Friday, July 13, 2012

"Big Earlo On: 'The Newsroom'"

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I never knew with children, and I know even less so with strangers. Does Aaron Sorkin need a spanking or a hug? Talk, talk, talk, ...
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Thursday, July 12, 2012

"Summer Times - An Odiferous Assignment"

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I was used to bedwetters. Two summers as a Senior Counselor for six year-olds brought me into direct contact with that unfortun...
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

"What Exactly Do We Owe To Movie Theaters?"

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sed in Fiddler on the Roof : Nachum, the Beggar :  Alms for the poor!  Alms for the poor! Townsperson :  Here, Nachum.   Here’s on...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

"Why I Love Westerns (Which I May Have Written Already But Am Doing Again In A Refreshingly Different Context)"

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Consequent to symptoms which are hopefully manageable, my doctor, whom I fight with but ultimately obey due to his less than subtle insinu...
Monday, July 9, 2012

"Two Kinds Of People"

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Several decades ago, I compiled an extensive accumulation of notes on my experiences at summer camp.  Over the years, I have drawn on thos...
Friday, July 6, 2012

"Marketing A Movie As What It Isn't"

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They talk about a movie “opening big”, meaning it raked in big money on its opening weekend.  Why is that good?  Because, first, it’s big ...
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Thursday, July 5, 2012

"A Regrettable Error"

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After receiving the top grade on my second-year Philosophy final at the University of Toronto , I was awarded an honorarial prize, that ...
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