Feb 25, 2021
Why do so many dramatic stories fail in the final 20 minutes? Today, we will find out together using Denzel Washington's, THE LITTLE THINGS, movie as a template for a disaster in storytelling. We'll also discuss The Greeks, Aristotle, THE CURE AT TROY, THE TWILIGHT ZONE, CITIZEN KANE, and the SEVEN SECONDS television...
Feb 18, 2021
Be not enchanted by death. Take a risk with the living and propel your ideas forward into imagination, and not eternal dreaming. History is a context of what was about to happen, not about what is about to begin now. Wager against the headstone and insist on touching the horizon.
Feb 11, 2021
We use rituals to provide contextual meaning for human progress. In that systemic release of both joy and disappointment, the ritualistic flow defines the ongoing morality of a community. If we choose not to be a part of the flow, then we have become an impediment to the progressive means of humanity.
Feb 4, 2021
Here are some thoughts for young people. Sometimes we need to test our values beyond our boundaries, we must often forsake our happiness for the greater good; and, finally, it is only up to us to actually get something done that is everlasting.
Jan 28, 2021
Bob Dylan betrayed us for a buck. What does an artist owe an audience? Faithfulness? Predictability? The assumption of kindness? Bob Dylan sold his songs for a fortune, and in the process, lost the world. Now let's use his own words against him.