Lev Raphael's Blog, page 34
September 24, 2015
Marco Rubio and Hitler? Says Who?
The chair of the Democratic National Committee expressed outrage that Marco Rubio was attending a fundraiser at the home of Harlan Crow, who according to Salon.com is a "Hitler art collector."
The image conjures up the worst images of Neo-Nazis, secret basements filled with WW II regalia, drooling paranoia, The Triumph of The Will on tape loop, and much more disturbing lunacy.
Debbie Wasserman Schulz went all out slamming this $2,000-per-couple event in the GOP Dallas suburb of Highland Par...
The image conjures up the worst images of Neo-Nazis, secret basements filled with WW II regalia, drooling paranoia, The Triumph of The Will on tape loop, and much more disturbing lunacy.
Debbie Wasserman Schulz went all out slamming this $2,000-per-couple event in the GOP Dallas suburb of Highland Par...
Marco Rubio and Hitler?
The chair of the Democratic National Committee expressed outrage that Marco Rubio was attending a fundraiser at the home of Harlan Crow, who according to Salon.com is a "Hitler art collector."
The image conjures up the worst images of Neo-Nazis, secret basements filled with WW II regalia, drooling paranoia, The Triumph of The Will on tape loop, and much more disturbing lunacy.
Debbie Wasserman Schulz went all out slamming this $2,000-per-couple event in the GOP Dallas suburb of Highland Par...
The image conjures up the worst images of Neo-Nazis, secret basements filled with WW II regalia, drooling paranoia, The Triumph of The Will on tape loop, and much more disturbing lunacy.
Debbie Wasserman Schulz went all out slamming this $2,000-per-couple event in the GOP Dallas suburb of Highland Par...
September 22, 2015
Downton Abbey Goes to Spain (And Gets Hot)
Missing Downton Abbey?
Gran Hotel is a riveting Spanish series available via streaming on Netflix that blends Downton Abbey with Dynasty and adds hefty doses of crime. Set in what Americans would call the Edwardian era, the base is a luxurious seaside hotel on the Atlantic.
There's constant interaction and tension between the serving staff and the feuding Alarcón family who own the hotel; episode after episode of scandal, skulduggery, crimes or various kinds, illicit passion--and much mor...
Gran Hotel is a riveting Spanish series available via streaming on Netflix that blends Downton Abbey with Dynasty and adds hefty doses of crime. Set in what Americans would call the Edwardian era, the base is a luxurious seaside hotel on the Atlantic.
There's constant interaction and tension between the serving staff and the feuding Alarcón family who own the hotel; episode after episode of scandal, skulduggery, crimes or various kinds, illicit passion--and much mor...
Downton Abbey Goes to Spain
Missing Downton Abbey?
Gran Hotel is a riveting Spanish series available via streaming on Netflix that blends Downton Abbey with Dynasty and adds hefty doses of crime. Set in what Americans would call the Edwardian era, the base is a luxurious seaside hotel on the Atlantic.
There's constant interaction and tension between the serving staff and the feuding Alarcón family who own the hotel; episode after episode of scandal, skulduggery, crimes or various kinds, illicit passion--and much mor...
Gran Hotel is a riveting Spanish series available via streaming on Netflix that blends Downton Abbey with Dynasty and adds hefty doses of crime. Set in what Americans would call the Edwardian era, the base is a luxurious seaside hotel on the Atlantic.
There's constant interaction and tension between the serving staff and the feuding Alarcón family who own the hotel; episode after episode of scandal, skulduggery, crimes or various kinds, illicit passion--and much mor...
Missing Downton Abbey? Try Gran Hotel!
Gran Hotel is a riveting Spanish series available via streaming on Netflix that mixes Downton Abbey with Dynasty. Set in what Americans would call the Edwardian era, the base is a luxurious seaside hotel on the Atlantic.
There's constant interaction and tension between the serving staff and the feuding Alarcón family who own the hotel; episode after episode of scandal, skulduggery, crime, illicit passion--and much more. The hotel is bursting with secrets and lies.
Of course, all of it is...
There's constant interaction and tension between the serving staff and the feuding Alarcón family who own the hotel; episode after episode of scandal, skulduggery, crime, illicit passion--and much more. The hotel is bursting with secrets and lies.
Of course, all of it is...
Missing Downton Abbey? Watch Gran Hotel!
Gran Hotel is a riveting Spanish series available via streaming on Netflix that mixes Downton Abbey with Dynasty. Set in what Americans would call the Edwardian era, the base is a luxurious seaside hotel on the Atlantic.
There's constant interaction and tension between the serving staff and the feuding Alarcón family who own the hotel; episode after episode of scandal, skulduggery, crime, illicit passion; and much more. The hotel is bursting with secrets and lies.
Of course, all of it is...
There's constant interaction and tension between the serving staff and the feuding Alarcón family who own the hotel; episode after episode of scandal, skulduggery, crime, illicit passion; and much more. The hotel is bursting with secrets and lies.
Of course, all of it is...
September 21, 2015
Is Donald Trump Reading Your Blog?
I've never crossed paths with Donald Trump, but his type is very familiar to me because I grew up in Manhattan. I think of him as a New York Blowhard, and they're as much a part of the scenery as the skyline.
I've run across the type in cabs, bars, subways and buses, classrooms, at parties and even family gatherings. These people of both genders love attention. They love to fulminate about anything and everything. They love the sound of their own voices. They spout opinions as if they're f...
I've run across the type in cabs, bars, subways and buses, classrooms, at parties and even family gatherings. These people of both genders love attention. They love to fulminate about anything and everything. They love the sound of their own voices. They spout opinions as if they're f...
September 16, 2015
Trump the Barbarian
I've read lots of commentaries that claim Europeans are lamenting the state of our current election cycle, specifically focusing on Donald Trump.
He supposedly represents everything that's wrong with America. But having grown up in New York, I find that characterization much too broad. I think he's actually the apotheosis of The New York Blowhard.
I've met him sober and drunk, in cabs and in bars, in classrooms, parties, and on the subway. Everyone around him is "stoopid." He's the only...
He supposedly represents everything that's wrong with America. But having grown up in New York, I find that characterization much too broad. I think he's actually the apotheosis of The New York Blowhard.
I've met him sober and drunk, in cabs and in bars, in classrooms, parties, and on the subway. Everyone around him is "stoopid." He's the only...
September 15, 2015
"Fear The Walking Dead"? Not So Much
I'm a big fan of The Walking Dead and was intrigued when the creators of Fear The Walking Dead said they wanted the new show to be different.
It would be set in LA for one, and months before the outbreak had spread so widely. It would also have less gore. All of that made sense--who needed a Walking Dead clone?
Well, they replaced gore with bore. The show feels stalled. People keep repeating themselves. Endlessly. Sometimes within the same episode.
The junkie son keeps asking for drugs fro...
It would be set in LA for one, and months before the outbreak had spread so widely. It would also have less gore. All of that made sense--who needed a Walking Dead clone?
Well, they replaced gore with bore. The show feels stalled. People keep repeating themselves. Endlessly. Sometimes within the same episode.
The junkie son keeps asking for drugs fro...
Fear The Walking Dead Is a Dud
I'm a big fan of The Walking Dead and was intrigued when the creators of Fear The Walking Dead said they wanted the new show to be different.
It would be set in LA for one, and months before the outbreak had spread so widely. It would also have less gore. All of that made sense--who needed a Walking Dead clone?
Well, they replaced gore with bore. The show feels as if it's stalled. People keep repeating themselves. Endlessly. Within the same episode.
The junkie son keeps asking for drugs fr...
It would be set in LA for one, and months before the outbreak had spread so widely. It would also have less gore. All of that made sense--who needed a Walking Dead clone?
Well, they replaced gore with bore. The show feels as if it's stalled. People keep repeating themselves. Endlessly. Within the same episode.
The junkie son keeps asking for drugs fr...
