1950's | 1950's
May.20.2013
How Leavitt captured the 50's--nuclear paronoia, attitudes toward women and work, suspicion of divorced women! The buzz words of the era are unspooled so gracefully that it feels as if we're really there. Leavitt not only masters plot, but has a rare sensitivity to gesture and language. Listen to...
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Nov.19.2012
While strolling down Main Street toward the Seal Beach Pier to catch the sunset last weekend, I heard an old familiar song in its original form sung by Bill Haley and His Comets, “Rock around the Clock.” I turned my attention toward a show-case, candy apple red, 1950’s Chrysler at the corner which...
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May.04.2010
Is College Wasted on your Daughter? Orna Raz
In the introduction to Equality for Some: The Story of Girls’ Education Barry Turner argues: “The female intellect is a recent educational discovery. Traditionally Western civilization has distrusted and discouraged clever women, initially because they...
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Jan.31.2009
I saw the film Revolutionary Road last night. It's a work of art on every level, the cinematography, the acting, the script. Based on Richard Yates' great novel, the script uses dialogue directly quoted from the book. Powerful. I was riveted.
The film is a poem of brutal truth. It doesn't...
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