Santa Fe, NM —Let me begin with the confession I love women.  I adore elegance, grace, beauty and brains. Some believe that since I despise Hillary Clinton I must be sexist. I despise most every politician regardless of sex because they are all corrupt, freedom hating control freaks. I’m beyond disappointed that women are routinely programed to be second-class.   They are the wives, mothers, housekeepers and they make magic in the kitchen. Because of technology and work saving devices women have much more time and ability to break out of that stereotype. Women unnecessarily miss out on a lot of life’s fun and excitement because they think some activities are somehow not feminine or somehow too masculine. Creating videos with drones is something enjoyed by less than three percent of women.   Why I ask?    It’s easy, fun and creative.   The women I’ve seen using drones are more skilled than the men.   Things are changin...

Phoenix, AZ —Prosecutors went to the Court of Last Resort to salvage their soiled reputations and that of a disgraced former cop. Finally Debra Milke is free even though she already paid a price far greater than that of most convicted murderers in America.  It was not just Prosecutorial Misconduct that freed Milke but it was really about her innocence.   Had there been a retrial there was not a scintilla of a chance they'd have re-convicted Milke.  This was just nothing more than an "Hail Mary" effort to limit corrupt official's liability under the doctrine of  Collateral Estoppel .  That's legalese that would decree in a civil lawsuit that since the judge let the trial commence, that the cops and prosecutors were acting in good faith.  This has been a 25 yearlong odyssey that began December 3, 1989.   That day I met Milke as she was being booked into the Madison Street Jail on a charge of murdering h...

Carice van Houten Guest Stars on THE SIMPSONS! Los Angeles, CA —It was no secret that my favorite actress, Carice van Houten loves The Simpsons ! I knew she made a stop on her last visit to L.A. to the Pico Ave Fox Studios to the Simpsons sound stage.   Van Houten left proudly sporting a Simpson’s souvenir jacket. Carice van Houten is probably best known as the Red Witch, Melisandre in the wildly popular HBO series, Game of Thrones .    She’s also the winner of five, Golden Calf awards (The Dutch equivalent of our Oscar Award).    Van Houten’s amazing talent first blew me away as the star of my all time favorite dramatic film, Paul Verhoeven’s, Black Book .    Now van Houten has found herself as guest star on the Simpsons.     Her character named Anneke van Houten will debut on the May 3rd episode. This incredibly talented actress comes from a gifted Dutch family that’s deeply routed in in art, music, television and the...

Sam Simon and his family Okay, I must confess to being a fan of The Simpsons... Los Angeles, CA —One of the fathers of the Simpson family has left us too soon at age 59.    Award winning writer Sam Simon died here from colon cancer. Simon was a writer and being a writer is a lonely occupation.   A writer’s only companion is his computer while he struggles to put significant words on paper.   Sam Simon was an amazing and talented man.   He was also legendary philanthropist that enjoyed sharing his substantial wealth. Simon was a true friend of animals, funding veterinary care for critters in need.   Simon also funded a vegetarian food bank for the needy.   He constantly donated money to a long line of very deserving causes through his Sam Simon Foundation . After being diagnosed with cancer in 2012, Simon started buying zoos and circuses just to free their animals. Simon went public with his cancer fight and battled it as nobly as a...

Leni Riefenstahl Carice van Houten Berlin, Germany —I first talked about this last February when there was a tease article in Variety Magazine . The Jessie Owens story is coming to the big screen.   The film titled, Race  is starring  Stephan James   as Owens and he is joined Jeremy Irons  and William Hurt in this film.     Stephen Hopkins is directing the film.  Shooting  began this week in Berlin. The multi-talented Dutch actress, Carice van Houten  who happens to be my personal favorite has signed on to play the legendary German film director Leni Riefenstahl . Van Houten was cast in the once in a lifetime role of the accidental Dutch resistance hero, Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries in Paul Verhoeven’s film, Black Book (2006).   That’s still is my favorite film of all time! Today, van Houten graces the Game of Game of Thrones  cast as the Red Priestess, Melisandre . Riefenstahl was a gorgeous dancer and...