BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6, 2016) — With the NFL playoffs looming, THE PLANET switches gears and head-butts you with this pertinent topic. As a film, Concussion works well, with solid acting, a decent narrative, and a plot centered on a timely topic. As fact, however, […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, TUESDAY, JAN. 5, 2015) — You may have missed The Lovely Linda’s inaugural speech yesterday. No sweat. As a public service, THE PLANET presents our annotated version. Mayor Tyer began by quoting Judge James Baker, who in 1891, when Pittsfield became a city, wrote: “Pittsfield […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY, JAN. 4, 2016) — Here are a bunch of things THE PLANET predicts will not occur during the inauguration of The Lovely Linda Tyer (TLL) today at 10 a.m. in council chambers. Dan Bianchi will not break out in a chorus of “Do You […]
