Sitting here in the apartment watching a retrospective of ER prior to the last programme in the last series; it was heavily advertised on the radio all day. I have to admit there are some things that the US does well, and appears to continue to do well. In the 1970’s we had some god-awful US TV serials ("Starsky and Hutch", the "Six Million Dollar Man" and others for example, springs to mind); then in the late 1970s the Hill Street Blues hit the screens in the UK, and a gritty, reality TV drama, and the credibility of US tv changed, almost overnight. Today we continue to get good TV, through "The Sopranos", and "The Wire". There is, however, a lot of crap on the 100’s of other channels that are available – the trick is to cut through the dross. Sorry. Still haven’t cracked how to do that! Too many adverts as well!
Late this afternoon I went to a lecture called “Mission Critical Investments in non-profits”. If ever there was a title to put you off, this was one. The Americans have a knack of making things sound, well, complicated. But, I’m the new boy, so went along, and I was one of 12 there. It was delivered by a finance expert from the Heron Foundation, involved in investing millions of dollars in good causes, and making a return on this investment. The American way is not only about making money, it is also about helping the less well off, and supporting good causes – the US is big into philanthropic causes, and they put a huge amount of money, time and effort into it. However, this was about making money through investment in good causes and using this money to invest in other good causes. Is this the better side of the American Way?
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