Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 30, 2014 in Blog, Movie Reviews, Politics |
When necessary, Hollywood must be permitted to apply dramatic license in order to tell a good story. That usually makes for a better movie. However, no filmmaker should blatantly lie about the historical record and get away with it, without scrutiny. That’s precisely what movie director Ava DuVernay has done with her grotesque portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson in the film, “Selma,” which has rightfully ignited lots of controversy among both historians and movie critics.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 28, 2014 in Blog, Politics |
Even if the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea did orchestrate the attacks, the American intelligence community and defense contractors will most certainly exaggerate the dangers, which have already happened since the mushrooming of the bloated military-industrial complex since 9/11, authorized by the Patriot Act.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 27, 2014 in Blog |
The NFL’s toughest player isn’t who you might think. This weekend, as he starts his final game of what’s been a nightmare season, my vote goes to the bruised, battered, and too-often beaten quarterback of the hapless New York Jets — Geno Smith.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 26, 2014 in Blog, Movie Reviews, Politics |
There’s no such thing as “normal.” We all look and act differently. Each of us perceives things separately. All of us think in unique ways. Each one of us must contend with the influences which shape our lives and mold us into becoming individuals. No one’s single experience, nor a reaction to it, is quite the same. Hence, being “normal” becomes an apparition.
Normality does not exist.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 25, 2014 in Blog, Personal |
By the looks of me and the things that I do, one would assume I’m a Christian believer. Every year, I put up a Christmas tree and hang up pretty lights and decorations. I’ve committed most of the verses of popular Christmas songs to memory. I attend Christmas shows, even those held inside churches. I send out Christmas cards to friends and family. I buy presents. My heart is filled with joy. I even get sentimental.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 25, 2014 in Blog, Personal |
When it comes to celebrating Christmas, the secular humanist community is divided. That premise and its impacts will the basis of this two-part article.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 24, 2014 in Blog, Movie Reviews |
We are never prepared for what we expect. So wrote novelist James A. Michener. That thought sums up the life-transforming excursion in pursuit of self-awareness, some might even say an identity, ventured by writer Cheryl Strayed back in 1995, when she embarked upon a grueling three-month, 1,100-mile journey entirely by foot, along the Pacific Crest Trail.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 23, 2014 in Blog, Personal, Politics |
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Romanian Revolution. Here’s more of my first-hand account of the uprising in Bucharest between December 21-25, 1989.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 21, 2014 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews |
Why “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” a song by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, stands the test of time.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 20, 2014 in Blog, Sports Betting |
Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Chip Kelly is one of two things. He’s either a coward or a moron. Take your pick.
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