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Madonna: The Problems with Growing Older

Madonna's Dilemma What to do with being around for a long time Madam X, she is still using sex as a muse. When I discovered Madonna was incensed over a recent article about her in New York Times Magazine, I immediately recalled what another writer had to say about her.  It was illuminating. Lisa Robinson, author of “There Goes Gravity: A Life in Rock and Roll,” wrote, “We talked for almost two hours. I recently listened back to that tape, and my impression remains the same now as it was then: to me, she seemed humorless, a determined woman who decided music was the way to go. It would help her rule the world. Madonna was the only one in the thousands of interviews that I did over four decades who gave me absolutely nothing. She talked for a long time. She told me her story. But it all sounded like a boilerplate." This is far from the impression I am sure she wanted to leave. Vanessa Grigoriadis, author of “Madonna at Sixty” for the New York Times Magazine,

When Boring Becomes Electric

The New Mac Pro and the Luxury Stand They actually showed this contraption off. The crowd was not too happy.                 When a base computer costs $ 5,999.00 and a monitor $ 5,999, we are looking at stratospheric pricing.   In the highest echelons of machines, this could be the norm.    However, there is no world where a stand for a monitor costing $ 999.00 is. The new Imac Professional Coming Soon.  This is it, front view.                 The long awaited and much anticipated new Mac Professional made a memorable debut.   It was for an outrageously expensive monitor stand, and an appearance that looked inspired by a cheese grater that drew the most attention.   Incidentally, the pricing also made something of a splash. Could a common kitchen device be the style inspiration?  Many on the web say, yes.                   Apple has been heralded for their design aesthetic for years.   Yet, there was no way to escape the fact this computer resem

Rocketman: A new Biopic About Sir Elton John

Sunday, June 2, 2019 The colorful rise of Sir Elton John A review Kurt von Behrmann Brief Synopsis: A biopic about singer songwriter Sir Elton John’s rise to International Stardom . Director: Dexter Fletcher   Writer: Lee Hall (screenplay)   Stars: Taron Egerton , Jamie Bell , Richard Madden                                 Biopics of contemporary musicians follow a specific story arc.    Born into humble beginnings and raised by dysfunctional families they struggle, work hard and then achieve overwhelming fame.   As soon as the success arrives, excess, alienation and addiction follow.     The journey ends with a triumphant redemptive return to the spotlight.                   The template for these films is a cinematic treatment of an episode of “Behind The Music.”   In an attempt to freshen up the formula, Rocketman begins with a resplendent Sir Elton John decked in orange feathers and devil horns walking down a long corridor.   His walk ends not with a