When one thinks of post-apocalyptic car chases, sex slaves, and heavy metal one hardly ever thinks about feminism unless one is planning a feminist rant against one or several of those things. However, the new Mad Max film, the fourth installment in the Australian movie series, somehow includes all three of those things while passing the […]
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Take it from this Mainer: Tourists are no jokes
You may remember the $27,000 advertising campaign of TV ads urging us to be nicer to tourists. At the time, I suggested that no one should in a rush to sell “I love tourists” T-shirts. It would take more than $27,000 of TV ads to get Mainers to wear those! Tourists provide lots of laughs, […]
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Did the DeflateGate punishment fit the crime?
The National Football League dropped the proverbial hammer on star quarterback Tom Brady and New England Patriots on Monday evening, levying unprecedented discipline for their supposed roles in Deflategate. The NFL announced Monday it suspended Brady, a four-time Super Bowl champion, four games and fined the team $1 million dollars and stripped it of two […]
Goodell’s a genius
Roger Goodell is a genius. Let that marinate for a second. Roger Goodell is a genius. Call it the Howard Stern theory. If you’ve ever seen the movie “Private Parts” there is a part in the film where people — both who hate and love Stern — are asked why they listen to his show. […]
Monica Wood’s play powerfully examines struggling paper mill
Papermaker is a play you must see – and you’ve got ‘til May 24 to do that. It’s the best play we’ve ever seen at Portland Stage. And you’ve still got plenty of time to see it. Monica Wood’s play, Papermaker, is sensational, thought-provoking, something you will never forget. Monica was one of my favorite […]