THE ANNIE AWARDS were first organized in 1972, to honor excellence in the field of animation. The awards are sponsored by The International Animated Film Society/ASIFA, a California non profit organization whose creed is it to “promote and encourage the art and craft of animation.” ASIFA describes the “Annie” as “the Industry’s oldest and most […]
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The Soapbox: Politics and Rants
“I hate violence. I hate war. Our children will not have peace if politicos just capitalize on this.” In a message posted on her Facebook page last March, (newly self anointed pacifist) Ms. Palin reiterated her call for supporters to “reload” in the battle against health care reform. Presenting her message as a sly exhortation […]
This is reprinted from a piece I wrote for The Huffington Post in December, 2009. Link to original post How delightful it is to learn, on the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, that the Republican Party would lose serious ground in an election held today if it had to face off against an as […]
Ah, the Midterm elections. Not sexy and traumatizing like the Presidential, but often a political barometer, with seats shifting to or from a governing party, so the result can be high drama. Remember that in 1994, the Democrats’ lost both congressional chambers and Bill Clinton was forced to govern with the (1990’s versions of) hostile […]