Will Wright: Award-Winning Indie Journalism, Writing, incl SpeechWriting
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Gene Hackman’s Best-Known Roles Might not Have Been His Best Work.
Not having seen Gene Hackman on a big screen in years, I’m fond of some of his roles. It is sad that Mr. Hackman, a deft and famous American actor, was found dead on Feb. 27. I recently watched part of “The Package,” from 1988. Part of the motivation was I remembered what he could…
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Where are Black American and Opera Together in Thoughts of Black History..?
Part of the raison d’être of Black History Month, beyond affirming or introducing typical historical icons, is showing Black American doing kinds of work, which surprise people. These might expand the perceptions of what brown and Black youngsters understand is possible. Brown and Black children might imagine themselves aspiring beyond common work lanes of sports…
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Feb 14th Holds Frederick Douglass Day and National Black Literacy Day Too
How many North Americans know about an easily forgotten Black man who, after fleeing slavery in the United States, became arguably the best known and most photographed person of the 1800s? Frederick Douglass, who maybe little known in the 2020s was a former slave who upon escape became a counterexample to the toxic propaganda about…
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After Jan focused on resolutions, Feb comes. (Sadly) It nudges us toward dating.
In February many adults focus on pursuing romance. Do they forget the virtues of self-care, which might come first? In the endemic phase of Covid (which “no one” talks about), mental wellness is a more open subject. The heat of Covid made it clear that many of us suffer common maladies like anxiety, depression or…
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Turn Your Head and Cough book event about “Man Overboard”
“Turn Your Head and Cough,” a conversation about men’s health with Craig Bowron, MD author of ”Man Overboard” with fellow author William Kreuger. This took place on Jan 22 at independent bookstore Magers & Quinn Booksellers. A few dozen interested people, mostly men, were seated on metal folding chairs facing the ends of bookshelves opposite…
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Not all U.S. Icons of Self Promotion are as Toxic and Demeaning as Trump.
On Monday January 20, which was a national holiday to commemorate Dr. Martin King, an implicit (at-best) bigot and felon, Don Trump, was sworn in as the 47th U.S. President. Voters who dislike that person and who believe that Trump will improve the economy (although it bankrupted four casinos from 1991 to 2009) re-elected it…
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The State of U.S. Public Memory, Democracy from Jan. 6, 2021 to Jan. 20, 2025
Between Jan 6, 2021, four years after attempted treason, and Jan 20, 2025 the second inauguration of Trump, the Republican Party eager revisionism, has revised our public memory. What will the consequences be to democracy and the status of truth within United States’ culture? What sticks with me is watching PBS Congressional Correspondent Lisa DesJardins…
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New Year’s Day 25: To Maintain Intentions and Tweak Goals
As of Dec 29th the year not yet finished and my 2025 aspirations were not yet begun. I don’t make New Years resolutions. The fact that, according to Pew Research, maybe 10% of adults follow through on resolutions dissuades me from using that word. I have strategic goals and intentions. The reality that adults who…
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Ten Years after the film “20 Feet from Stardom” Came Out, some Adults Picture Themselves as “20 Feet from Stardom”
The 2013 documentary “20 Feet from Stardom,” which is about Pop, R & B, and Rock back-up singers, works still. This splendid and moving film, which won Best Documentary Feature for 2013, focuses mostly on the Black-American singers circa 1950s through 2000s. It resonated beyond the realm of music. In the decade since that evocative…
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At Thanksgiving, To Choose to be Grateful for What I Have, even If…
Thanksgiving in the United States has just passed. As an American, I am used to taking things, innate assets or circumstances for-granted. As difficult or stressful as adult life is, gratitude is vital. To choose to be grateful is in the United States difficult and awkward! To that end, when I see a disabled or…
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