Commentary on recent events
JUNE 23, 2016 Photo: Politico Here’s what happened in Washington over the last 24 hours. The Democratic minority in the House of Representatives, frustrated by the lack of action…
JUNE 16, 2016 Its been 10 months since “Exact Change Today” was born. In that time, I’ve cranked out over 240 articles, covering everything from the Oscar race to…
JUNE 3, 2016 The summer season is on, which means that multiplexes are filled with computer-generated superhero movies where cities are destroyed and mad hatters rule in a wonderland. …
APRIL 9, 2016 The first third of any movie year usually contains the dregs, movies that aren’t audience-friendly enough to thrive in the summertime or aren’t prestigious enough to…
MARCH 17, 2016 President Obama had been warned. The day that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died, his body was not even cold when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell…
FEBRUARY 13, 2016 Photo: Getty Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, 79, a strict Constitutionalist who was considered by many to be the most conservative member of the sitting Court,…
JANUARY 27, 2016 Wow, this was an interesting year in the movies, and the job of whittling down the 120 or so movies I’ve viewed was a difficult task. …
JANUARY 26, 2016 Now that I’ve got your attention… (Calm down. We’ll get to “Magic Mike XXL” in a second.) It’s been a long road to get to the…
JANUARY 21, 2016 Her name is Dianne Houston, and she is a film director. In 1996, she received an Academy Award nomination for her short film “Tuesday Morning Ride.” …
DECEMBER 31, 2015 Photo: Bettmann/CORBIS What a year! I will never forget 2015 for many reasons, but one of the most memorable moments for me was realizing my dream…
