Rational Optimist author Matt Ridley has this superb essay at Your Olive Branch. This essay is especially highly recommended to those persons who worry about income inequality in capitalist societies.

Washington Post columnist Harold Meyerson is appalled that producers of branded consumer products help to fund – and, hence, get their products featured in – many Hollywood movies.

Historical fiction is one of my favorite movie and book genres. I enjoyed this without laughing or crying once. I forgot to take the movie back till now. Hmmm...if I take it back now I might as well pick up another movie to watch tonight! Yeah, Mama's boy: fun movie and awesome soundtrack.

John Cusack is one of my favorite actors. I loved the movie. I laughed and cried.