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Xmas Season Movies, Day Three: Eyes Wide Shut

2011-12-11T17:33:00.001-05:00

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) Directed by Stanley Kubrick Country: U.S.A. Based on a novella by Arthur Schnitzler The Lowdown Age: 16 and over (explicit sexual content, extremely tame compared to what your 12 year-old has seen online) In-laws, relatives: DON'T do it. Like the character Alice, your partner may use this film to start a rather uncomfortable discussion on what constitutes cheating and so on

Xmas Season Movies: Day Two, The Thin Man

2011-12-10T15:19:00.000-05:00

The Thin Man (1934) Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke Country: U.S.A. Based on a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett The Lowdown Age: all ages. In-laws, relatives: yes, yes. Required level of sobriety: the movie is still good sober but I suggest lining up five martinis at a time. It just seems rude not to keep up with the characters. Audience: not for brutes, a certain level of sophistication required.

Xmas films day one: L.A. Confidential

2011-12-09T17:17:00.004-05:00

L.A. Confidential (1997) Country: USA Director: Curtis Hanson Based on a novel by: James Ellroy Lowdown Age: 12 and over. References to prostitution, drugs and porn but your kids are online, right? In-laws, relative suitability: Should be fine with it but at 2.5 hours running time, fidgety and easily distracted people are out. Audience: low, middle, high brow which is why this is one of the

Tolerance for Theatre Goers

2011-11-04T14:53:00.002-04:00

Never him on the cross. Unwrap that candy! Josh Young as Judas Iscariot (foreground) and Paul Nolan as Jesus (background) in Jesus Christ Superstar. Photography by David Hou. This blog is in reaction to a blog by BraeHockey I saw tweeted about this morning. It's another one of those "rules for attending theatre" blogs. BraeHockey must bare the brunt of my reaction to all those blogs, I'm afraid

Mitt Romney Doesn't Know about the Birds and the Bees

2011-10-24T14:21:00.000-04:00

A young woman completely stumped Mitt Romney at a Iowa town hall meeting when she told him that his support for an amendment to the constitution that would claim life begins at conception would prevent her from using birth control. Romney tells the women he is not against birth control but the very eloquent young woman goes to explain to Romney that he doesn't to understand that hormonal forms of

Girl Power

2011-10-24T10:12:00.001-04:00

Girls can change the world. A Sesame Street video. Don't forget to visit our main page for "Occupy" news and more.

Occupy's Canadian Origins

2011-10-24T08:16:00.001-04:00

the ad that started it all Read this Wikipedia entry for a history of the Occupy movement. And this NPR radio story about Adbusters, the Canadian magazine that started it all: "The Occupy protest seems to have come out of nowhere but the early participants like John Garcia in Seattle point to a specific catalyst: "I get Adbusters, so that's how I heard about it." Adbusters is an

Legal enforcement bodies and the military join the movement #ows

2011-10-24T08:11:00.000-04:00

Police officers who want to support the Occupy movement have their own website and twitter feed now. Occupy Police say they were hacked yesterday, but they are more determined than ever to go on with their protest. Marines on non-active duty also have a website.

St. Paul's Cathedral Closes for the First Time since WWII: Occupy London

2011-10-22T08:37:00.000-04:00

Listen to the BBC Today Programme radio interview.

Obama's Risky Embrace of Occupy Wall Street

2011-10-22T08:35:00.001-04:00

WaPo article about the Obama supposedly embracing OWS. I'm not sure he has but you can follow the link to the ABC News interview in the article. WaPo focuses on the potential pitfalls of such an alignment for the President.

Right-Wing Hacker Releases Thousands of Occupy Wall Street Emails

2011-10-17T11:05:00.000-04:00

Gawker reveals that Tom Ryan, a computer security expert from NYC, has leaked 3900 emails sent to Occupy Wall Street.

How many millions of African lives for your mobile?

2011-10-17T09:51:00.001-04:00

Did you know that your mobile phone is directly linked to the war in Congo which has killed 5 millions and to the enslavement of children who work in mines? Children work in those mines, digging with their bares hands. Poulsen's documentary "Blood in the Mobile" explores this. One of the reasons the media hasn't talked much about this is their inability to go to the Congo, something Poulsen does

10 Ways to Support Occupy Wall Street

2011-10-17T08:23:00.000-04:00

At Common Dreams

Guardian coverage of OWS

2011-10-15T16:29:00.000-04:00

The Guardian offers coverage of the protests in Europe, with an amazing photos of what looks like ten of thousands of protesters in Madrid.

BBC coverage of Occupy in Asia

2011-10-15T09:10:00.001-04:00

Commentary and photos Reuters. Caption says: "Taiwan is not used to demonstrations of this sort" BBC

CNN

2011-10-15T09:03:00.001-04:00

is covering the event all day and globally.

Occupy Wall Street Goes Global

2011-10-15T08:40:00.001-04:00

Protests all over the world today, starting in Asia. Follow the Guardian all day for more photos. So far, they have photos from Asia and Australia. Occupy Movement Goes Global. Click to the main page for more Occupy Wall Street Coverage.

Shepard Fairey Designs Occupy Wall Street Invitation

2011-10-14T17:14:00.000-04:00

(Go to our main page for much more about Occupy Wall Street)

OWS needs a Kent State moment, says Deutsch (video)

2011-10-14T16:56:00.002-04:00

Apparently, OWS needs better branding according to Deutsch. "I don't want people to take this the wrong way, says Deutsch." It's difficult not to, Donny. And then he says that the Tea Party movement has an "adultness" to it. Moran. This is the clip, Donny Deutsche talking to MSNBC. Don't forget to click back to the main as Comrade Bingo becomes a OWS aggregator while the protests lasts.

Protesters get to stay

2011-10-14T08:44:00.000-04:00

"The decision by Brookfield Office Properties Inc. to delay its planned cleaning of Zuchotti Park means that the protesters who have been living at the site for nearly a month will not be forced to depart and remove the tarps, beds and other items accumulated during the ongoing demonstration." Wall Street Journal

Salon.com and Bloomberg turn around

2011-10-13T23:50:00.001-04:00

Salon.com has a Occupy Wall Street section. The latest article on the site talks about today's big news: Bloomberg wants the park cleaned out of tents and protesters won't be able to use sleep bags and sleep on the benches of Zuccotti Park. Next two cents: of course, if you've ever been to New York, you've seen thousands of homeless sleep on thousands on park benches throughout the city every

Michael Moore

2011-10-13T23:44:00.000-04:00

Michael Moore has been a vocal supporter of OWS since the beginning, showing up at protests and giving the phenomenon publicity by talking about it to the media. His website has become a great source of information for all things OWS.

Protesters are Packing on the Pounds

2011-10-12T11:22:00.000-04:00

New York Times article about how the protesters feed themselves: Want to Get Fat on Wall Street? Try Protesting

Fat Cats Are not all Bankers

2011-10-12T11:10:00.002-04:00

The Wall Street Bull Is a False God

2011-10-12T10:56:00.000-04:00

The Old Testament God hates false idols. The Golden Calf as Wall Street Bull and a great story of how clergy from several faiths occupied Wall Street, Boston and D.C. Read about it in HuffPo