Monthly Archives: January 2008
Hamzeh and Loghman
Two young men in Iran face death by stoning or hanging for having confessed to being in a sexual relationship. There’s a petition here to sign, asking for the Iranian government to show leniency, as well as to spare the … Continue reading
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Hello, Rookie
The other night, I was watching a television show while I ate my dinner and I thought, This is terrible. I put another one on, and watched for a while, and then realized of the new one, This also is … Continue reading
State of the Union, As Experienced By Most People
An unusually honest message from the 75-year-old winner of the DCCC Real State of the Union Video contest.
Christopher Hitchens On The Clintons’ History With The “Race Card”
How can one equal Bill Clinton for thuggery and opportunism when it comes to the so-called “race card”? And where does one even start with the breathtaking nastiness of his own conduct, and that of his supporters, in the last … Continue reading
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From The Liar’s Diary, by Patry Francis
There was so much talk about the new music teacher that her coming was almost anticlimactic. However, I would soon learn that Ali Mather never allowed herself to be upstaged — not even by her own advance publicity. The very … Continue reading
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Briefly Noted: This Week’s Header
Yes, this week’s header is a picture of me as a small child, reading a magazine. I can only make out the ad with a promise of a 5,000 scholarship. The only things I remember with ads like that were … Continue reading
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Time To Pretend
My newest object of desire, the MGMT, in their new video for Time To Pretend.
Filed under dance break
I Want To Hurry Home For You
My friend Shauna Seliy sent me some songs in the mail last week, something she does every so often. Here’s the playlist: 1. Nantes, Beirut 2. Slow Show, The National 3. God’s Gonna Cut You Down, Johnny Cash 4. Chinese … Continue reading
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“Grow” and “Develop”: James Woods on Characters In Fiction
But a great deal of nonsense is written about characters in fiction – from those who believe too much in character and from those who believe too little. Those who believe too much have an iron set of prejudices about … Continue reading
Reading Ender’s Game
In the airport right before Christmas I found a copy of Ender’s Game in the book kiosk next to my departure gate. I hadn’t brought any books with me, an accident of packing too quickly. My copy of War and … Continue reading
