Because of his loss of power recently, he is no longer able to shield himself or punish accusers as he did when he was at the center of motion pictures and casting decisions. From Virginia Postrel’s Bloomberg story“Why Weinstein Held On For So Long and Fell So Fast”: Communism was ...
27). The marriage partners are thus complicit in cheating the system, yet they also cheat each other of power and status. Comic situations are derived from Zena’s relish in her new position of power, but this turns to petty self-interest...
The audiobook is a good way to go. I learned a lot, I have to say. The historical development of nephrology is fascinating. For such a young science the advances made are truly astounding (for example, when you hear how they made the first “artificial kidney”–the precursor to a dialy...
Growth is up, jobs are up and inflation is close to the Fed’s 2% target. This is not, of course, to say that there’s anything ideal about the US economy or permanent about this upturn. And the paradoxes of US economic power – out-of-control poverty and precarity, healthcare and ...
Dissatisfaction is a great starting point, for it is right there that we have the most power, strength, and energy to push change through. -David DeNotaris What thriving looks like here is still a bit of a question – and one that I fully expect to write about in the future. In the...
And he was so generous it chokes me to think about it. You only had to mention that you liked a special film, or audiobook, or piece of music and before long he had made you a copy or copies – nothing like that was any trouble to him. ...
The rest of 2018 is shaping up to be just as full: shooting an art project with Daniel Barter, recording the audiobook forTrans Like Mein May, getting ready forAmerican publication in June, preparing for the most ambitiousTransposeever in December, and gigging/speaking around the country. And...
The net result is that progressives have become used to losing. Losing can be glorious, after all. One can lose by oneself or with others. One can lose ‘speaking truth to power.’ One can lose and be remembered for having taken a heroic stand. Regardless, one loses. ...
It would provide an easy route into ebook, audiobook and print for publishers. And it would allow institutional aggregators to distribute funds to cooperative outlets in a way that reflects the wishes of their members. If, for example, Momentum creates a media fund to support left media, a ...
With this in mind, I want to talk about the content today in TV and film and how it has changed over the years. All societies change as those who are in power and teaching methods change over the years. The entertainment industry is no different and has become something that does more ...