All Join: ‘I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy’

Published February 19th, 2014 by Peter Kinder

Since childhood, I’ve thought ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’ was among the most ridiculous of patriotic ditties. But the song has a meaning that makes it just right for our…

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Designs & Miracles: Two Great Comedies

Published August 8th, 2013 by Peter Kinder

Two comedies made a decade apart will amuse and challenge you: ‘Design for Living’ (1933) and ‘The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek’ (1944). ‘Design for Living’ takes the…

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Two Fun Films on … Fiduciary Responsibility?!

Published June 16th, 2011 by Peter Kinder

Could there be two fun flicks on fiduciary responsibility? Astonishingly, the answer is ‘yes’, sort of. Win Win (2011) I hadn’t read much about ‘Win Win’ before I…

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