LB: Big Thanks to Master Class Members…

Albert Camus having a good day. Who says existentialists are gloomy? (via https://theplaidzebra.com/albert-camus-explains-how-happiness-is-found-in-the-continuous-search-for-meaning-in-life/)

by Larry Brody

…For making last night’s class meeting pure gold. Awesome work all around from Allie Theiss, Barbara Gaillard, and Juli Branson.

God, I love it when I get the chance to read and discuss such good writing.

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Cartoon: ‘Sunday’

Our favorite cartoonist-philosopher, Grant Snider reveals his thoughts and feelings about a human aspiration that is by its very nature impossible to achieve but which has been responsible for the vast majority – if not all – of our greatest artistic creations.

More of Grant Snider’s sensitive perception of humanity and creativity at Incidental Comics, HERE

3 Types of Satire Every Storyteller Should Know

PeterSellers doing what he did best – no, not chewing the scenery (although he’s doing that too)

Did you know that there are at least three different types of satire? Did you know that satire doesn’t have to be funny. (Just being snarky will do.) Thank God Studio Binder is here to explain!

munchman sees ‘Rutherford Falls’ so you don’t have to

Nothing to see here. Move on, move on.

Worst pilot yer friendly neighborhood munchmelon ever saw that actually made it to the air & is threatening to come back again for a 2nd season.

The responsible talent for this travesty masquerading as a humorous attempt to set straight the history of European invader/murderers & the atrocities they committed to Native Americans is writer-star-whatever ed helms, whose hyperactive performance made me turn the sound off after his first scene. But hey, I watched it all, I swear. With my eyes closed, of course.

munchy score: MINUS 6 STARS OUT OF 5. read article

LB: My Fave TV News Article of the Week

Insider factoid: This film was originally titled BIOS. Evidently someone with power didn’t get it.

by Larry Brody

Well, my favorite TV news paragraph anyway. Sharp-eyed visitors may be able to figure out why.

Finch

Powell and Jacqueline Levine produced it. The managing directors are Kevin Misher (“Coming 2 America,” “Fight with My Family”), Jakqueline Rapke (“Cast Away,” “Flight”), Robert Zemeckis, Luck, Sapochnik, Andy Berman, Adam Merims, and Jeb Brody, all of whom have won Academy Awards. The “Finch” film from Apple Original Films is a collaboration between Amblin Entertainment and Reliance Entertainment, as well as the media. Misher Film and Imagemovers collaborated on “Finch.”

If this reads a bit weirdly to you, relax, it’s not your fault. The article, about an upcoming film starring some guy named Tom Hanks as some other guy named Finch, is from insideradvantagegeorgia.com, a site located in India. read article