Peter Scheer grew up in the newspaper business, spending family vacations with his mother at newspaper editors' conferences, enjoying daycare in editorial departments and begrudgingly reviewing his father's columns on the way to school....
Peter Scheer grew up in the newspaper business, spending family vacations with his mother at newspaper editors' conferences, enjoying daycare in editorial departments and begrudgingly reviewing his father's columns on the way to school. Tagging along with his father on an expedition to Southeast Asia for Microsoft's (now defunct) MungoPark.com, Peter found himself in the middle of a spontaneous Cambodian coup, alone and surrounded by armed teenagers. It was at that moment that he re-evaluated his parents' chosen profession and wondered whether the family business was a sensible career path.
Having survived the incident, as well as a later encounter with giant bird-eating spiders, Peter went on to major in communication at the University of Southern California. During a study abroad trip to Hong Kong, Peter found himself in the middle of the SARS epidemic, and, recalling armed Cambodians, wondered why his travel luck was so consistently poor. Having survived the SARS epidemic, Peter returned to USC, where he continued to delay choosing a career. After graduation, he quickly entered the movie business. After a couple of years of long hours and "colorful" personalities, the armed Cambodians didn't seem so bad, and he stopped refusing his father's invitation to work part-time for Truthdig, where he worked as Managing Editor until 2015.
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigDec 31, 2009
The last 10 years were abundant with films that pushed limits and attacked real issues in real time Here are 20 of the best socially conscious, topical, progressive movies from a crazy decade Here are 20 of the best. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigDec 16, 2009
The film industry has produced no shortage of spectacles over the last hundred years, from "Ben Hur" to "Star Wars." In terms of technological sorcery and visual wonder, James Cameron's "Avatar" now ranks chief among them. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigDec 2, 2009
The other "peace candidate" in the 2008 Democratic primary isn't thrilled with the president's order to radically escalate the war in Afghanistan, no matter if there's an exit strategy: "What are we going to learn in 18 months that we haven't already learned in the last eight years?"Rep. Dennis Kucinich asks: "What are we going to learn in 18 months that we haven't already learned in the last eight years?" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigOct 12, 2009
The Samsung Reclaim is an odd little device that raises the question: Why isn't everything made out of corn? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigOct 2, 2009
Michael Moore's latest look at what's wrong (and right) with America is a lot better -- and a lot more radical -- than some of the brie-eaters reviewing it think It's a cry from the soul of a man who sees the whole country turning into his hometown hell of Flint, Mich. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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