I wonder how many small-time holy men are wishing they were him right now. Yesterday, Pastor Terry Jones was obscurity itself. His Gainesville, FL congregation just a slip of a thing. As few as 30, by some counts, as many as 50 by others. Today his name is on the lips of every news anchor […]
Since they were contemporaries, I sometimes wonder if Sinclair Lewis and Norman Rockwell hated each other. Lewis dealt so unmercifully with the American ideals that Rockwell glorified. Kingsblood Royal is Lewis’ satire of race relations in middle America, circa WW II. The hypocrites, the climbers, the bigots and bullies. The same stock company of actors […]
Tonight is the night of the big summer fundraiser at Centre Stage, this year themed “Dance Party on Mars!” Of course, I won’t be there, because I don’t care for big blowouts, but I do look forward to seeing the photos. Last night, I watched the movie “Greenberg” with Ben Stiller and was reminded of […]
