Category: Culture

A 2013 retrospective based on the Oscar nominations: The year of tenacity and scamming

In grand anticipation following the boozy Golden Globes award ceremony, the films American Hustle and Gravity led the academy award nominations.  There were a total of nine movies from 2013 nominated for Best Picture that included “12 Years a Slave”;  “Captain Phillips“; “Dallas Buyers Club“; “Her“; “Nebraska“; “Philomena” […]

Baby Fist Bump

High-five!  2014 came with grand celebration.  One day in and there’s already much to see, plan and do. Today the new Mayor of New York City took office pledging universal pre-kindergarten and increased taxation on the rich (defined as making $500,000 or more a year) that basically amounts […]