Fine sister movie to Sleepless in Seattle __ 8/10
Kathleen Kelly: [writing to “NY152”] People are always saying that change is a good thing. But all they’re really saying is that something you didn’t want to happen at all… has happened. My store is closing this week. I own a store, did I ever tell you that? It’s a lovely store, and in a week it’ll be something really depressing, like a Baby Gap. Soon, it’ll be just a memory. In fact, someone, some foolish person, will probably think it’s a tribute to this city, the way it keeps changing on you, the way you can never count on it, or something. I know because that’s the sort of thing I’m always saying. But the truth is… I’m heartbroken. I feel as if a part of me has died, and my mother has died all over again, and no one can ever make it right. Continue reading
An excerpt from the recent column by Mike Adams on the problem of a militarized, federalized police force taking over the streets of America: shooting pet dogs, terrorizing young women for buying cookie dough, destroying property, thugs in uniform gone wild. Actually this column from Adams isn’t so much about countering the threat as it is patiently documenting the threat. But he does end with the obvious question and the obvious counter: When do Americans march on their state capitols and say enough!? 