The Master

A few years back Joaquin Phoenix went on the Late Show with David Letterman to tell the world that he was done with acting.  He looked like a cross between a homeless man and an insane prophet.  He acted completely nuts and followed this performance by not acting for several years.  So it is kind of appropriate that his first film in many years sees him playing a madman. The Master is the story of a shell shocked sailor who spends most of his spare time mixing poisonous chemicals into intoxicating beverages.  The ingredients for his concoctions include paint thinner,…

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On Growing A Beard

“When I stroke the beard thusly, do I not appear more intellectual?” ~Data from Star Trek Next Generation I’ve been clean shaven pretty much forever.  Dear Old Dad had a muschtache and looked a good deal like Juan Valdez from the coffee comericals.  One of my older brothers has a goatee that he has had forever.  My boss has one of those neat and trim little goatees that he keeps at a constant quarter of inch length.  Whenever I have tried to grow a beard or a goatee or anything, I have been unhappy with how it has looked.  That…

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