DISCUSSING PUBLIC POLICY, POLITICS, CREATIVE WRITING AND LITERATURE
Last month, I was happy to get a new library card at Madison Public Library. Our city’s libraries have excellent resources for people of all ages. Years ago, when I was a student attending classes at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, I used to take advantage of the excellent collections at Madison Public Library,…
For the past few weeks, I have been—during the scarce moments of leisure—picking up a few hardcover volumes that contain The Adventures of Tintin. Hergé, the creator of the Tintin comic book series, presented to us the marvelous characters who brighten up the minds of the readers. For me, the last few weeks have been…
Attention friends. At an early age, I started to write poems. I compiled those and after I came to the United States, I decided to self-publish. Accordingly, I published two books of poems – the first one named SHE HAS SURRENDERED TO SLUMBER and the second one is NEPTUNE’S DUSK. Eventually I became very busy…
Hollywood touches every life. No matter what genre or generation, we all watch movies as a form of entertainment or even education. Unfortunately, this is one of the industries deeply impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. When film production finally resumes, would matters go back to normal, or would there be new health and safety protocols…
As the coronavirus pandemic highlighted the importance of social distancing, drive-in movie theaters are starting to gain popularity again. I have watched the movie Twister, featuring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt, many times. One of the most memorable scenes is the one showing a drive-in movie theater. In that scene, everyone seems relaxed. Cars are…
The coronavirus pandemic has brought The Walking Dead to a halt on its path. This is just another example of the widespread impact of the pandemic in people’s lives. The highly popular television series is broadcasted on AMC on Sunday evening. For many years now, The Walking Dead, a series based on a post-apocalyptic world,…
There is a new movie, set to be released in October 2018. It is called “First Man” – a movie about the 1969 Moon landing by American astronauts – the first men in recorded history to land on the Moon. What a tremendous American accomplishment that was! Based on what I read about the movie,…