Review of Where in the World is Osama Bin laden written and directed by Morgan SpurlockRating *** This latest documentary by Morgan Spurlock uses the humor in the premise of searching for Osama Bin Laden as a way to examine different cultures in the Middle East and the anti U.S. fervor that exists … [Read more...] about Review of Where in the World id Osama Bin laden?
Review of Six Minutes To Freedom
Review of Six Minutes To Freedom by Kurt Muse and John GilstrapRating **** 1/2 No book can succeed if no one knows about it. I happened to be channel surfing one day when I stopped to watch Book TV. They were reporting from the floor of last year's Book Expo. One of the people they caught for … [Read more...] about Review of Six Minutes To Freedom
Life and Death at 37,000 feet
From the title of this article you might get the impression that this is a story about some in flight disaster, but that's not what's on my mind. Lately I've been thinking about life and death stories that occur every day some 30,000 plus feet below me as I make my way across … [Read more...] about Life and Death at 37,000 feet
Best of Everythingnonfiction for 2008
Here is my list of the best nonfiction books, films, and documentaries for 2008. To make my list, each book or film had to receive at least a four star rating. The release date has no bearing on my choices. This list simply represents the best of what I personally saw or read this past year. … [Read more...] about Best of Everythingnonfiction for 2008
Review of Standard Operating Procedure
Review of Standard Operating Procedure by Errol Morris Rating ***** The theme od this film can be summed up with a quote from one of the interviewees. The quote, paraphrased here, goes: "A picture shows only what was happening in a fraction of a second. It doesn't show what was happening … [Read more...] about Review of Standard Operating Procedure
Vote on your favorite view from the cockpit image
I'll be coming out with the best of everythingnonfiction for 2008 in January. Here's your chance to vote on the best image from the view from the cockpit section of the blog. Click on the Flickr badge below to view all seven images posted this year (I didn't start this section until June). … [Read more...] about Vote on your favorite view from the cockpit image