Rebel Without A Cause

Within the mythology created by American Film, beaufiful young women are attracted to guys who flirt with danger. James Dean was the prototype and Rebel Without a Cause, the film. Life mirrored art since Dean himself met an early and tragic end in a car crash. One could hardly describe the current administration as swashbuckling thought they certainly flirt with danger, DJT is a little like Popeye flexing his muscles into rubber bands that snap right back in his face. Some poker players insouciantly up the ante and get wiped out. But is China actually the poker-faced dealer in the current tariff wars. Remember there’s an Adrenalin high to gambling, but when all is said and done, the house is the winner. (Edit note: could there be any better name for a Las Vegas mogul than Steve Wynn?)

read "Luggage Tags" by Francis Levy, The East Hampton Star

and read "The El" by Francis Levy, The East Hampton Star

and also read "Punk" by Francis Levy, Vol.1 Brooklyn