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Fat Buddha Vs. Skinny Buddha. PBS Let’s Richard Gere Do His Buddha Thing
Siddhārtha Gautama. PBS. Richard Gere. Well there you go, right? That’s our reverse path to enlightenment right? From the known to the unknown. Sound a little cynical? What I can say, last night my car got stolen. So I’m experiencing “impermanence” on a personal level. But I’m watching this program as a “refresher” course. And Continue reading →
Did We Really Need Stacy Peralta’s Look at the Bloods and the Crips?
I’m torn. I mean, I’m really on the fence about this PBS special. It aired May 12th on the station’s Independent Lens series and I watched the whole thing. From Terrence Howards’ intro right on through to the credits. And as a Black man I’m torn. On the one hand I guess I feel like Continue reading →
The Story of India on PBS This Week Looks at the Muslim Influence
These days “India” is on people’s minds. Well actually MANY things are on people’s minds. So let’s reframe that. These days when people think of India, they don’t just think of convenience store jokes like Apu on The Simpsons. They think of irritating phone calls to customer service. Hold it! OK, third time’s the charm. Continue reading →
