1. Life Is Suffering
I want to talk about Hollywood today as a metaphor for the larger world. So bear with me.
Last week I watched a very bad movie that could have been a very good movie. It had a solid, high-concept idea, a talented director, and a pretty good cast. It was one of those movies where five minutes …
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