When Government Gives You Regulation, Make Lemonade!
When I was a youth, my sister and I saw our perfect opportunity. It was a sunny summer day in San Francisco (an anomaly right there) and our quiet little neighborhood inconveniently placed on top of a hill was abuzz with the sounds of hammers and saws as there was construction going on right down the block. These two factors seemed to be the perfect alignment for entrepreneurial activity. We had been biding our time and finally found the right moment for our very own lemonade stand. Before that, the closest we had gotten (more…)
Dead Man’s Ideology
I am very fortunate to be rehearsing what will be a great production of Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl. My director is extremely insightful, talented, and experienced. My cast is some of the best and brightest that our town has to offer. The script is a taut, well-written poetic fantasy (per the NY Times). I love it! Except for my perception of the message the playwright wishes to get across.
Much as I try to find balance of viewpoints in the script, it seems to me that it constantly comes down against technology and against organ sales. Gordon, the dead man, (more…)
It’s the Culture, Stupid!
“Of all the arts, for us the most important is cinema.” —Lenin, 1922
A year ago I was very distressed to learn that the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS, of which I am a HUGE fan and beneficiary) had shut down all of their Film and Fiction programs. I had went to an IHS summer seminar on Liberty, Art, and Culture six years ago and it was a major influence on my life in many ways, one of which was to show me that I can marry both the creative and intellectual sides of my career. While I can understand that they felt this was not one of their core competencies, it made me think of the deep (more…)
What Would Matt Damon Do?
Last week Todd Hollenbeck asked an insightful question of Matt Damon: would he support government run movie theaters? This is based on Matt’s response and support of government schools and teacher’s unions. After all, (more…)
A “Marxian” Analysis of Intellectual Property
Needing a laugh this past weekend, I picked up a copy of “The Groucho Letters,” thinking that nothing could entertain me more than the wit of Julius Henry. I got no farther than the second entry when I discovered (more…)
Happy Birthday Ageeda Paavel!
Estonian Freedom Fighter celebrates 81st birthday!
As a teenager, she and a friend blew up a so-called Liberators’ Monument, during the Soviet occupation of Estonia. This was in retaliation for destruction by Soviets of their statuary.
Read more about here, here.
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