“Zabriskie Point” 1970, and “La Vallee” 1972; which has a conceptual soundtrack feel, but also strong stand-alone tracks. The “Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from the film More” as it was labeled on the U.S. releases, had mostly very short songs but all were intriguing, andThe...
It was and still is a time to reaccess priorities.I liked there was a gay male character shown in such a positive light. The ending is a bit of a sell out for his story line, but should not impact the importance of the role during the time it was filmed. There was interracial ...
One summer when Kataryn was just eight years old, she so angered Miss Abby with some trivial infraction that her aunt threw her first belongings in a bag, took her to the train station, and put her aboard a train to Montreal, where the girl’s long-missing father was known to have so...
When it was over, we headed over to the large theater for the live show, "Ha: Breath of Life." Karen and I were both pretty surprised at how big of a production it was. There were at least 70 performers, and a huge staff for effects and such. We flew to Maui on Tuesday, where...
Villa Takali,the luxurious Fijian Resort whereLove Islandwas filmed, is where we kicked off our new year. Our friend Natalie is friends with the owner, and since the villa hadn’t been rented for the holidays, we were encouraged to pop by at our leisure, and enjoy the property. On New...
Mary had a reputation for being very enchanting and seductive, especially when it came to the amorous attention of men. On a trip to Charleston in the late 1700s, she was caught up in a local romantic scandal that forever made a mark on Charleston’s colorful history, and subsequently insp...
Last December I listened to the episode “Can one person change the criminal justice system?” from the podcastNext Question with Katie Couricand was transfixed by her interview with Bryan Stevenson. I have heard her interview him before, but this episode seemed so timely and intensely important...
“Raddar?”he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号).I was astonished at being so ___ addressed(称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two ___ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something ___ to describe. If we can allow our chil...
“Raddar?”he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号).I was astonished at being so ___ addressed(称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two ___ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something ___ to describe. If we can allow our chil...
As we were only there for 6 days, a local painter was hired to paint the harder to reach higher areas and the back of the school. Meanwhile, every day I talked with students and teachers, and befriended Binod, the school principal. We chatted about the differences in education systems ...