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Red And Orange Narcissus

May 21, 2017 Red and Orange Narcissus Narcissism is named after the Greek Myth of Narcissus. Narcissus saw his own reflection in a pool and died because he refused to leave the pool.  Poor Echo fell in love with him, … Continue reading

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Alias Elektra

Alias Elektra Jennifer Garner played Sydney Bristow on Alias. After just a couple of episodes, I was hooked. Garner was the girl next door who could easily change into a variety of aliases with great believability. It wasn’t until after … Continue reading

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Will To Power

Will To Power I saw Matt Damon in Mystic Pizza, Field of Dreams, School Ties and Courage Under Fire but never really noticed him. It wasn’t until I saw Good Will Hunting that I felt a connection to him. The … Continue reading

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The Americans

April 17, 2014 Spy Vs Spy Spy vs Spy is a comic strip in Mad Magazine, but it seemed appropriate this week. I’ve been watching The Americans. The Americans is an FX show that began May of 2013. It stars … Continue reading

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Homeland and 24

Two Sides of the Same Coin: Homeland and 24 Since Homeland debuted in 2011 it has been consistently compared to its predecessor 24, and with good reason. Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa who created the show wrote for 24 before … Continue reading

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Covert Affairs

April 3, 2012 Covert Affairs Covert Affairs is the name of a USA show I discovered this past week.  It premiered last year on the USA Network, which I don’t get, of course.  I wouldn’t have known the show existed … Continue reading

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Fringe

September 19, 2008 Fringe     “The Pattern.” I’ve often looked for patterns in fiction and in my own life.  It is interesting that the new J.J. Abrams show Fringe uses the concept of patterns. Like “The Covenant” or “Prophet Five” … Continue reading

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Politics and Power

August 30, 2011 Politics and power are of particular interest this week.  They enter into the movies I watched and into my personal life. First, I watched The Ghostwriter from 2010.  It is a political thriller based a novel by … Continue reading

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