A review of Overboard by Micheal Touglas Rating ***** This is the story of two sailboats, a storm, and two men tossed overboard. The incident took place in May of 2005. The 45 foot sail boat Almeisan was sailing from Connecticut to Bermuda when it, like the other sail boat, got caught in a … [Read more...] about A review of Overboard
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Chow Down documentary looks at government’s complicity in our nation’s health problems
Review of Chow Down Directed by Julia Grayer and Gage Johnston Rating *** 1/2 I just got back from grocery shopping today. I spent $140 for groceries for two people. While that's a little higher than normal, the one thing different about this trip to the grocery store is that I returned with … [Read more...] about Chow Down documentary looks at government’s complicity in our nation’s health problems
Video embed with shortcodes
This post looks at a couple of different ways to embed video in a post. I'm also trying to troubleshoot one method that doesn't seem to be working. I'm also using the jetpack plugin. In this first example you simple copy the URL from the youtube watch page and put it on its own line (must not be … [Read more...] about Video embed with shortcodes
A review of Forks Over Knives
Forks Over Knives written and directed by Lee Fulkerson rating *** 1/2 I first got tuned in to eating less meat as a way to better health after reading Michael Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma and the documentary that followed called Food, Inc. Michael's book was an eye opener. The topic of his book, … [Read more...] about A review of Forks Over Knives
Title Max: Dumbest slogan ever
Now that I'm working in advertising I find myself studying and critiquing different types of advertisements. I mentioned how dumb I thought it was for a local grocery store to use a QR code in a TV ad in my article QR codes: The good, the bad, and the ugly. So I've decided to start a new category … [Read more...] about Title Max: Dumbest slogan ever
My nonfiction film discovery for this year
Review of The Red Tent written by Ennio de Concini, Richard L. Adams, Richard Adams and directed by Mikhail Kalatozov Rating **** One of the reasons I have this blog is to bring attention to nonfiction books, films, and documentaries that others might have missed. A few posts back I wrote about … [Read more...] about My nonfiction film discovery for this year