Monthly Archives: January 2013

Is winning really everything?

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Two things happened recently that say a lot about media. One of course was one of the biggest media events of the new year. Lance Armstrong went on Oprah, twice, and bit his lip, quivered his chin and confessed how … Continue reading →

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Hard thinking about soft targets

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This is cross-posted on my blog at The Marshall Independent. Today (Friday) my interview with Matthew Loeslie law enforcement coordinator at Minnesota West Community and Technical College, appeared in the Independent under the title, “Active shooter: What to do … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘Zero Dark 30’

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This appeared in the print-only TV Guide of The Marshall Independent. Yes it’s pretty good. But if you can’t handle moral ambiguity and the often nasty way the world really works, you’ve got no business seeing it. “Zero Dark … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘Lincoln’

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: A shorter version of this appeared in the print-only TV Guide of The Marshall Independent. Amendment XIII Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall … Continue reading →

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Train your brain!

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: Cross-posted from my blog at The Marshall Independent. Most of us try to get at least some physical exercise. A great many studies have shown the health benefits of even moderate exercise. A 30 minute walk every day, or … Continue reading →

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“Thanks for ruining my life”

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: Published op-ed. I’ve just read a news item about a 16-year-old girl who violated a court order by Tweeting the names of two boys who sexually assaulted her at a party last summer. The boys’ lawyers filed motions that … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘Deception’

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Because my family in Newport, Rhode Island, knew some of the people involved in the affair of Claus Von Bulow, accused of putting his rich wife Sunny into a persistent vegetative state with insulin, I once offered to give a … Continue reading →

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What should we know? What should we tell?

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: My weekly op-ed. I will venture a prediction; every single person reading this column has things about them they would rather other people did not know. If you’re lucky, it’s information that would merely embarrass you. If you’re not, … Continue reading →

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Review: Les Misérables

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This appeared in the print-only TV Guide of The Marshall Independent. “Les Misérables” has come a long way from its slow start as a French “sung-through musical” in 1980. I have no idea what the difference between a sung-through … Continue reading →

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