I was reading the Honolulu Star-Advertiser this morning, and noticed a farewell column in The New York Times by David Brooks. He is one of the stars of op-ed ( opposite the editorial page ) news writing, and I'm sad to see him go. He made a lot of sense. Of course, there are some others who did not like him. Chump Lady, for example. Here is how she started her column today. Columnist David Brooks says goodbye to his New York Times gig and lectures us all on morality. Which is always rich coming from the guy who left his wife for his much younger research assistant. Say it isn’t so! David Brooks is leaving his job at the New York Times as finger-wagging moralist, deli meat snob , and righteous scold of single mothers . He doesn’t say exactly what his next job is, but you know he’ll be quoting Edmund Burke. The Guardian had a particularly telling critique, beginning with: The New York Tim...
Reviews indicate that many more liked The Wrecking Crew than not. For example, said CNN: Momoa, Bautista are buddy movie perfection in 'Wrecking Crew' Two superhero movie stars get their bromance on in an explosive new Prime Video action flick. They are Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa. When their private-eye Hawaiian father dies in a suspicious hit-and-run incident, two estranged half-brothers are brought back together for the first time in a decade. James Hale (Bautista) is a steely Navy man in Honolulu who’s a hardcase at work and at home and has no patience for shenanigans. The younger Jonny Hale (Momoa) is a walking, talking, tattooed shenanigan, a brash cop in Oklahoma suspended for excessive force . Gave the film 3 out of 4 stars. Rated R. Rotten Tomatoes rated the production only 74/68. Forbes indicated that most reviewers gave the film a fresh ( or good ) rating, but Jacob Oller of the AV Club is a top critic who gave a rotten review, saying: “Somehow...