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By Dan Geddes Movie actors have enormous impact on mass society. They are some of the most influential personalities whom we admire and even model our behavior after. In this sense, marquee movie actors have become heroes in our time. Millions of people consci... More »
Written, produced and directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Review by Dan Geddes This review contains spoilers! Burn After Reading is a funny, but unsatisfying tragi-comedy in the familiar Coen brothers style. In terms of story arc, it resembles other Coen film... More »
NEW YORK – Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney, campaigning today in New Jersey, stated that Hurricane Sandy gave a good example of how “free market really principles work, even in extreme situations.” “The areas affected by Hurricane San... More »
By Dan Geddes Darkness. Rain. Punishing winds. Gray skies. “Oh God, when will it end?” These are some of the words that come to mind when thinking of Dutch winters. September, when the sun still occasionally shines in Holland, is a good moment to prepare y... More »
CLEVELAND – John Jaker, 45, a local man who has finally developed great abdominal muscles after years of effort, says his life is basically the same. “I still can’t believe it! I’ve been trying to get fit my whole life. When I finally got a six pack [a... More »
While it is clear that millions of people support Romney mainly because he is not Obama, others support Romney because he vows to rollback health care insurance for the uninsured. Some are impressed with his determination to start another Middle Eastern war. B... More »
By Dan Geddes 4 September 2012 WASHINGTON—President Obama today signed an Executive Order abolishing Labor Day as an “outmoded 19th century relic.” Labor Day was originally declared a national holiday by Congress because of the intense pressure caused by... More »
Review by Dan Geddes Note: The first part of this review is for would-be readers and thus contains no spoilers. The second part is further commentary, including spoilers. John Irving would admit that sexual orientation is still an important political issue in ... More »
Despite his somewhat ambiguous stances on gay marriage and polygamy, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney avowed that he was “dead set against gay polygamy. Gay polygamy would be very confusing for everyone involved, and must never be tolerated.” ... More »
By Dan Geddes Mitt Romney today stated that his greatest support came from the richest 1% of Americans. Romney admitted that “the 99% on the bottom are generally not the type of people who would vote for me.” Still, Romney felt his chances in Novem... More »
Groundhog Day is a surprising miracle of a movie, a funny, touching, inspiring experience, the It’s a Wonderful Life for a more cynical generation. It’s rare to watch a Hollywood movie and feel like you are watching something so original, and yet s... More »
WASHINGTON – The recent public outcry over “pink slime” in ground beef has led to the removal of the controversial food additive from the beef sold in many supermarkets and fast food chains. Some supermarkets have continued to sell beef conta... More »