People tend to get worked up about variance in religious belief. The Tao Te Ching says truth is paradoxical. It’s better this way.
Posts by P. Gregory Springer:
Art and the tiny screen
P. Gregory extols the virtues of watching movies on the tiny screen and art that gets away with anything.
Some things never change
P. Gregory shares his New York Times’ Editorial Page byline. Written 30 years ago, it’s about us hicks from the Midwest.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of property
P. Gregory uncovers why Americans are so obsessed with stuff. It’s right there in the Declaration of Independence.
Noir: CU’s OTHER film festival
Tonight (Thursday) at 7:00 p.m., C-U’s other film festival, the film noir series, sponsored by C-U libraries and The Big Read project, culminates with a screening of the 1941 version of The Maltese Falcon. It’s …
WOODSTOCK!
Opening night at Ebertfest, director Michael Wadleigh looked as though he stepped out of a timewarp. Follow Ebertfest tweets at ebertfest.blogspot.com or follow @pgspringer on Twitter.
Twittering Ebertfest
In addition to all the coverage on Smile Politely, this year’s Ebertfest extravaganza will be twittered (follow @pgspringer), with a stream of posts added to the feed at http://ebertfest.blogspot.com. Note “thumbs up” and “thumbs down” …
Champaign-Urbana on 60 Minutes
If 60 Minutes came to Champaign-Urbana, they’d keep plenty busy.
You must remember this
P. Gregory Springer is reminded that memory and reality are two very different things.
Japanese action figure of Obama
Check out all the features, poses, and expressions.