American communications consultant and journalist based in France. Formerly with RFI and France Inter Radio in Paris and WRQX, Washington and WMC, Memphis.
Agree with some of the comments; the hokey ending and John Williams music. I don't think Ben is up to speed on Quantum Entanglement and so misunderstands what he called the magic wand. Nonetheless DD doesn't compare with Close Encounters.
Agree with some of the comments; the hokey ending and John Williams music. I don't think Ben is up to speed on Quantum Entanglement and so misunderstands what he called the magic wand. Nonetheless DD doesn't compare with Close Encounters.
Fifty years ago today, Air France Captain Michel Bacos showed the world what true moral courage looks like.
When Flight 139 was hijacked by Palestinian and German terrorists and flown to Entebbe, the non-Jewish passengers were eventually released. Bacos and his crew were also offered their freedom.
However, Bacos, who also served in the French army under DeGaulle, refused to leave his Jewish passengers. All his crew also refused, without exception.
Instead, they chose to remain alongside the 94 Jewish hostages, fully aware of the danger they faced. As Bacos later said, abandoning his passengers was simply "unimaginable."
Days later, they were freed in the legendary Israeli rescue mission, Operation Entebbe, led by Yoni Netanyahu, who would die in the battle.
For his extraordinary courage, Bacos was honoured by both France and Israel. Yet his greatest legacy was not the medals he received, but the example he set: that decency, duty and humanity must never yield to terror or antisemitism.
Michel Bacos was a true hero. May his life, his courage and his memory forever be a blessing and an inspiration.
David Clayton-Thomas, the unmistakable voice behind "Spinning Wheel," "And When I Die," and "You've Made Me So Very Happy," has died at 84. He sold more than 40 million records across his career. https://t.co/LzQjnEsDuw
David Clayton-Thomas, the unmistakable voice behind "Spinning Wheel," "And When I Die," and "You've Made Me So Very Happy," has died at 84. He sold more than 40 million records across his career. https://t.co/LzQjnEsDuw
Donald Trump had announced earlier in June that 'Hallelujah' would be performed at the opening of the Great American State Fair, fuelling the long-term feud between the US president and the estate of Leonard Cohen.
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It will be at least 40 years before our loved and lovely America recovers from the wounds this selfish, stupid, and ego-driven man has inflicted. That it will recover seems certain to me, but it will leave scars.