Jonathan Danilowitz, Adir Steiner, Uzi Even, Tal and Avital Yaros-Hakak – each of these individuals have helped Israel shape its laws and grant equal rights for queer people, that much cannot be disputed - but I contend that all these people have helped very little in softening the collective Israeli heart towards gay people, compared to one transsexual singer [...]
Mom, I Didn’t Kill Your Daughter
April 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment · 100% vent free
‘And the Band Played On’ Film Quote About Bad Medicine
March 14th, 2008 · No Comments · 100% vent free
When doctors start acting like businessmen, who can the people turn to for doctors?
Dr. Dennis Donohue (Ken Jenkins) - And the Band Played On (1993)
Complete scene on YouTube.
Nobody Puts Swayze in a Corner
March 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment · 100% vent free
Following the troubling news about Patrick Swayze’s pancreatic cancer, and after reading Perez Hilton’s suggestion for a gesture, I thought I would do one better and watch Swayze’s hit movie ’Dirty Dancing’ again – as I have only watched it once, 21 years ago.
A couple of nostalgia notes:
1. I first watched the movie when it came out [...]
John’s Not Mad – Alin and Shani Aren’t Either
February 27th, 2008 · No Comments · 100% vent free
I have always been fascinated by Tourette’s syndrome, which naturally manifested in my seeing virtually every documentary ever made on the subject, including:
John’s Not Mad (1989)
Twitch and Shout (1993)
The Boy Can’t Help It (2002)
I Have Tourette’s But Tourette’s Doesn’t Have Me (2005)
Teenage Tourettes Camp (2006)
Hidden Lives: Tourette’s on the Job (2007)
Tourette de France (2007)
That is [...]
