... the Justin Bieber 2010 hit “Kiss and Tell”] In the over-watched movie “You’ve Got Mail,” Meg Ryan’s character is consoled by Tom Hanks whose giant conglomerate just put her little independent bookstore out of business. “It wasn’t personal,” ... Hank’s explains, “it was just business.” Ryan protests and proclaims, “That just means it wasn’t personal to YOU! Whatever anything is, at the very least, it ...
... does so in a way that is cross-cultural (it has been translated into 85 languages), cross-generational (appealing to grades from 1-8), and cross-over (both boys and girls). The voices of the characters are familiar ones (Whoopi Goldberg, Ed Asner, James Coburn, Meg Ryan, Martin Sheen, et al.). The story line of this show contends that Mother Earth has given The Planeteers five rings, each with a special power. But the four rings of Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water are subordinate to the power of the fifth ring ...
... beverage choice with the barista. Phrases such as “Venti, black-eye, half-cap, mocha frappuchino” that would have been complete gibberish a couple decades ago now come tripping off the tongue without need for an interpreter. In 1998 a new Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan movie made a big deal of an emerging concept. “You’ve Got Mail” highlighted the strange new world of “e-mail” created by the expansion of the Internet. In 2006 another snazzy word was reconfigured when “Twitter” was born. By 2012 there ...
... if nothing else is extremely and beautifully…personal. There’s a line I’ve always loved in the film “Who’s Got Mail.” Anyone still remember that movie? I’m dating myself here. But Tom Hanks who plays Joe Fox in the movie has driven Meg Ryan (who plays Catherine Kelly) out of business. He is building a book superstore called Fox Books. She owns a small bookshop called “Shop Around the Corner.” And the little store can’t compete. As Joe tries to get close to Catherine, he explains, “It ...
