Like any issue contorted into a simplistic election-year dispute engagement with Iran has become a partisan joke. Democrats seize John McCain's wisecracking parody of the Beach Boys classic "Barbara Ann" to suggest that warmongering Republicans have no answer beyond "bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran." Republicans caricaturize Obama's policy as naively throwing away all bargaining chips … [Read more...] about Iran policies help shape election
'W.' is for 'W'inner
In the film "W." director Oliver Stone ("Nixon JFK") creates another captivating "based-on-a-true-story" biography of an American president. As expected Stone occasionally pokes fun at President George W. Bush played by Josh Brolin ("No Country for Old Men"). However these humorous scenes are few and focus more on Bush's comical idiosyncrasies than on his life. That being said … [Read more...] about 'W.' is for 'W'inner
Political media strain intensifies
I often assert that I am a child of the wrong generation. The lifestyle of the roaring '20s as narrated through my favorite book "The Great Gatsby in conjunction with the flapper era's spark of the feminist movement, allures me to the nostalgia of the early decades of the 20th century. And, perhaps most evocative of the period, at least particular to my own personal interests, … [Read more...] about Political media strain intensifies
Students find wonder in Yosemite wilderness
Massive slate gray jagged masses of granite jut out of the ground like giant walls keeping watch around a fortified city. Long and thin strips of waterfalls cascade over their edges like someone pouring a steady stream of salt grains out of the box. Enormous Sequoias tower overhead making one feel like a small child. This is Yosemite. This is the Sierra Nevada. This is the … [Read more...] about Students find wonder in Yosemite wilderness
Life Mission event eliminates apathy
Technology dependent apathetic and narcissistic are common descriptors of the current youth generation. Appropriately "iGeneration" is a title for Generation Y - those born between the late 1970s and early 1990s.Compared to the accomplishments of our parents' generation - the Baby Boomers - during Vietnam and the '60s Cultural Revolution Gen Y seems listless. The children of … [Read more...] about Life Mission event eliminates apathy