dayfornight

Nothing I can write could match what King says himself. Listen to the WHOLE speech.  His last speech , the night before he was assassinated. Martin Luther King, Jr: "Mountaintop" speech full length from Filip Goc on Vimeo . It wasn't just about race, or class, or labor. It was about keeping the promise of America for everyone. Forever. Read Full Story

First of all, let's start with the movie itself.  Here's the trailer for "Red Tails" , George Lucas' big budget action movie about the Tuskegee Airmen. Looks pretty awesome, right?  Action, history, social drama, good clean fun. Also looks pretty expensive, too. And to that point: here's an interview George Lucas did with The Daily Show where he broke down in really stark terms how no one in Hollywood wanted to finance this movie because it has all Black actors in the... Read Full Story

About a year ago, I made a resolution to be the best version of myself that I could be this year.  As 2011 winds down, I realize that, while I am far short of that mythical, optimal me, that I am so much stronger, better, wiser, and productive today than I was in 2011.  I've been blessed with so may gifts this year: an absolutely fantastic lady and the great home we're building together; lots of outstanding great new products, both professionally and creatively; a renewal of my faith; and... Read Full Story

Yesterday we were blessed with previews and interviews about two very high profile film projects for next year: Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises and Ridley Scott's Prometheus, and I could not help but notice something a bit different from these two films. There's a moment in The Dark Knight Rises trailer where Selina Kyle whispers into Bruce Wayne's ear: "Did you think this would last?  There's a storm coming, Mr. Wayne, and you and your friends had better batten down hatches... Read Full Story

I'm not interested in debating the success of the mission: goodness knows I did a ton of that back in 2003.  And I know there are a lot of people, particularly servicemen for whom I have the utmost respect & admiration, who feel very passionately about it's importance. I will just say this:  Think of what else we could have done with $800 BILLION (with a B) dollars over the last ten years. We could have bought a year's worth of good American-sized groceries for 86 million families... Read Full Story

A few weeks ago I was playing Monopoly with my better half and some friends.  I usually play with my family back in Baltimore, and I usually make a respectable showing but typically lose to the sharks like my brother and my cousin.  But this time, I was the shark.  I got super-lucky, landing on Free Parking, Park Place, and Boardwalk.  I had other properties, but I quickly realized that, as long as I didn't trade with anyone else, I could keep them all from building houses while I just... Read Full Story

I did my research, and the first time I referenced Christopher Hitchens here on Macroscope was way back in 2002, in a post called " The Shadow King " on the absurdity of naming Henry Kissinger, of all people, to investigate how badly the government botched the prevention of 9/11.  Around that time, Hitch had written a book about how a very convincing case could be made that Kissinger should be prosecuted in The Hague for war crimes, given the campaign he and Nixon conducted in Cambodia and... Read Full Story

Now, Macroscope fans, as a special holiday gift from Amazon.com, if you have an Amazon Prime membership , which already gives you unlimited free 2-day shipping and a huge cache of free streaming videos, you can now get all four of my horror short e-books for FREE.  That includes: " I'll See You in Hell ", where not even death can put an end to the vicious feud between two rival hitmen. " The Worst Place On Earth ", about the terror unleashed with a secretive, "old money" family are... Read Full Story

Now that I've taken you through all four of my current short stories, my Halloween gift to your Macroscope readers is a Four for $4 deal. Get all four short horror stories, including "I'll See You In Hell", "The Worst Place On Earth", "The Monster That Ate My Summer Vacation", and the very latest, "The Trick-or-Treaters", for $0.99 each. Just check out my Author Page on Amazon and you can score them all. Enjoy, and don't stay out TOO late this weekend. Read Full Story

I used to live in a working class neighborhood in a not-so-great area of Los Angeles.  If you looked at the crime maps on the internet, the area was a virtual collage of color-coded crimes and misdemeanors, but it was also an area with mostly houses for blocks & blocks.  The population was less transient than streets lined with apartment buildings, and, as a result, there were more children. And more children mean trick-or-treaters on Halloween evening. It all sounds great - little kids... Read Full Story