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MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Secretary Boris Lunanov announced today that Russia has always known that the 1969 Apollo moon landings were faked by NASA. “We have been sitting on the evidence for 50 years, having a good laugh every time the Americans brag about... More »
by Ash Kaul Autumn opened with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi asking for sweeping new powers. Daadi, my paternal grandmother, followed her hawk nosed twin with the same charade. Daadi’s Kashmiri nose, complexion and Kashmiri blood was the least she shared with... More »
Eddie Fisher, Joan Rivers, Tommy Lasorda, Marlo Thomas and others remember the master of the insult, Don Rickles. Insulted uncle David L. Wolper, television producer …in high school…I worked summers as a waiter at Birchwoods Hotel in the Cat... More »
Rick Perlstein Review by Dan Geddes 13 March 2015 The Invisible Bridge is a guilty pleasure for those who enjoy 1970s nostalgia. It chronicles that time of serial debacle (1973–1976) between Watergate and the election of Jimmy Carter, an era when Americans w... 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 »
Review By Dan Geddes See also reviews of Kill Bill and Kill Bill 2 and also Tarantino satires: Harder and Scent of a Banknote. Directed by Quentin Tarantino Written by Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary Cast Tim Roth…. Pumpkin (Ringo) Amanda PlummerR... More »
Review by Dan Geddes See also reviews of Rushmore and Moonrise Kingdom. Cast Gene Hackman … Royal Tenenbaum Anjelica Huston … Etheline Tenenbaum Ben Stiller … Chas Tenenbaum Gwyneth Paltrow … Margot Tenenbaum Luke Wilson … Richie ... More »
Imaginary review by Dan Geddes See also reviews of Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill, as well as a satire of Tarantino’s “Scent of a Banknote” Sonny.…………….……….Harvey Keitel Slick………………………..Samuel L. Jackson L... More »