Author Archives: Richard Guzman
Bob Dylan’s newest medal
In May (2012) President Obama awarded The Medal of Freedom, our nation’s highest civilian honor, to Bob Dylan. It’s his third, big, White House decoration—President Clinton having named him a Kennedy Center Honoree, and, in 2010, Obama having awarded him the National Medal … Continue reading
Posted in Music & Meaning, Reviews & Commentary
Tagged Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan's 115th Dream, CBS-Cool Black Sickness, Dan Guzman, Highway 61, Kennedy Center Honoree, Medal of Freedom, National Medal of Arts, President Clinton, President Obama, Richard R. Guzman, Serve Somebody, Tight Connection to My Heart
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Think Like a Man
“There is no truer statement: men are simple.” So begins the first chapter of Steve Harvey’s Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. Men are driven by “who they are, what they do, and how much they make,” according to … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity & Multiculturalism, Reviews & Commentary
Tagged Act Like a Lady--Think LIke a Man, Black Men: Obsolete-Single-Dangerous?, black relationships, Black Writing from Chicago, black-white relationships, Haki Madhubuti, Reviews by Richard R. Guzman, Steve Harvey, Teaching Diversity, Think Like a Man
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Fate and Style in The Godfather
The editing of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather surprises most younger viewers. Used to the furious cutting, slick transitions, and time manipulations of Slumdog Millionaire, Inception, Memento, and a host of other contemporary films, plus the jumpiness of animations, adventure … Continue reading →