At the Movies-Decoding the Weather Machine

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the May 2018 Edition Documentary, Nova, PBS “Disastrous hurricanes. Widespread droughts and wildfires. Withering heat. Extreme rainfall. It is hard not to conclude that something’s up with the weather, and many scientists agree. It’ s the result of the weather machine itself our climate changing, becoming hotter and more erratic. In this […]

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Three Strategies for Giving Financial Gifts to Kids

By Yann Kostic and Tom Zachystal from the April 2018 Edition Back in the day, grandparents might have given their grandchildren small cash gifts for birthdays and holidays. Nowadays, however, with the cost of education rising and concern over job opportunities for recent graduates, grandparents may wish to pass on major assets to their children and grandchildren. […]

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At the Movies-Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the April 2018 Edition Starring: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson,Sam Rockwell Director: Martin McDonagh “A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter’s murder when they fail to catch the culprit.” It’s a marvelous and gritty small town movie only as Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson can do it. The […]

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At the Movies- Molly’s Game

By Suzanne A. Marshall from the April 2018 Edition Starring: Jessica Chastain, Idris Alba, Kevin Costner Director: Aaron Sorkin (also screenwriter) “The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game and be-came an FBI target.” From my perspective, when Aaron Sorkin is involved with a movie, […]

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