I’m not sure what I’m about to say is realistic, but I think it merits some thought. It occurred to me as I was listening to a fellow speaker on a panel discussion in which I participated this week in Arlington Heights. The speaker, Jeannine Love, a social policy professor at Roosevelt University, was answering Read More …
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Two interviews and a look at real news
The notion of objective, truth-seeking journalism is a hotly debated topic these days, often under the umbrella of the term “fake news.” If you want a vivid examination of the issue, consider two separate interviews on the Trump-Putin press conference in Helsinki — both, interestingly, from Fox News. One is real news; one is not. Read More …
The competition
They sat together on their couch, fresh from the Salvation Army. ”I love you,” he said, looking into her eyes. Which pooled and glistened. ”I love you more,” she smiled. ”No, I love you more,” he smiled back. ”No, I love you more.” ”No, I love you more.” ”No, I love you more,” ”I guess we’ll have forever to Read More …
Two interviews and a look at real news
The notion of objective, truth-seeking journalism is a hotly debated topic these days, often under the umbrella of the term “fake news.” If you want a vivid examination of the issue, consider two separate interviews on the Trump-Putin press conference in Helsinki — both, interestingly, from Fox News. One is real news; one is not. Read More …
It’s not always so easy to know what is, is not news
It could be said this week that if you want to understand news, you would consider Jimmy Fallon. Here’s what happened: In 2016, the late-night comedian playfully tousled the hair of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, who was a guest on his show. Sometime recently, Fallon told the Hollywood Reporter podcast he regretted doing that, and Read More …
Book Review: Sapiens, A Brief History of Humankind
I was expecting this to be a lesson in evolution. and anthropology, especially regarding the origins of humans, and it was that – but in ways I never expected. Beginning with a review of the science about humankind’s origins, Sapiens does a wondrously thought-provoking job of showing what evolutionary success really means for species like Read More …
Book Review: Season of Lies
Season of Lies is a tremendous followup to Hetzel’s first book in this series. It brings back the key characters and manages to realistically draw them into a new drama that mixes a new World Series bid, celestial mysteries, a presidential race, divisive politics and a tender love affair. It’s a creatively told story that Read More …
Book Review: Five-Carat Soul
This book was a reminder of the particular pleasures of the short story. Some of the stories in the collection aren’t that short, really, but all were manageable in a single sitting and were compact, complete works. And a really nice effect in a book of this type is the range of emotions and the Read More …
Book Review: A Study in Scarlet
I’ve read only a few Sherlock Holmes stories but am of course familiar with various twists and turns the myth has taken in movies and pop culture. But this was a singularly enjoyable experience to tap into the origins of the myth and see Holmes and Dr. Watson “in the raw,” as it were. I Read More …
Book Review: Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
This is an excellent, well-detailed biography in the tradition of Isaacson’s “Steve Jobs.” And the comparisons clearly extend beyond the simple scope of the works, but to the great similarities between the two subjects. Vance makes periodic references to the two icons throughout the book, and there’s an especially interesting discussion about the differences between Read More …