Tag: war
“Hacksaw Ridge” Is Thoroughly Entertaining
HOLLYWOOD—There is one thing for anyone who appreciates cinema they can say about director Mel Gibson: he knows how to make a phenomenal film....
Aleppo Evacuations Continue
ALEPPO—After failed attempts and days of delay, thousands of people have been evacuated from Aleppo. The besieged Syrian city has been undergoing daily air...
World War II Veteran Reunited With 71 Year-Old Ship
SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, November 30, ABC7 News reported a reunion "on the high seas" between World War II Veteran Spencer Stimler, 93, and the...
More War And Love
UNITED STATES—A kid in South Los Angeles saying with no particular somberness, sidelit by a TV set, “The war will start in 18 minutes,”...
Love And War
UNITED STATES—Crazy thing. One of the residents of Manhattan Place recognized a woman who’d left a deposit on a room I had shown. The...
“Beasts Of No Nation” Is Hauntingly Good
HOLLYWOOD—I’m just going to give this disclaimer early on, “Beasts of No Nation” is not a fun movie to watch. It’s brutal and I...
Over 80 Dead In Syrian University Explosion
SYRIA- More than 83 people lay dead with over 150 more wounded, after an explosion at a Syrian University in Aleppo on Tuesday.
The blast...
Social Media and Social Responsibility: The Conflict Between Israel and...
During Operation Pillar of Defense— the label the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) gave to its operations in Gaza during the recent conflict—public outcry and...