John Masters, Author at Deep Something

Sometimes the Truth Hurts – Unless You're Too Stooopid to See The Truth

August 31, 2010September 29, 2018 B. John 577 Views 0 Comments Bigots, Gay Marriage, Nom, National Organization for Marriage, Maggie Gallagher, Brian Brown, hate

Perhaps one of the biggest loons in the anti-equality campaign if former Executive Director (now Board Chairperson) of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), Maggie Gallagher. Maggie had a child out-of-wedlock, has been married twice, and despite basically making herself the self-proclaimed world champion of traditional marriage, has never been seen at any event with an actual husband or any of her children. What a sad and small person she is. It would be easy to feel sorry for her, but she’s made it her mission in life to foment hate against loving, committed gay couples, so she gets what she deserves. In this case, a well deserved cartooning is in order. Poor Maggie, hate and bigotry, even against Gay people, just becomes harder and harder to justify, but at least she makes a good living at it.

Culture Music

Dame Judy Dench – Send in the Clowns

August 6, 2010August 10, 2015 B. John 405 Views 0 Comments BBC, Dame Judy Dench, Stephen Sondheim

Sunday evening the BBC, on their Proms show, celebrated the 80th birthday of Stephen Sondheim. There are several good videos of performances from the show, and while Send in The Clowns isn’t one of my favorite Sondheim songs, it is Judy Dench, and I just don’t know anyone with more class. And below is the very funny take on Everybody Ought To Have A Maid.

Politics Constitution Society Gay Issues

Ted Olson Plaintiff's Attorney Discusses Proposition 8 Decision

August 4, 2010 B. John 463 Views 0 Comments Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Judge Vaughn Walker, Ted Olson

This is a CNN Video of Ted Olson discussing the ruling by Judge Walker today in the Constitutional Challenge to California’s Proposition 8. As you’ve probably now heard, Judge Walked declared Proposition 8 Unconstitutional, and basically said if failed on strict scrutiny and on a rational basis argument.

Featured Politics Congress Election

Tim Curtis Gets My Vote for U.S. House

August 4, 2010 B. John 466 Views 1 Comment Cathy Castor, Tim Curtis, 11th congressional district

OK, I admit I’d not given much thought to the Democratic Primary for 11th Congressional District. I’m not overly impressed with Cathy Castor, but she’s generally socially progressive, so I expected to vote for her. I frankly didn’t even know she had an opponent. That changed tonight, and Tim Curtis has earned my vote.

Culture Movies Featured

The Kids are All Right – A Movie Review

August 1, 2010 B. John 479 Views 0 Comments Drama, Mark Ruffalo, Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, LGBT, Annette Bening, Josh Hutchersonkn, Lisa Cholodenko

Two teenaged children conceived by artificial insemination get the notion to seek out their birth father and introduce him into the family life that their two mothers have built for them. Once the donor is found, the household will never be the same, as family ties are defined, re-defined, and then re-re-defined. This was an excellent movie which I highly recommend with some caveats.

Religion Society Right Wingnuts

Christian Values – Burn Another's Holy Book

July 30, 2010September 29, 2018 B. John 461 Views 0 Comments Krazy Kristian Kooks, Muslim, crazy, Islam, Koran, Holy Book, Dove World Church, Bible

Just incredible is about all I can say. Gainesville’s Dove World Church, made famous last year for its “No Homo Mayor” campaign, is planning to burn Korans on September 11th. According to this “Christian Pastor,” it’s OK to burn a Koran because it’s not the Christian holy book, but can you imagine the tantrum and outrage that would follow if a Muslim group planned the same thing for the Bible.

Music Culture

Dear Father – Johnathon Livingston Seagull

July 12, 2010August 10, 2015 B. John 374 Views 0 Comments

Okay, maybe it’s a little sappy, but it was a great book, and I teared up at a few parts when I read it all these years ago, but it is uplifting music. This is the song from when Johnathon finally figures out the trick for flying as he wants. Who wouldn’t want to soar with him.

Culture Music

A Lost Surprise – Be

July 6, 2010 B. John 480 Views 0 Comments

I was messing around on YouTube the other day. Don’t ask why, but I happened to think about Johnathan Livingston Seagull. As you might imagine, the music all on YouTube. I haven’t thought about this for so many years, and can’t imagine what brought it to my mind, but I do still enjoy it. So over the next few weeks, I’ll post one every once in a while.

Culture Movies

Jonah Hex – A Movie Review

July 4, 2010 B. John 481 Views 0 Comments Adventure, Western, Megan Fox, Josh Brolin, John Malkovich, Jimmy Hayward

Jonah Hex is a scarred drifter and bounty hunter of last resort, a tough and stoic gunslinger who can track down anyone… and anything. Having survived death, Jonah’s violent history is steeped in myth and legend, and has left him with one foot in the natural world and one on the “other side.” His only human connection is with Lila, whose life in a brothel has left her with scars of her own. Jonah’s past is about to catch up with him when the U.S. military makes him an offer he can’t refuse: in exchange for his freedom from the warrants on his head, he must track down and stop the dangerous terrorist Quentin Turnbull. But Turnbull, who is gathering an army and preparing to unleash Hell, is also Jonah’s oldest enemy and will stop at nothing until Jonah is dead.

Culture

America, The Beautiful?

July 4, 2010 B. John 323 Views 0 Comments

I had to follow with the question mark. I love this country and principles on which it was founded, but we’ve moved so far from that. People wrap themselves in the flag and take up the name Christian, and then go out to preach hate. We no longer care for on another with commentators thinking its funny to tell hungry children to go look in dumpsters for food. American Ministers go to Africa to encourage African governments to adopt bills that invoke the death penalty for homosexuality. We fouled our air and soiled our beaches…maybe destroyed an entire ocean.

Culture Music Entertainment

An Italian Market and a Little Verdi-Doesn’t Get Much Better

July 1, 2010August 10, 2015 B. John 411 Views 0 Comments Philadelphia Opera, La Traviata, Brindisi, Italian Market

Visitors to the Reading Terminal Market Italian Festival got an authentic Italian treat back in April. Over 30 members of the cast of the Philadelphia Opera’s production of La Traviata slipped into the market in street clothes. They swung into action when the music for the famous “Brindisi” started playing through the markets public address system. Hundreds of shoppers got a wonderful surprise performance of one of the rousing pieces from Verdi to along with their Italian Market shopping.