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âConformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.â âJohn F. Kennedy
In 1941, a movie called âSullivanâs Travelsâ was released. It was the story about a Hollywood film director yearning to make a socially relevant drama instead of the âshallowâ comedies for which he had become famous. Ultimately, he discovered that being able to make people laugh â and taking their minds off their troubles â was a great talent to possess. Its release date was December 29, 1941 â as in 22 days after America was dragged into World War II.
The bet here is that virtually no one under the age of 40, or perhaps even 50, has ever heard of this movie, much less watched it. And if they did, much like so many other Hollywood classics that were made in the early years of the industry â movies loaded with creativity, humor, action, and drama â many of them would undoubtedly be offended by something that didnât measure up to their
The new Netflix documentary
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal carries an unorthodox tagline for a nonfiction film: Starring Matthew Modine. The award-winning actor, best known for his fictional roles in
Full Metal Jacket,
Vision Quest and
The Dark Knight Rises, plays William Rick Singer, whose academic-coaching business was a front for an elaborate cheating and bribery scheme to get the children of wealthy parents into universities that included Harvard, Georgetown and Stanford. Although
Operation Varsity Blues has plenty of talking-head interviews with real-life witnesses and participants in the scam, most of the players were not available for filming.
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Donors must show negative COVID test results to attend Republican National Committee spring retreat
In order to attend the Republican National Committee s spring donor retreat in Florida this week, which will include remarks from former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, guests must first take a COVID-19 PCR or Rapid Antigen test and receive a negative result,
An email sent to wealthy contributors invited to the event states that even those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 must get tested and submit negative test results to the RNC in order to receive their credentials, the
Examiner reports. If you or members in your party fail to fulfill this requirement, you will be denied entry to the 2021 RNC Spring Retreat, the email said. A Republican National Committee official confirmed the email s authenticity.