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A look at the battle to maintain a (presumed to be dying) standard of the times Rating: R, Grade: A By T.T. Stern-Enzi   New Media, as opposed to the lower-cased version, which generally is about software applications rather than hardware that requires more seismic cultural investments, generates anxiety and fear, a healthy reaction, at […]

The rousing WWII origin of the leader of the earth’s Mightiest Heroes by T.T. Stern-Enzi For the uninitiated moviegoers out there who have enjoyed the two Jon Favreau-directed Iron Man installments with the ultra-hip and charismatic Robert Downey Jr. as the billionaire weapons manufacturer behind the invincible iron mask, next summer’s plan to assemble the […]

The inspiration behind The Horse Whisperer treats animals as more than mere actors or pets by t.t. stern-enzi In the preface to the 1975 edition of Animal Liberation, ethics philosopher Peter Singer shared the story of an evening dinner party where the hostess was a keen lover of animals and quite interested in discussing his […]

Late spring and early summer releases to challenge the tentpoles By T.T. Stern-Enzi To pull a quote from the poet laureate of Farmer’s Boulevard, L.L. Cool J, the DVD summer warm-up offers “destruction, terror and mayhem.” Death explodes, lurks in the shadows, leaves deep psychological cuts and makes killers of us all. After sampling this […]

An inspiring human Race Across America By  T.T.Stern-Enzi This year, 2011, marks the 30th anniversary run of the Race Across America (RAAM), a grueling bicycle endurance race that finds only the toughest and craziest cyclists eager to risk their physical health and their psychological stamina on this 3,000-mile trek from California to a destination somewhere […]