Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
(Best of the Web is an occasional series of posts looking at what I believe is the World Wide Web being used to its absolute best) One of the great things about the Internet is that it allows all of us the chance to be a star. I love those folks who begin with something... Continue Reading →
A Raisin in the Sun (1961) - A poor black family in Chicago faces new stresses when the life insurance check arrives. Walter Lee (Sidney Poitier) dreams of escaping his poverty while his wife Ruth (Ruby Dee) is simply trying to figure out how to keep her husband happy. His mother has to figure out... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words... Continue Reading →
(From My Shelves is an occasional series of posts about books, movies and music that hold a special place in my heart and on my shelves) College is the time when you go away and discover a universe that you never knew existed. At least it was for me. My vision of social interactions, music,... Continue Reading →
Torch Song Trilogy (1988) - The screen adaptation of Harvey Fierstein's Tony awarding play of the same name. Arnold Beckoff (Fierstein) is a female impersonator who is desperately seeking love. Fierstein draws heavily on his own life for this warm and touching story. Arnold struggles with his family's issues, his own insecurity, the issues that... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words... Continue Reading →
Short Sentence - A Crime Short Story Collection from Bloomsbury - (2013) - Start with a short story written by an established author in the field. Then challenge other authors to pick the idea and go their own nefarious way with the concept. That's the idea behind "Short Sentence". In this case there are five... Continue Reading →
Modern Times (1938) - The final appearance of Chaplin's classic character "The Little Tramp" and of Chaplin's most beloved movies. The Tramp struggles with the demands of the fast pace of modern life. He ends up in jail for a while on a mistake then he meets a young woman (Paulette Goddard). She's an orphan... Continue Reading →
The radio program that gives this blog its name has been going for about 4 years now. We've talked on and off about creating a podcast but it never got beyond the talking stage. Well last week we ironed out the last details! Starting tomorrow the previous weeks programs will be available as a podcast... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words... Continue Reading →
