The Sacred Cipher by Terry Brennan - (2009) - Hidden inside a sealed room in New York's historic Bowery Mission is a cipher that promises to threaten the stability of the world even after centuries. An unlikely band of experts will gather in Jerusalem to try and find the truth. Assuming they can find it... Continue Reading →
Movie Review – Vantage Point
Vantage Point (2008) - Just minutes into the announcement of a new international anti-terrorist agreement the President of the United States (William Hurt) is shot. The story of what happened is watched through the eyes of a member of the Secret Service (Dennis Quaid), an American tourist with a video camera (Forest Whitaker), a TV... Continue Reading →
Best of the Web – TED Talks
TED Talks - The concept of TED (which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design) is genius all by itself. From their website (talking about the original concept, TED conferences): TED conferences bring together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes or less).... Continue Reading →
Movie Review – 88 Minutes
88 Minutes -(2007) Forensic psychiatrist Jack Gramm (Al Pacino) suddenly receives a call telling him he has 88 minutes left to live. In his fight to find out who is out to kill him he will confront issues stemming from a serial murder case and his personal life. The solution must be found, in 88... Continue Reading →
The Kissing Rant, Netflix Settles , The New King
"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 →
Book Review – The Secret Worlds of Stephen Ward
The Secret Worlds of Stephen Ward - (2014) - To most Americans the words "The Profumo Affair" probably mean nothing. You would have to be a follower of English political history or a student of Cold War espionage to know it. In the early 1960's it was a political scandal that rocked the Conservative government... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves – Love Monkey
Love Monkey was a very (VERY) short lived TV series on CBS in 2006. It featured Tom Farrell (Tom Cavanaugh) as an executive at a small record label trying to find his way in the NYC dating scene. "Love Monkey" was a mid-season replacement that only lasted 3 episodes before it was pulled. Eventually the... Continue Reading →
Bode Miller, Flappy Bird and Synchronicity
"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 →
Book Review – Some Of The Best From Tor.com 2012 Edition
Some Of The Best From Tor.com 2012 Edition - Tor is a great name in the world of scinece fiction and fantasy. This is an annual collection of short works from some of their authors. So it's really a best of the best collection and that's exactly the way it reads. You'll find one part... Continue Reading →
Movie Review – Radio Days
Radio Days (1987) - A collection of short stories drawn from Woody Allen's childhood in 1940's New York. A young boy deals with a family of characters who create an interesting world around them. They may fuss and fight a little but it's a world that he remembers with love. The central role of radio... Continue Reading →