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Mark Morgan Ford

Small Things Like These: A Near-Perfect Adaptation Falls Short
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Small Things Like These: A Near-Perfect Adaptation Falls Short

Feb 10, 2025 9 min read

Small Things Like These Directed by Tim Mielants Starring Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley, Claire Dunne, Helen Behan, and Emily Watson…

Two Movies That Waste Your Time (So You Don’t Have To)
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Two Movies That Waste Your Time (So You Don’t Have To)

Feb 10, 2025 1 min read

The Substance Directed by Coralie Fargeat Starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid Released May 19, 2024 (Cannes) Watch Time: 141 min…

All We Imagine as Light: This Year’s Most Acclaimed Hidden Gem
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All We Imagine as Light: This Year’s Most Acclaimed Hidden Gem

Feb 10, 2025 2 min read

The “Best Reviewed” Film of the Year? So, Why Hadn’t I Heard of It? Have you heard about it? It’s called All We Imagine as Light. And look at what the…

Four Books Worth Reading This Month
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Four Books Worth Reading This Month

Feb 10, 2025 1 min read

Books I read last month that I’m recommending you read this month: Walter Isaacson’s biography of Elon Musk, Charlie Munger’s Poor Charlie’s Almanack…

Jim Carrey’s Unscripted Comedic Genius
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Jim Carrey’s Unscripted Comedic Genius

Feb 10, 2025 1 min read

When Jim Carrey Goes Off Script… It shouldn’t surprise anyone, but this eight-minute video digest of Jim Carrey going off script on various movie sets…

24 Quick Videos Worth 20 Minutes of Your Time
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24 Quick Videos Worth 20 Minutes of Your Time

Feb 8, 2025 2 min read

Funny, Interesting, Surprising, Shocking, Thrilling… 24 Quick Videos Worth the Watching Average Watch Time: 54.6 seconds Total Watch Time: 20 minutes 1…

January Journal: RFK Jr., Immigration, AI, and Bourbon
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January Journal: RFK Jr., Immigration, AI, and Bourbon

Feb 6, 2025 1 min read

* Clippings from my January Journal * News that you probably missed because the mainstream media didn’t cover it * I tackle the RFK Jr. nomination and…

A Crazy-Busy Month: Writing, Wealth Culture, Bourbon, Business Deals, and Trump-Era Disruption
Entrepreneurship

A Crazy-Busy Month: Writing, Wealth Culture, Bourbon, Business Deals, and Trump-Era Disruption

Feb 6, 2025 6 min read

January for me was no less jam-packed with writing deadlines, business meetings, projects, plans, and urgencies – including personal, social, and…

NPR’s New Censorship Officer and America’s Iron Dome
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NPR’s New Censorship Officer and America’s Iron Dome

Feb 6, 2025 3 min read

Did You Hear About This? The News: NPR has a new chief operating officer On Jan. 13, Ryan Merkley was named NPR’s new COO. “Throughout his career Ryan…

How to Get the Best Price for Your Business: Buyer Urgency, Seller Timing, and Exit Strategy
Investing

How to Get the Best Price for Your Business: Buyer Urgency, Seller Timing, and Exit Strategy

Feb 6, 2025 3 min read

A friend writes: “When people wanted to buy my company, I wasn’t ready to sell. When I became ready to sell, nobody wanted to buy. Is this just the…

RFK Jr. and the US Health Care Crisis: Following the Money
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RFK Jr. and the US Health Care Crisis: Following the Money

Feb 6, 2025 6 min read

US Health Care: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to be Director of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been a major…

Is ICE Following Trump’s Immigration Promises? Facts on Deportations, Enforcement, and Tom Homan’s Strategy
Politics

Is ICE Following Trump’s Immigration Promises? Facts on Deportations, Enforcement, and Tom Homan’s Strategy

Feb 6, 2025 4 min read

Tom Homan, President Trump’s newly appointed border czar, has been busy since Jan. 20, rounding up and deporting illegal immigrants. In repeated public…