At any given time in history and in any given place, there is a climate of opinion. Climate of opinion is loosely defined as the ideas swirling about in the public sphere contributing to the debate about current events. What people see on TV news programs or read on their favorite internet journals contribute to the atmosphere of ideas and opinions. For any reader of news and opinion, the ideas presented run up against their……
Naval Bombardments and Mr. Trump
The strike conducted by the US Military in the pre-dawn hours Friday morning on a Syrian Air Base was a classic naval bombardment using new style weapons. The weapons employed were 59 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles which travel at sub-sonic speeds, are terrain hugging, and can carry payloads of different types. The payloads employed last week were conventional explosive ordinance of 1000 pounds apiece. The missiles are somewhat misnamed as they use a two stage propulsion……
Arrival
Don’t expect much. Expect very little, in fact…
Do, however, expect computer generated imagery; wooden characters; emotional set-ups without the resolution one expects from well conceived plots; a muddled, irresolute ending; and the occasional not-so-well-veiled political jab. Miss Pritchard is tempted to use a non-linear critique in this non-linear film to give you a taste of the over-arching plot mechanism; but, that would muddy the waters too much and her reputation for impeccable English would be……