Spider-Man: Homecoming begins awkwardly, as white collar bureaucrats undermine a group of blue collar workers who are cleaning post-battle superhero rubble. We meet Michael Keaton's central villain, who takes advantage of the position by stealing alien technology. What follows is "a film by Peter Parker," showing the young Parker/Spider-Man meeting Tony Stark (played by an … [Read more...] about SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING New Movie Review
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How Maui Embraces Its Inner Nerd
The term “nerd” used to be a cruel, judgmental way of dismissing someone who, in spite of their intelligence, had poor social skills. The word was a means of condemning smart kids with unique, blossoming tastes and deeming them fatally un-cool. Now, with Mark Zuckerberg at the helm of Facebook, Steve Jobs’ inventions in seemingly every American home and guys like J.J. Abrams … [Read more...] about How Maui Embraces Its Inner Nerd
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR New Movie Review
It's another month, which means we get another movie where the comic book heroes of my childhood beat the crap out of each other. This time, it's Steve "Captain America" Rogers (Chris Evans) and Tony "Iron Man" Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), who are at odds over whether the Avengers team should step down from fighting evil doers or continue to charge ahead. Both Rogers and Stark … [Read more...] about CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR New Movie Review
NOTW: Bad medicine, AOL CD collectors and the dumbest heroin smuggler ever
IS THIS REALLY A PROBLEM? Among those struggling with psychological issues in modern America are the rich "one-percenters" (especially the mega-rich "one-percent of one-percenters"), according to counselors specializing in assuaging guilt and moderating class hatred. London's The Guardian, reporting from New York, found three such counselors, including two who barely stopped … [Read more...] about NOTW: Bad medicine, AOL CD collectors and the dumbest heroin smuggler ever
NOTW: Aerobatic drivers, redneck marketing challenges and rewarding failure
IT PAYS TO FAIL The enormous compensation CEOs of large corporations receive is justified in part by their bringing prosperity to their shareholders, but last year (an excellent one for most investors), two of the nation’s best-paid chief executives “earned” handsome raises despite presiding over losses: Philippe Dauman of Viacom Inc. (paid $44.3 million, stock lost 6.6 … [Read more...] about NOTW: Aerobatic drivers, redneck marketing challenges and rewarding failure