Tag Archives: Tom Hanks

charlie wilson’s war redux

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Dave

Charlie Wilson’s War Redux. Why fix it if its not broken? The old habit of engaging with the nuttiest and most fanatic opposition elements to do the heavy lifting and then being stuck with them later as the dynamic of … Continue reading →

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don’t leave home without it

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Dave

One has to wonder if sometimes the Kafka nightmare was not a projection of a hebrew bureaucracy of dystopic proportions. A dark world of inscrutable disconnect….. From Steven Plaut: You might have seen that famous movie “The Terminal” with Tom … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Franz Kafka, hayim tawil, ofra haza, Robert Capa, robert capa israel, Steven Plaut, Tom Hanks, tom hanks the terminal, yemen jews | Leave a comment

participation: connecting to a loud hailer

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Dave

Social media has been around a long time. How long? Probably as long as people have been gossiping, searching true love and willing to share. Certainly the Italians singing to each other as they hung out the wash was-the origins … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous | Tagged Facebook memes, graphic design, Henry Jenkins, Hitweek Dutch magazine, Jacques Ellul, Martin Buber, Martin Heidegger, Maximidia Brazil, social media history, Theodore Roszak, Timothy Leary, Tom Hanks | 1 Comment

nelson and we happy few: band of brothers

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Dave

Napoleon’s ships drifted helplessly at anchor; Lord Nelson boldly closed on them, improvising his tactics as he bore down on the French fleet. Nelson was victorious, as was his habit, and with the victory came British control of the Meditteranean … Continue reading →

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11:11:11 IMAGINE NO REMEMBRANCE

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Dave

First of all, should we begin by remembering ourselves? What underlies the tension between recollection and forgetting; the desire to remember and the impulse to forget? Can there be a pleasure associated with both? Ultimately, there is a will that … Continue reading →