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Dark Ages in America: Now?

September 1, 2015September 29, 2018 B. John 897 Views 1 Comment Creationism, Climate Change, Dark Ages, Republic, Education, exploration, evolution

In the previous century, America, through public and private cooperation and investment built an unrivaled infrastructure. We became the country that invented the things of a new and exciting world, and we built those things. We put in place a social safety net. We weren’t perfect, but we tried, and We looked to the future with excitement and anticipation, but today, we seem to be in a rush to go backwards as far and fast as possible. We fear everything, and demand absolute security, and think it can be found in some nostalgic past.

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A Brief Comment on Rachel Dolezal’s Story

June 16, 2015June 16, 2015 B. John 252 Views 0 Comments Race, Rachel Dolezal, Catlyn Jenner, Gender

Talk about one’s 15 minutes of fame. This Rachel Dolezal has created quite the discussion, and perhaps it is a worthwhile discussion. I heard one African-American woman say that Dolezal wasn’t qualified to be a leader in the black community, because she hasn’t “lived the life.” Well, most certainly she didn’t live the life of an African-American in her early years, but it seems she’s identified as African-American for some time, and did so well enough to fool pretty much everyone. So, perhaps she does have some experience in that life.

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Movie Review – Fox Catcher

June 7, 2015June 6, 2015 B. John 1343 Views 0 Comments Bennett Miller, E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman, Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller, Drama, Biography, Mark Ruffalo, Sport, Steve Carell

Based on true events, Foxcatcher tells the dark and fascinating story of the unlikely and ultimately tragic relationship between an eccentric multi-millionaire and two champion wrestlers. When Olympic Gold Medal winning wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) is invited by wealthy heir John du Pont (Steve Carell) to move on to the du Pont estate and help form a team to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics at his new state-of-the-art training facility. This is one to watch if you haven’t already.

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Movie Review – Mad Max: Fury Road

June 7, 2015 B. John 287 Views 0 Comments George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nick Lathouris, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Action, Josh Helman, Adventure, Nathan Jones, Sci-Fi, Zoe Kravitz, Rosie Huntingon-Whiteley, Tom Hardy

An apocalyptic story set in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and almost everyone is fighting for the necessities of life, especially water. I was surprised at how much I actually liked it. I was set for the disappointment that sequels usually bring. However, Mad Max: Fury Road is a visually stunning work by George Miller.

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Movie Review – Ex Machini

June 6, 2015June 6, 2015 B. John 253 Views 0 Comments Corey Johnson, Alex Garland, Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Drama, Sci-Fi, Oscar Isaac

Caleb, a 26 year old coder at the world’s largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world’s first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl. Watch this movie, it’s weird, it’s claustrophobic, it will suck you in, and it will make you stop and think.

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Movie Review – Interstellar

June 6, 2015 B. John 240 Views 0 Comments Matthew McConaughey, John Lithgow, Jonathan Nolan, Ellen Burstyn, Mackenzie Foy, Adventure, Matt Daymon, Sci-Fi, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Christopher Nolan

In the near future, Earth has been devastated by drought and famine, causing a scarcity in food and extreme changes in climate. When humanity is facing extinction, a mysterious rip in the space-time continuum is discovered, giving mankind the opportunity to widen its lifespan. A group of explorers must travel beyond our solar system in search of a planet that can sustain life. I watched this one afternoon a few weeks ago on Amazon Streaming. I would like to have seen it in iMax. It was a very good movie. Well worth watching.

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Lewis Black – A Show Review

March 17, 2015September 29, 2018 B. John 381 Views 3 Comments John Bowman, Straz Center, Comedy, Lewis Black

This past weekend was my birthday. I love Lewis Black, and have never seen him in person, so I was excited to find that he was performing his current show, “The Rant is Due, Part Deux,” at the Straz Center here in Tampa Saturday evening, March 14. I love Lewis Black and his comedy, but was really disappointed when this show went nowhere.

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Whiplash – A Movie Review

March 15, 2015 B. John 265 Views 0 Comments Damien Chazelle, Miles Teller, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist, Drama, Music, J. K. Simmons

My expectations were not too high, and I was surprised that Lay was interested at all. I was in the band in high school, a great band at that, with a tough (but nothing like the J.K. Simmons character, Terence Fletcher) band director. I just didn’t see how it could be that compelling. Boy, was I wrong. Everything about this film was stellar; casting, writing, acting, directing, music and cinematography all came together to just tell an incredible story. You really need to see this movie, which is already out on DVD, Amazon and Redbox.

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Love has no….

March 5, 2015September 29, 2018 B. John 1376 Views 1 Comment love

This is a great Youtube by the Ad Council. You know them from the late night public service announcement on TV. The Video tells a great story about not judging a book by its cover. Take 3 minutes to get a smile for today.

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Fury – A Movie Review

February 21, 2015February 20, 2015 B. John 259 Views 0 Comments David Ayer, Action, Brad Pitt, Drama, War, Logan Lerman, Shia LaBeouf, Michael Pena

April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and his five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Out-numbered, out-gunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany. It was worth watching, and much of the action was realistic, but in some cases logic has to be stretched a little.

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American Sniper-A Movie Review

February 16, 2015 B. John 257 Views 2 Comments Cole Konis, Action, Ben Reed, Drama, Biography, Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Kyle Gallner

Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle’s pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can’t leave behind. We watched this one in the theater a couple of weekends ago. I’m sorry to just now be getting around to writing my review. Me and Lay both thought this movie was OK. I suspect he liked it a bit more. I had some trouble separating the politics, the biography, and the movie.