July 29 article on Dr. Anthony Fauci taking the Fifth Amendment<\/a>, this is a total waste of time, and the GOP should be ashamed. The pandemic is over, thankfully, but more than 1 million U.S. citizens died, including more than 45,000 New Yorkers. Central Park became a hospital and Bellevue a morgue during that time. What exactly is Fauci being accused of? Trying to save lives instead of ignoring the pandemic the way others did and pretending it didn\u2019t exist? If it was taken more seriously, all those people might still be alive. From my recollection, Fauci tried to get the administration to do so, but to no avail. COVID was a terrible illness, not a political stance. To persecute Fauci now, particularly with so many hardships and traumas facing the American people, is a travesty.<\/p>\nJudy Chicurel<\/p>\n
Elected bleaters<\/p>\n
Manhattan: \u201cElderly man assaulted by white mob\u201d is the headline I saw in a dream after learning about the public Republican inquiry into Fauci and his diary. I was nauseated. I still am. These senators have work to do. Relentlessly attacking an 85-year-old doctor with decades of lauded public service was disgraceful and doesn\u2019t qualify as work. Get to work fellas, or get another job!<\/p>\n
Frankie Turchiano<\/p>\n
Exhausting claims<\/p>\n
Ithaca, N.Y.: To Voicer Michael Greaney: I\u2019d love New York to have data centers powered by renewable energy and providing thousands of good-paying jobs. That wasn\u2019t what I wrote about. I was (sarcastically) supporting regulation of this burgeoning industry so we don\u2019t suffer from its unchecked pollution. Now you add nonsense and misinformation, saying that data centers can use \u201clatest-generation generators that run silently on renewable energy and capture their exhaust to provide power.\u201d Huh? Renewable energy, i.e. wind and solar, doesn\u2019t emit exhaust. More birds are killed by cats and buildings than by wind turbines, and \u201cwindmills\u201d don\u2019t kill whales \u2014 except in Trump\u2019s mind. Let\u2019s agree that we need both jobs and regulations, and go back to scrolling on our phones.<\/p>\n
Christine Sheppard<\/p>\n
Epic film<\/p>\n
Brooklyn: Voicer Jack Weiss decried \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d and said he walked out after a mere 44 minutes. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but as a longtime fan of Greek mythology films (e.g. \u201cJason and the Argonauts,\u201d the \u201cSinbad\u201d series), I was overwhelmed by the brilliance of filmmaker Christopher Nolan and his depiction of a man\u2019s long and winding journey, yearning to find his way home. Nolan\u2019s portrayal of the cyclops Polyphemus as a sorrowful outcast made him more human, glossed with scintillating cinematography. Accounts of Homer\u2019s poem depicting this ancient tale of victory, tragedy and human resilience differ, yes, but that\u2019s what makes the theater enjoyable. Not only is the filmmaker recounting history, whether true or fictional, but he\u2019s giving us what we want from a movie: entertainment, a few hours away from our daily grind. As for this three-hour epic, I wished it was four.<\/p>\n
William R. Sarnataro<\/p>\n
Tats of the trade<\/p>\n
Brooklyn: I\u2019m curious \u2014 does having your arms, and in some cases hands, fully tattooed make you a great chef? It seems that way. Almost all the TV chefs are tattooed, both men and women. Why?<\/p>\n
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