I am a story and career consultant for writers. Many writers face the challenge of how to elevate the emotional component of their story. If we are not connecting to your story on an emotional level, the story doesn't work.

Having worked on Oscar campaigns for 35 years, I found going to the 87^th Academy Awards ceremony a serious revelation of the American zeitgeist. On the other hand, celebrating "Oscar Weekend" was just a hell of a lot of fun.

I caught up with Alex some three months ago on the cusp of "the awards show season."

When it's all said and done, I personally believe that the gift of life itself fulfills any requirement for relevancy.

Watching Birdman (Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) was a lot like going through menopause -- one minute I was delighted, the next I was depressed, and a few times I delved into a scene and forgot why I was there. There was something profoundly honest in the movie that touched my Baby Boomer soul.

Debemos ser la sociedad que queremos ser, para entonces tener el tipo de Gobierno que creemos merecer. Personalmente, estoy seguro, que pese a nuestros muchos errores y terribles circunstancias, en México no merecemos un Leviatan.