Give James Gun His Job Back

When I look at this James Gunn situation I look mostly to intent. Yes, he wrote some nasty tweets YEARS ago when all of us were ignorant about how those 'jokes' or opinions could come back to haunt us one day. I ask you, is Gunn doing stuff like that today? Does he have a reputation in the industry to be another Weinstein or that other hump from Disney? And don't you think if he WAS the person the haters would like to believe he is, that his cast would run as far as they could from this 'toxic' director. No way do they want their reputations ruined by supporting an enemy of the #metoo movement. But when the cast, which includes many women sign an unprecidented letter like this, then maybe we have gone too far on this particular 'witchhunt'. This is a strong endorsement of Gunn and the movement needs to check themself instead of painting all with one brush. That's just how I feel about it. A good man is getting hurt and that is not right. His 'crime' does not warrant his firing.

 

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Now I Want A Gunny Rabbit And Uzicorn!

This Sasha Baron Cohen understands that if you validate the speech or beliefs of the racist or the gun nut that he will willingly tell you all the other groups he hates and wants to see deported, lock-up or just plain killed.

Mondays With Mary Jane

 

 

 

Of Course You Did, Because That's All It Takes To Make You Turn

 

Jodorowsky's Dune

One of my all time favorite documentaries.

What an amazing movie this would have been.

Mad genius is my favorite kind of genius.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Breaks My Heart

That day we lose Johnny Clegg is a day I will truly mourn for this planet. So much of my compassionate and progressive world view comes from his music and I can never thank him enough for truly opening my mind and my heart. His is the example to embrace that which we fear because it is there that we will find peace. Good journey my brother.

You can hear the whole interview on the CBC website and I encourage you all to listen to it if only to learn how powerful music can be as an agent of change. We all say we would change the world if we could but to Johnny Clegg that wasn't all talk. He lived his words and that is an extraordinary thing.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/episode-400-toronto-gun-violence-arctic-wildfires-house-of-frightenstein-johnny-clegg-and-more-1.4761861/goodbye-is-a-tough-thing-groundbreaking-south-african-superstar-johnny-clegg-sings-farewell-1.4761866



Juno-winning world musician Lorraine Klaasen grew up in South Africa and now lives in Montreal. Her mother is the famed South African jazz star Thandi Klaasen. Here are her thoughts on Clegg's impact:

"Johnny Clegg's music played an important part in promoting South African music to the world. By singing and dancing Zulu culture [and] working with Juluka, [he] demonstrated that white and black can live and share their heritage.

I am saddened that he is taking time off. But we will always remember his legacy. I had the honour to present him during the 10th anniversary of freedom in South Africa and the 25th Montreal Jazz Festival. My dear beloved mom … may her soul rest in peace, also shared the stage.

But we must remember that the South African Music will live on. I am still standing. So keep supporting this beautiful music."

 

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Amazing

We end “Venetians” week with a final happy 30th anniversary to this elegant and exuberant series.

“I started the series with the simple idea of replicating these strange Art Deco vases, but I hoped that it would go somewhere else, somewhere bizarre.” - Chihuly

Anyone who knows anything knows that there is no finer glass than Venetian glass. They perfected the techniques centuries ago. No one living today knows more about making glass art than Dale Chihuly. He has forgotten more about glass than anyone knows.

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