Tag: the newsroom
Happy Sunday! I’ve been waiting to post about anything but the current situation, but somehow everything I read leads back to it, so now I am just going with the flow. It’s back to the office day in Hungary (for most of us anyway) tomorrow, that could really make me believe we’re out of the woods already, if I haven’t been following international news as well. To be honest, I could be believing a lot of things these days that are not true if I didn’t pay attention (so could you). But perhaps we will talk about this some other…
Happy Sunday, everybody! Hope you all are doing well. The final season of The Newsroom starts tonight, who is excited? While waiting, check out this week’s top posts from my rss feed. The Forest and the Trees: Syrian Reactions to Foreign Actions Against ISIS It is like two of Syria’s enemies fighting against each-other, perhaps that is why those reactions are not quite clear to figure out. Washington Cuts Funds for Investigating Bashar al-Assad’s War Crimes Meanwhile, war crimes committed by the Syrian leader has ranked lower on the American foreign policy agenda. Darfur Has Faded from the Headlines, But…
Happy Bastille Day to everybody reading from France! Just when I announced layoff season last week, things got going again. Which I don’t mind at all since I can’t take off time for a holiday this year anyway. Let’s see what I have found worthy of reading and sharing this week. On world affairs: Laura Dean’s Cairo Diary Please keep following Laura Dean’s Cairo Diary on Lawfare. Yes, I am recommending this for the second time, but it really is that good! How We Are Failing Syrian People Yet another piece on how the international community is failing to do…
So, yesterday I happened to have nothing better to do, so I rewatched the whole Season 1 of The Newsroom. It is still as great as I remembered! And even better! I can’t believe it’s still five months until Season 2! I wish it was June already! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
hemi-powereddrone: Probably one of the classiest intros on TV right now. Very old school class. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Actually, I had two other questions submitted that were better than this one. 🙂 Nevertheless, it was nice of him doing this whole Q&A thing. Unfortunately I missed the one with Aaron Sorkin a few weeks ago, and didn’t submit any questions for John Gallagher Jr either, so I was happy to be able to participate in this one. Also, imo the last ep of The Newsroom was the best so far! 🙂
Well I love it, I love it, I love it… it’s no surprise. 🙂 Of course I read the negative criticism, but for me, I absolutely got what I expect when I sit down and watch a show like this: a story that I can relate to, something that can happen in real life (actually, it did), smart conversations, something to keep your mind working the whole time. And yes, “sorkinisms”, with this feeling that he with his excellent writing can create, that the world can actually be changed. 🙂 I honestly hope it’s gonna be a hit, with numerous…
It was so hard to avoid spoilers for two days… 🙂
Well, of course it’s gonna be a few days ‘til I get to watch the pilot episode of The Newsroom. So, what better way to spend time in anticipation of a new round of Sorkin excellence than watching a few eps of The West Wing? 🙂 It was a rhetorical question, of course there’s none. 🙂 monkey-with-a-gun: I wasn’t supposed to take them both?
nobodyreallywantsus: Starting is the most difficult thing that there is. For me the difference between page two and page nothing is the difference between life and death. — Aaron Sorkin. (photographs by annie leibovitz for vanity fair, on the set of newsroom) So, finally the waiting is over. The Newsroom premiers tonight on HBO! Who’s gonna be watching?
