Oscar Ethics: Was Melissa Leo’s Campaign Wrong?
If Leo's is the best performance then she should win regardless of anyone's promotional campaigns, including her own. Continue reading →
View ArticleEthics Dunce: Melissa Leo
The Academy Awards have been handed out since silent films, and in all those years, among all the winners, only Melissa Leo had to say "fucking." Why? Continue reading →
View ArticleEthics Hero: Kirk Douglas
All of Kirk's heroes and anti-heroes followed him on stage last night: Spartacus, Ned Land, Col. "Jiggs" Casey, Detective Jim McLeod, Vincent Van Gogh, Midge Kelly, Doc Holiday, Jim Deakins, Einar (my...
View ArticleCivility, Stupidity, Art, and “The King’s Speech”
United Airlines massacred "The King's Speech" for no good reason, to no benefit at all. "Fuck." Continue reading →
View ArticleWanted, Desperately Needed, and Lacking: Professionals, Adults and Values in...
This is what happens when a vital democratic institution requiring integrity, self-control, professionalism, ethics and a sense of responsibility is in the control of second rate minds with third rate...
View Article“It’s Unethical To Be A Weenie,” Part I: The Lipreading NFL Fans
Everywhere we look, it seems, we see the United States culture being threatened by weenies. Continue reading →
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