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Rise of the Planet of the Apes, A Review
There has been an unfortunate trend in movie production over the past decade or so. It seems as though the number of remakes of older films or reboots of past film franchises has been steadily increasing, while those based on original material has been in decline. Since most of these efforts are a shameless attempt to make a quick buck with an established fan-base that involves little risk, their quality is usually sub-par. Much to my surprise and enjoyment, however, Rise of the Planet of the
A Terrible Propagandist
I am now officially disillusioned by the current political reality of our country after the humiliating debacle that was the debt ceiling debate. The constant back and forth bickering reminded me of the scene in in Pee-Wee's Big Adventure where Pee-Wee Herman and his nemesis Francis Buxton were childishly exchanging: "I know you are, but what am I?" Then when the inevitable blame game began, a quote from my second-grade teacher came to mind: "I don't care who started it!" For all the preac
Political Poker
Many years ago I took up playing a regular game of poker with some friends. Specifically, Texas hold 'em. I've played enough to develop some skill with the game, made a little bit of money here and there, and put up a decent showing in a few tournaments. So I have enough experience with it to recognize that the current fighting over raising the debt limit in our nation's capital is similar to a very high stakes game of poker. First of all, politically speaking of course, it remains to be seen
