ROBERT REDFORD
What a life……adventurous, insightful, inspiring, unpretentious, and purposeful.
Like so many, I grew up with Robert Redford films — both which he starred in and directed. It would be hard to pick a favorite, especially considering the indelible impact on movies and culture left by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Way We Were, The Sting, Jeremiah Johnson, The Candidate, All the President’s Men, Ordinary People, and so many others.
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REVIEW: “LIVE AID” DOCUMENTARY (ON CNN)
If you’re 50+ (born in 1975, or earlier), you remember LIVE AID. Now, organizer/musician/activist Bob Geldof reveals the stories behind all the music, the mayhem, the madness, and the noble effort to do something and try and make a difference
Last month (July 2025) marked the 40th anniversary of the most grandiose spectacle in popular music history. In 1985, “LIVE AID,” a mega-rock concert played simultaneously across two continents and attracted the most stellar lineup of acts ever, tried to focus our attention on a faraway forgotten place with forgotten people amidst a mega-materialistic world obsessed with wealth and status. That LIVE AID took place at all in the “greed is good” eighties remains a peculiar twisted irony. Recently, CNN Entertainment wrapped up its documentary of Live Aid: When Rock ‘n’ Roll Took On the World, which reveals much of what happened offstage and when the mics were turned off — before, during, and after the duel rock concerts were held in London (UK) and Philadelphia (USA).
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GRADING THE BIDEN PRESIDENCY:
FOREIGN POLICY
This topic deserves multiple subcategories. However, in the interest of time and space, I must make generalizations, Admittedly, what I’m about to write will be woefully incomplete.
Different grades should be given to various global regions and distinctive periods on the four-year Biden Administration timeline.
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GRADING THE BIDEN PRESIDENCY:
THE ENVIRONMENT
President Biden and his staff have a remarkable record of environmental success.
They navigated an obstructive and often hostile political landscape dominated by extremists and overcame a gauntlet of disinformation by opponents. Much of the work done behind the scenes didn’t make headlines, but demonstrated compromise and leadership.
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GRADING THE BIDEN PRESIDENCY:
COMMUNICATIONS
This may seem an odd issue to grade, but it’s vitally important. No agenda can advance without effective communications.
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