Entertainment, Fantasy, Literature, Movies and TV, Quote of the Day

“We’re off to see the wizard!”

It's been eighty-four years since The Wizard of Oz opened at the Loews Capital Theater in New York City on August 17, 1939. It wasn't the first attempt to capitalize on the L. Frank Baum novel.  In fact, by the time 1939 rolled around, there had been a Broadway musical and at least three silent… Continue reading “We’re off to see the wizard!”

Culture, Education, History, Philosophy

It’s Still Good Advice From ‘The Moderator’

Finding myself wakeful in the middle of the night, I listened for a second time to an excellent discussion--which was brought to my attention on a Ricochet post from a few days ago--between Jordan Peterson and Victor Davis Hanson.  It's an erudite (I would expect nothing less) romp through both mens' minds when it comes… Continue reading It’s Still Good Advice From ‘The Moderator’