by Noreen M. Sugrue and Patricia R. Zimmermann | Jul 11, 2022 | Commentary, Featured
The mainstream media have failed the public in their coverage of the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade. They have buried the lead and mislabeled the positions of the so-called warring sides. Here are some recent headlines: From a local CBS affiliate in Illinois,...
by Patricia R. Zimmermann | Jul 1, 2022 | Commentary, Featured
On Friday, June 24, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. This day also marks exactly four months of fighting in Ukraine. Both are wars, entangled and unsettled. These conjunctions offer a way to fashion a mosaic of connections, rather than...
by Patricia R. Zimmermann | Jun 20, 2022 | Commentary, Featured
“We are back to normal,” proclaimed Tribeca Festival cofounder Jane Rosenthal on June 8. The Variety story featured an interview with Rosenthal and cofounding partner Robert De Niro, expounding on the joys of in-person festivals. De Niro declared “The festival is...
by Patricia R. Zimmermann | Jun 6, 2022 | Commentary, Featured
Around May 15, 2022, depending on whether you doomscroll the New York Times or the Center for Disease Control, the United States reached one million COVID deaths. Nadine Burke Harris, California’s former surgeon general, declared in a May 17 Al Jazeera story that the...
by Patricia R. Zimmermann | May 30, 2022 | Commentary, Featured
“Hundreds of people are dying today. Is cinema going to stay out of it?” demanded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Sitting at a large desk clad in olive green military fatigues with the Ukrainian flag on screen left, Zelenskyy addressed the international crowd...
