Ann Silverthorn

Peace Pilgrim was a remarkable woman who walked across America many times spreading a message of peace, beginning during the Korean War in 1953 and ending with her death in 1981. She vowed to keep walking until there was peace in the world, and she had walked more than 25,000 miles before she stopped counting. After her…

Peace Pilgrim was a remarkable woman who walked across America many times spreading a message of peace, beginning during the Korean War in 1953 and ending with her death in 1981. She vowed to keep walking until there was peace in the world, and she had walked more than 25,000 miles before she stopped counting. After her…

This post originally appeared on the DVD Netflix blog “Inside the Envelope.” That company folded in 2023, and the blog was shut down, but you might find some good stuff here. DVD Netflix compiled a list of the top-rented discs of 2018 by category. It’s notable that the nature of these five offerings, range all…

Recently, I had my aging piano tuned. As pianos go, it’s a middle of the road model. We purchased it when my daughter was taking lessons and showed more promise than the clunker we had purchased from someone’s basement could accommodate. She’s grown up, and I don’t play much anymore, but it’s handy for rehearsing…

Highly respected and iconic actor, Glenn Close, gave a heartfelt tribute to her mother at the 2019 Golden Globe ceremony as she accepted the award for best actress in a drama for her role in The Wife. While I agree with her beliefs about women following their dreams, I think that her message might be misinterpreted…

This post originally appeared on the DVD Netflix blog “Inside the Envelope.” That company folded in 2023, and the blog was shut down, but you might find some good stuff here. Identifying notable Academy Award winners from the 1920s is a very easy task. That’s because the first Academy Awards ceremony was held at the…

This post originally appeared on the DVD Netflix blog “Inside the Envelope.” That company closed in 1923, and the blog was shut down. What would cause a billionaire to retreat from the public eye for a quarter century, causing many people to wonder if he was actually still alive? Some speculate that Howard Hughes’ withdrawal…

This post originally appeared on the DVD Netflix blog “Inside the Envelope.” That company folded in 2023, and the blog was shut down. I became a fan of Denzel Washington after a chance encounter with him in 2009. He won’t remember it, but my former co-worker and I recall it every so often. We were…

We call it the “Forgotten War,” but thanks to the many projects and programs that have taken place during the four-year observance of its centenary, World War I has finally received the attention it deserves. One project, in particular, is the film, They Shall Not Grow Old, directed and produced by Peter Jackson, well-known for the Lord…

Recently, I watched the 1988 movie City of Angels starring Nicolas Cage, and this led me to its 1987 German predecessor,Wings of Desire with Bruno Ganz. Then, I learned that Ganz had starred in another movie called Downfall, released in 2005, about the last days of Adolf Hitler. A movie set in the infamous bunker wasn’t too appealing to…