This Sunday morning the whole talk show circuit, from Meet the Press to Fareed Zakaria to Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, will feature Sony’s decision not to release the movie “The Interview” and whether this decision was right or wrong.
Richard Cummings
Author at Obvious Conclusions
Richard Cummings is a writer, traveler, and web content developer.
Get your copy of his latest book entitled Obvious Conclusions, stories of a Midwestern emigrant influenced and corrupted by many years living in San Francisco and abroad. It just received its first outstanding review "...reminiscent of David Sedaris or Augusten Burroughs" on Amazon UK.
Get your copy of his latest book entitled Obvious Conclusions, stories of a Midwestern emigrant influenced and corrupted by many years living in San Francisco and abroad. It just received its first outstanding review "...reminiscent of David Sedaris or Augusten Burroughs" on Amazon UK.
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Video: Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV [The Knockout]
The 6th Round Knockout
It was billed as the Fight of the Decade.
This Is It Movie Review: This Is It Wasn’t It!
Last week, I sat through the Michael Jackson movie This Is It and it was one of those rare movies that made me want to…walk out.
This Is It basically contains footage of the concert that never was, the concert that was to begin shortly after his sudden death this summer.
In Reaction to Michael Jackson’s Death, I wrote about the untimely death of Michael Jackson and the ambivalent feelings I had.
The American with George Clooney: Movie Review
The American, starring George Clooney, had the appearance of a great thriller. They marketed this picture as a Bourne Identity type of movie. Substitute George Clooney for Matt Damon and watch the thriller unfold. Right? Wrong!
Imagine that Jason Bourne has to lay low for awhile and is instructed to head up to a small village and talk to nobody. Now, you have to watch him do basically nothing for two hours. Kicking ass and taking names in this small village? No. Just sitting there in an apartment making a gun.
The Machinist Starring Chistian Bale
Take a look at the picture to your left. Do you know who that is? Yes, it’s Christian Bale, the actor who saved the Batman franchise. In the movie The Machinist, Christian Bale plays an extremely gaunt individual who has not slept in over a year.
In the beginning of The Machinist, we do not know why he has not slept in over a year; in the end, we do.
The question then is this: Is it worth the time finding out?
Uruguay: Bills, Bidets, and Boundaries
There are 3 main cell phone companies: Ancel, MovieStar, and CTIMovil.
Like most South Americans, nobody here makes a phone call. If you receive one, it’s important, or the person is rich and lazy.
It’s comparatively expensive to make a phone call. Everyone WhatsApps everything-it’s kind of hassle. It’s not uncommon for someone to say “oh, my phone is out of money.” You refill your phone through phone cards. Many people buy these at these stores called Abitab. I could not figure out what these stores really did at first. I thought they were just places that sold lottery tickets. I have since learned that many things here are quite…Antiquated…
Video: Watch the Jon Stewart Bill O’Reilly Debate Online Here!
Jon Stewart Bill O’Reilly Face Off
The debate between The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly of Fox News took place on October 6th, 2012. You can watch the full debate below.
The debate, known as the The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium, was initially a pay-per-view for charity but there were many technical problems with the streaming of the debate so they have put the Bill O’Reilly Jon Stewart debate online for free viewing.
The 2008 Presidential Election: For Whom I Voted and Why?
Every four years, I write about a For Whom I Voted and Why piece. This is the essay I wrote for the 2008 Presidential Election.
I usually never discuss who I vote for. There is a reason for that: As a Republican-leaning independent, I would normally vote Republican. Having lived in San Francisco for many years, you could not have a rational discussion with anyone if you voted Republican-they are all Democrats or Green Party. And San Franciscans, though open-minded about a lot of things, are not politically open-minded.
Uruguayan Nightlife
I once read, when I traveled to Madrid, Spain many years back, that the Spaniards embrace nightlife unlike any other culture. I believe the exact statement was…”if you think New-Yorkers know night-life, you will quickly realize that the Spaniards know better”.
On my first day in Uruguay, after arrival, I ventured out at about 5pm to begin my language learning quest. And what better way to begin than at a bar, striking up conversations with the local patrons? I walked a few blocks and saw few bars but they were all closed. Must be the neighborhood, I surmised. I’ll go more downtown and hit the after work crowd. I passed many bars on the way there-nada. All bars were closed. When I got to Ciudad Vieja-the old city, a bustling touristy/work area, I found one bar with a couple of old cronies. Even the Irish Pub I found was closed.
Andy Murray Wins First Major!
Andy Murray Wins His First Major!
If someone once said “winning isn’t easy”, they unknowingly were describing Andy’s Murray’s quest to win his first major. Andy Murray is an amazing tennis player in an era of men’s tennis greatness. He hit his prime when there were not one–but three–Tiger Woodsish tennis players.
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