Tag: partisan politics

• Dear Facebook Feed, Why so Political? (aka: bring back the cats)

  You’ve probably noticed it too: Facebook has once again become overly political. I haven’t noticed it this bad since the 2016 election cycle. The uproar this time is about immigration and families and children and … you know, all that other political stuff that shouldn’t be in my Facebook feed. Yes, we are friends, and…

  sassevn

  June 23, 2018

  Current Events, Life

  facebook, immigration, partisan politics, politics

• One View on the Paris Accord Pullout

  Well, President Trump pulled out of the Paris Climate Accords and the anti-Trump pundits are in a full tizzy about him doing exactly what he said he was going to do during his campaign.  You can debate the merits of the Paris Accords all you like, and you’ll find people on both sides of the…

  sassevn

  June 2, 2017

  Current Events, politics, Uncategorized

  Obama Administration, Paris Climate Accords, partisan politics, Trump, US Government

• El Cid: A Timely Hollywood Message for This Day and Age – Part I

  Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren in a three-hour epic against the breathtaking backdrops of the Spanish countryside. El Cid (1961) is one of Hollywood’s great epics which I finally just watched. (Here’s the IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054847/) It’s highly entertaining and intriguing. I highly recommend it. I’m not going to go into the detailed plot and pick…

  sassevn

  July 4, 2013

  Reviews, social critique, Uncategorized

  Charlton Heston, El Cid, epic movie, partisan politics, Sophia Loren, Spanish history