Archive for May, 2009
The Finer Points of Poverty
I’m poor. And I’m not ashamed of it. Actually, I’m kind of proud of myself for being poor. It’s an accomplishment that many people will never attain. Some people will go through their whole life and never know what it’s like to experience some of the finer points of poverty like eating ramon noodles for [...]
The Da Vinci Code; This Year’s Biblical Box-Office Bonanza
The Da Vinci Code is now off and running as this year’s megabuck Biblical controversy. Question is, why do we seem to be afflicted with such a nearly annual entity?
Slight thought reveals the obvious. Given the big numbers that a major studio has to turn to make a return on a movie, it’s hardly a [...]
