa! (Huh, Fifa? What’s that?))

Boxes were put out towards the end of the evening so people could vote for their favorite band. (If I find out who won the battle and how much they brought in, I’ll update this blog posting.)

Journopalooza started in 2009 with a concert at the National Press Club.

A 2016 flyer said that a Journopalooza Fund is being created to “create franchise opportunities for charities to showcase journo talents at fundraising events in other cities-think of it like Band-Aid for press freedom.”

Anyone interested in the Journopalooza Fund should contact Christina Davidson at Christina@journopalooza.com.

 

 

 

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#ColorOurCollection and #SW:TFA in Imax: updates

Posted on February 9, 2016 by tcwells14

What’s the use of a blog if you can’t update your earlier postings on such things as “#StarWars ” and “#ColorOurCollection” ?

The First Order from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" photographed at 2015's "Celebration" convention.

The First Order from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” photographed at 2015’s “Celebration” convention.

Update on ” #StarWarsTheForceAwakens ” see it your way:

I went to see SW:TFA for a fourth time at the Airbus #Imax theater at the  Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy museum out in Chantilly Virginia.

The 3-D Imax there is the new version that includes “our xenon digital system, IMAX 15/70mm film and our next-generation laser system” according to Imax. Let me just say that it is superb. The resolution on the “Star Wars” ships were  stunning. The new worlds of #StarWars stood out brilliantly. The sense of depth was unbelievable.

So I modify my earlier posting: If you’re going to see #StarWarsTheForceAwakens in 3-D, spend your chase to see it this super #Imax. It’s worth every extra cent you will pay for it.

(By the way, the theater at the Udvar-Hazy needs some upgrading (like fixing the sharp edged broken arm rest.) Can’t one of the 1% tech billionaires out there help out the Smithsonian to upgrade the @airandspace theater? Please?)

(By the way, 2: There are two Imax Smithsonian theaters. The Lockheed Martin Imax theater down on the National Mall in Washington D.C. is closed until March 2016 because they’re putting in the super Imax. Whoo-Hoo!)

In the case of #ColorOurCollection, it was a success for museums, coloring books, adults, children and probably Crayola as my friend, Jill O’Neill points out in “What #ColorOurCollections Suggests” in The Scholarly Kitchen.

Spread by Twitter, and joined in by over a hundred museums and archives, it was a chance for academia/museum/education to show and share their stuff. (Want to see what happened when creativity flourished? Check it out.)

My favorite paragraph from O’Neill’s article: “At a casual glance, #Color Our Collections appears to be a somewhat frivolous re-purposing of content. Given due consideration, it proves not to be frivolous at all. As an initiative, it met without question the challenge tweeted by Bourg; it spoke to new communities and was the fruit of collaborative effort.”

As museums and schools reach out to younger generations, this is an example of using digital media to spark their interest and attention. Bravo!

 

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#ColorOurCollections is an artistic treat for adults and children

Posted on February 4, 2016 by tcwells14

Didn’t you like to color as a child? Papers, walls, driveways – whatever struck your fancy. Now you have an opportunity to go back to those halcyon days when crayons or chalk were the end-all and be-all of your desires, and, also, to introduce yourself and children to great art.

Museums, archives and library collections around the globe are participating in #ColorOurCollections. They have put up reproduction illustrations from many of their long-hidden print (book, pamphlets, posters) illustrated treasures for all to color in. Then they ask you to send them a photograph of your final masterpiece.

It’s academia and education coming out to play but it ends February 5th.

For example, the University of North Carolina’s J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections  put out the classic Tenniel “Alice in Wonderland” illustrations.

(On a side note, “Alice in Wonderland” is currently in the news since the latest version has a teaser narrated by the late actor Alan Rickman.)

The National Academy of Medicine has now over 60 participants putting out coloring books. Parents, teachers and children can often download entire books for later use.

As an example of the international spread of this idea, the University of Oxford’s Bodleian in England, put out a “colouring book” with pages that include angels, demons, illustrated letters and costume drawings.

Some museums also see it as an opportunity.

For example, the Smithsonian Libraries put out a coloring book linked to their upcoming #Color in a New Light exhibit. The Indianapolis Museum of Art has linked theirs to a new exhibit on orchids with their “Color My Orchid” picture.

Stanford University has an exhibit on Jose Guadalupe Posada. The Biodiversity Heritage Library will introduce you to bugs and plants. They say they’ve collected over 1,000 images for you to download and color.

And, just in time for #ValentinesDay, the Jewish Museum of Maryland has a downloadable “kewpie-themed coloring book“. 🙂

Museums, archives and libraries have been doing more outreach in the last few years and this was an inspired idea. It is also an opportunity to see the vast number of museums there are out there.

On a level above just coloring, this is an excellent way to easily introduce  children to art and history which might be overlooked in the great swim of the Internet.

You have one more day to get in on it in 2016. Go!

#ColorOurCollections

 

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A look at ’13 Hours’ and Benghazi

Posted on January 27, 2016 by tcwells14

There were times during “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” that the film felt as long as the hours that the contracters in the CIA Annex had to protect it from attackers in Libya.

 

Last summer when I first saw a trailer for the film “13 Hours” directed by Michael Bay, I thought, “Uh-Oh. The politics awake.” Any film dealing with the death of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others in Benghazi would probably end up involving the politics of the House Benghazi committee and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Then I saw the film was opening in January, a notorious dumping ground for unpopular films. Hmm. Was someone is underplaying it? Or was it too hot to handle?

So, after the great blizzard of D.C., I took an afternoon off from cabin fever and went to see the film.

It’s entertaining. Visually stunning. Realistically portrayed in the “Black Hawk Down” style. You are introduced to all the characters but soon they all look similar – bearded, intense, sweaty, muscular and very competent at their jobs.

The narrative is constructed for dramatic intensity, not absolute accuracy. For example, the Benghazi CIA base chief has already protested his portrayal. I will leave it to Ann Hornaday’s ‘13 Hours,’ Benghazi and the slippery definition of ‘political’ from the Washington Post.

Politics aside, the film’s 2 hours and 24 minutes of action can feel long. First the pre-attack dangers of Benghazi and the foreigners’ interaction with the Libyans are shown. Then comes the attack, or rather, several attacks – the one at the diplomatic complex, then the secret CIA annex.  Confusion breaks out with lots of gunfire, mortar and sniper fire. Who is on their side?

The Americans contractors don’t know who to trust. While they’re supposed to be working with the February 17th Brigade, it’s clear, as it’s said several times, they can’t tell the difference.

Now, let me state upfront that I like Michael Bay films. I don’t spend a lot of time analyzing them for accuracy (“Transformers” anyone?).Even at the most absurd, his films are beautifully done. The visuals are stunning. For example, “Pearl Harbor.”

But even watching “13 Hours,” I wondered as to the accuracy of the film. When I was  at McClatchy Newspapers DC bureau, I worked with their correspondent, Nancy Youssef, (now at The Daily Beast) and her editor, Mark Seibel, on Benghazi stories. Youssef was one of the first reporters into Benghazi after the attack. I would love to read her take on “13 Hours.”

I suspect the film will vanish in into DVD remainder bins within the year. It’s a pity because if you undrape the politics around it, “13 Hours” is an entertaining bang-bang flick with decent acting and lovely visuals.

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See it your way: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in 3 different theaters

Posted on January 18, 2016 by tcwells14

It’s been a month. If you’ve managed to stay spoiler-free about “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, then you must be living an Internet-free life or as a recluse in an Irish island monastery – and will not be reading this.

'New 'droid BB-8 and R2-D2 at Star Wars: Celebration in 2015.

‘New ‘droid BB-8 and R2-D2 at Star Wars: Celebration in 2015.

This post is actually more about the difference in theater experiences between the three times I saw “SW:TFA.”

The first time was Thursday opening night in a small multiplex, standard projection. The second was in a stadium-style 3D project. The third was, again, standard but in wide-screen with stadium seating (thus no heads in the way.)

The first was exciting because the story was new, the characters interesting, the continuation of the saga I’ve followed since 1977. The flat theater floor with tight seats were not as old as the series itself, but still weren’t modern. The ‘experience’ made up for the limitations.

The second was very uncomfortable. The film seemed physically darker with the 3D, the effect detracting from the plot. I was left dissatisfied.

But the third time, like the porridge at the Three Bears’ home, was the best. The showing was in Arclight wide-screen with Dolby sound. The wide-screen was the important part, though the Dolby sound was wonderful as the well-known themes rolled out over the credits.

The experience was perceptively more enjoyable in the wide-screen.  The fight scenes were crisp, the details clear, the actors works easier to enjoy. (I  suspect that an Imax theater might have the same effect but wasn’t convenient for me to reach. Then again, films do look different in Imax format (speaking from earlier experiences.)

I came away with a definite feeling of understanding of the new additions to the “Star Wars” Saga after seeing “TFA” this last time. The frustrations of the 3D had dissipated.

(That doesn’t mean I changed any of my earlier opinions in this blog’s postings.)

However, it means I’ll definitely look to see films in the wide-screen theaters w/o 3D. When I spend that much money to see a film in a theater, then I want the best for me, personally.

Like all consumers nowadays, I want it my way.

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Outstanding 2015 movies: Spotlight, Concussion, The Big Short

Posted on January 11, 2016 by tcwells14

Many 2015 films came out simply for the entertainment dollar: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “Jurassic World” come to mind. There’s nothing bad about that. I enjoyed them.

However, there were three outstanding reality-based films:  “Spotlight,” “The Big Short,” and “Concussion.”

What’s so special about them? Despite not being documentaries, they stick with you. They made you think beyond walking out of the theater. They evoke emotions. What a change from most theaters.

“Spotlight” dealt with the investigative reporting team (the Spotlight) at the Boston Globe who broke the clergy / child abuse scandal. They won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for it.

“The Big Short” is the story of some financial traders who bet against the U.S. housing market in the years before the 2008 market crash. It is taken from the Michael Lewis book of the same name.

“Concussion” is the story of Bennet Omalu, a forensic physician, who discovered the dangers of football play by examining the brains of deceased players.

A film like “Spotlight” is about the grungy, hard, non-flashy world of journalism. It’s reporters getting onto the streets of Boston, talking to victims, doing the hard work of digging into the past with the help of their news librarians / researchers. (In full disclosure this is how I started in journalism: ripping newspaper clippings to file in the library/morgue.)  It made me so proud of investigative journalism I almost cried in the theater.

“The Big Short” stirred different emotions. It’s a pretty good way to understand what nearly brought the economy down in 2008. By the end, you’re shaking your head as Mark Baum (Steve Carrell) is doing at the greed and veniality of Wall Street. You feel sorry for the poor people who were entangled by the financiers. (Hell, you even feel a little bit sorry for the alligator.) You feel little sympathy for Wall Street, Goldman Sachs, the regulators (though Doctor Who’s Karen Gillan has a wonderful bit part) and the banks. In the end, as the main characters look at the rubble around them-the financial equivalent of a nuclear bomb site-they don’t look happy or triumphant. Millions of people were hit back then, and many are still struggling. Want to know why? Go see “The Big Short” and learn. (Again, full disclosure: Having worked with Kevin G. Hall, Greg Gordon and Chris Adams (who were 2010 Pulitzer Finalists) on their stories (and videos) regarding this topic, this film brought up many memories of the disbelief we experienced as this was happening.)

“Concussion” is especially timely as the football season goes into the playoffs. The story of the physician, Omalu (played by Will Smith) who discovered CTE and faced the wrath of the NFL after publishing his findings in a medical journal is a great story. The film derives from an article “Game Brain” by Jeanne Marie Laskas in GQ. The best part is that Omalu’s work actually changed playing football. The doctor who supported him Dr. Cyril Wecht (brilliantly played by Albert Brooks) is marvelous, as was Alec Baldwin as Dr. Julian Bailes, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ team physician. Unfortunately, I felt the flick was weakened by slow pacing.

All of these films are more than “park brain, eat popcorn” movies. (Hello, “Jurassic World,” “Age of Ultron” or even-shudder-“Pixels.)

Let’s hope that Hollywood makes more like “Spotlight,” “The Big Short,” “Concussion” in 2016.

(Oh, you say Marvel has a new blockbuster for next year? And a new “Star Wars” flick for Christmas? MAKE MORE POPCORN!)

 

Update: My friend, John Singh, also chimes in with his opinion on “The Big Short” in his blog Out There In the Dark: Thoughts on Movies. He works in the entertainment industry.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (spoilers)

Posted on January 6, 2016 by tcwells14

I put off this review for three weeks but it’s hard to imagine that anyone who wants to see it hasn’t: 1) found a way, 2) or inadvertently, read spoilers. If you want to avoid this review, go ahead. Yes, there is a discussion of the Big Death. Spoilers!

First Order Stormtroopers from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" at "Star Wars: Celebration" in 2015

First Order Stormtroopers from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at “Star Wars: Celebration” in 2015

Since, we now live in a world of binary opinions: “I LOVED it,” “I HATED it,” “You’re WRONG,” “Why weren’t the bacteria given positions of power with flashy buttons and a miniseries?”, “Because the oysters got it!”, etc., let me say that I don’t see the world that way. My worldview has dozens of shades of gray.

My first Facebook posting said, “I miss George Lucas” and that I’d explain that comment later. I still stick with that succinct review for “The Force Awakens (TFA)”.

First of all, I loved that the world of “Star Wars” has visually come back to life. (Saw it in 1977 and never looked away.) I like the new characters and the acting. Some of my favorite parts are the small touches of acting: Chewbacca handing Han Solo his winter jacket because he knew his human would forget. The Resistance fighter, Poe Dameron, looking around the Star Destroyer with the expression of “OMG it’s big!”

2015-04-16 13.32.07-2The people who built this world came out of the love of “Star Wars,” and many like director J.J. Abrams, are fans. They knew their work would be shredded, analyzed, discussed, become part of modern culture (not just media culture.) “Star Wars” fans reach from the White House to the casual person standing at Best Buy trying to buy a television.

On the other side, I also thought TFA put checks against the modern fans’ “list” of what they wanted.

TFA carries the SW plot forward (check!) It gives a younger generation their own heroes with Rey, Finn and Poe (check!) It answers the fans’ displeasure at the lack of women in the Rebellion/Resistance (so now it reflects the reality of military forces of many modern countries.) (check!) General Leia Organa is in firm control of the Resistance. (Good. About time. check!)

It provides a bounty of marketing possibilities: New characters (more toys. check!) Old characters (in new costumes, with now 30 years of history. check!) Thugs and assassins (new costume possibilities and more Toys! Books! Tee shirts! check!)  It gives us a cute (and expensive) new ‘droid. (check!)

New 'droid BB-8 introduced to R2-D2 at "Star Wars: Celebration" in 2015.

New ‘droid BB-8 introduced to R2-D2 at “Star Wars: Celebration” in 2015

We’ve got new baddies: The First Order (Tee shirts, costumes, weapons. check!) Drab Resistance wear except for flashy flight suits  (Tees! Costumes! Hair pieces! check!)

For travel possibilities, Luke Skywalker’s stone refuge in Ireland (where the locals are prepared for an influx of “Star Wars” fans tripping over their robes on the way up to pose for pictures. I’d recommend they import a lot of Disney products as well like Bandaids.)

It gives us another desert planet, Jakku. (ho-hum.) It gives us another planetary system-destroying monster. (ho-hum.) It gives us another Evil Being warping the Force (Didn’t I see the like of this in a Marvel movie? Big spooky holographic? ho-hum.) It gives us another bar scene. (ho-hum.) It gives us a big escape from the Evil Baddies by flying a baddie’s TIE fighter. (ho-hum.)

Then it gives us the death of a major character in a not particularly well justified plot twist.

You’re not supposed to say “I don’t believe he’d do that” when confronted with the death of a major character who has basically carried a lot of “The Force Awakens” on his shoulders.

The Han Solo we meet in TFA is a practical man who knows his son is terribly troubled. He knows how his son feels about the family – negatively. I’m certain he knows what Kylo Ren’s done, his reputation, and keeps track if only to avoid the boy.

Solo has also seen what happens with lightsabers. They kill people.

So when he walks out to try to redeem his son (who carries a flashy lightsaber) on the basis of an appeal to familial love, well, huh?

It wasn’t his death that surprised or disappointed me; it was that the movie’s characterization of the older Han didn’t led me believe that he’d act so suicidally.

Han Solo's costume from "The Empire Strikes Back" on display at "Star War: Celebration" in 2015

Han Solo’s costume from “The Empire Strikes Back” on display at “Star War: Celebration” in 2015

(On a side note: Han Solo was the most approachable of all the major characters in the original series and he continued that way in TFA. He, as the adult, also changed over the movies the most. Luke and Leia were very young and probably took their life changes more easily. Solo changed his mind about smuggling, joined the Rebellion, fell in love, had a child with Leia, fell out of love, left — Solo had a normal human life where things happen.)

So, why do I miss George Lucas? Because he would have given us something different.

It’s common and easy to whack at George Lucas for his characterizations whether or not you’ve even seen all the films. (I know too many of you out there who haven’t watched but opine endlessly anyway.)  For all the flaws of Episode I-III, they introduced viewers to new sophisticated cultures. They faced the problems of governments, trade, ancient history, religions and conflict. (They also had clumsy dialogue and over-use of computer graphics which detracted from the stories they told but I digress. I really enjoyed ATTC.)

And that’s what I miss in “The Force Awakens.” Something really, really new.

(But I’ll settle for what I’ve got.)

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