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Strange things in the news, part 5
A few odd things in the news recently: The North Korean soccer team is trying to qualify for the next world cup in Brazil. Last time they played in a world cup the coach claimed to be getting instructions form … Continue reading
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Should murders ever be forgiven and forgotten?
Should there ever be a statute of limitations on murder? Tonight I went to see the film ‘The Company You keep”, with Robert Redford and Shia le Beouf. Le Beouf plays a journalist who exposes the identity of one of … Continue reading
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Tagged cambodia, forgiveness, Khmer Rouge, Mass killings, murder, Robert Redford
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Fathers – use the TV news to teach your sons the right attitude towards rape.
The Steubenville rape case got a lot of attention on the internet recently for a fairly appalling reason. Female reporting staff from one major network decided to focus their comments on the so-called damage to the life of the two rapists, (pictured below) as they were sentenced. Seriously. … Continue reading
Yossarian slept here: when your father betrays you.
Would you feel betrayed by this? Imagine that your father, a famous author, wrote a novel that was clearly based directly on your own family, that it was negative in tone, that it described all his dissatisfaction with his wife, and that … Continue reading
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Tagged Book reviews, Catch 22, famous novels, Joseph Heller, memoirs, Richard Snow Writer
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Lincoln: a rare insight into history.
Lincoln, staring Daniel Day-Lewis, is a rare glimpse into a fascinating piece of history. It tells the story of Lincoln’s attempt to get the thirteenth amendment to the US constitution (abolishing slavery) through the US Congress in the last months … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American civil war, Daniel Day-Lewis, History
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Zero Dark Thirty: a hard film to review
Zero Dark Thirty is a hard film to review. It deals with an important issue in recent US history. It’s well photographed, the settings are realistic, and some of the details are technically interesting. But most of the characters are … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, afghanistan, Bin laden, Torture, Zero Dark Thirty
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Hitchcock: impossible to live with, but worth the effort.
How do you live with a man who is extremely talented, perhaps a genius, but who is insecure, resentful, often dismisses you, puts you down, is a peeping tom and seems determined to prove that everyone else in his industry … Continue reading
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Tagged academy awards, AlfredHitchcock, Alma Reville, Cinema, Films, murder, Oscar, Psycho, themes in films
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Sandy Hook: a few (respectful) questions for gun owners.
What happens when lawful gun owners have mentally ill family members? Everybody, even in other countries, has been shocked by the mass killings in Sandy Hook. I have some reasonable, and I believe, perfectly respectful questions to ask on this … Continue reading
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Dealing with Offense--When is It Okay to Lecture Others?
Reblogged from Kristen Lamb's Blog: Happy Wednesday, everyone! Social media is becoming more and more a part of our everyday lives, and this means that we are coming into contact with more people than ever before. We do more socializing … Continue reading
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Good Novel, If You Don’t Mind Blood and Guts.
What I’m Reading This Week: Karin Slaughter’s ‘Blindsighted’. When I was a few chapters into this book, I started to wonder whether the author’s surname, Slaughter, was a pen name, chosen because she was writing a particularly gruesome series of murders. I … Continue reading
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