Posts from September 2022

15 Minutes Of Fame

LightGramsSeptember 29, 2022Volume 26, Number 30 If asked to give a memorable quote from the late artist Andy Warhol, many could give a sound bite at least: “fifteen minutes of fame”. The fuller statement is this: “In the future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes.” Few really know what Warhol meant, but that…

Breaking The chain

LightGramsSeptember 22, 2022Volume 26, Number 29 According to Yahoo News, Grace Brassel’s video on TikTok has gone viral, gathering over 2 million views. She tells about being told that her order at Starbucks was free, that someone in front of her had paid for it. Her first reaction was, “How nice!” But then the barista…

The Blind Driver

LightGramsSeptember 1, 2022Volume 26, Number 28 The phrase “Justice is blind” refers to the impartiality of the legal system. Ideally the courts should never look at a person’s ethnicity, gender, economic status, or educational level when making judgments. The judgments should be on the basis of evidence alone. Richard Bernstein is a Justice on the…