Under the 16 glittering chandeliers of Mar-a-Lago, the most tastefully decorated concert hall in America, Palm Beach Symphony played to the great, the good and the glamorous: scattered among the 600 guests were stand out beautiful young women in designer evening gowns — a coterie from Donald Trump’s Miss America pageant, perhaps? Thanking Trump for his hospitality, Symphony … [Read more...]
Sundays: It is my sad Google to report
By Myles Ludwig Sometimes I Google around to see if I can find out what’s doing with old friends I haven’t seen in many years. Facebook and LinkedIn have their place, especially for reconnecting with childhood classmates or former colleagues, but neither have the kind of depth to allow a peek over the ledge of our psyches to see very far into the meaning of the past. … [Read more...]
Sparks source keeps ‘Safe Haven’ from flying
Intriguingly, Lasse Hallstrom’s Safe Haven opens as a horror film: A young, bloodstained woman runs panicked through a suburban street after dark, having either killed someone, nearly died herself, or both. She finds refuge in the home of a neighbor, her first step in fleeing the darkness behind her. The moment could have been cut and pasted from a Scream movie, but it’s just … [Read more...]