How tolerant are we as a community? As biological creatures go, humans are not the most tolerant of specials. Mice and rats tend to be more adaptable to their environment and can take better advantage of shelter and resource limitations. Humans crave and need shelter and tend … [Read more...] about Tolerance, Kids & Our Schools
BLOGGERS
Those Among Us
Where can you find doctors and ER surgeons, lawyers, Japanese translators, car salesmen, dentists, psychologists, software engineers, physicists, police, and a whole lot more, dressed as gladiators, balanced on a thin blade of steel, wielding potent shafts of composite material, … [Read more...] about Those Among Us
CIFF: the party’s over
The party’s over, but what a party it’s been! My last day at the 35th Cleveland International Film Festival was Saturday. The films we saw ranged from OK to very good. Route Irish (B), British film about two lifelong friends from Liverpool who go to Iraq to make big money … [Read more...] about CIFF: the party’s over
Its a wrap – 35th Cleveland Film Festival is in the record books
With attendance increasing another 9% to over 78,000 people, CIFF is one of the few festivals that continues to grow leaps and bounds. This was helped in part by the decision to have the festival take over Tower City Cinemas completely for the 11 days. Although regular … [Read more...] about Its a wrap – 35th Cleveland Film Festival is in the record books
CIFF: A taste of brilliance
I saw two mediocre and uninspiring films on Wednesday, and a third on Thursday, hence my silence the last few days. The picture brightened considerably on Friday with A Matter of Taste and Autumn Gold. A Matter of Taste (A+), I’m a foodie, pure and simple. I like to cook and I … [Read more...] about CIFF: A taste of brilliance
