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A Slap in the Face
ecthompsonmd August 20, 2022

At this year’s Oscars, Chris Rock was the master of ceremonies. As everybody knows, he is a comedian, maybe even the best comedian of his generation. He made a joke about Will Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, also a movie star. It was a bald joke—a joke about baldness. Jada Pinkett Smith has alopecia. This means that she is losing her hair. Her hair is currently cut extremely short. The joke wasn’t that funny, but it’s not unusual for comedians to sometimes miss the mark with a joke. Will Smith became furious. He charged the stage from the audience and slapped

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80th Oscars
ecthompsonmd February 25, 2008

I was a movie guy. I did the film criticism classes. Hell, I even watched Attack of the Killer Tomatoes – twice but that was before residency and now an 80 hour per job on the slow weeks. I’ll rent movies because I’m really not liking the movie theaters. The 15 yo’s walking around running around continuously, talking to either other or on their cell phones and talking to the screen is annoying. I would rather stay at home and watch the DVD.  Yep, I know. I sound like a grumpy old man – McCain. Here are the – Best Motion

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Errington C. Thompson, MD

Dr. Thompson is a surgeon, scholar, full-time sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats.

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