tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14377847974133998962011-11-27T20:28:13.186-05:00G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/fb_pwrd.gifrabblerousersforumarthttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-38908870984591750332009-03-07T13:50:00.002-05:002009-03-08T12:09:40.496-04:002009-03-08T12:09:40.496-04:00Last week I was talking about snow storms and this week, it's sunny, spring-like and no snow -- as if the 8 inches of snow last week never happened. This week, I went a little overboard in the arts...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/spring-is-finally-in-air.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-68258712553218526402009-03-07T13:45:00.002-05:002009-03-08T12:12:35.533-04:002009-03-08T12:12:35.533-04:00BY LYNNETTE HINTZE, DAILY INTER LAKE/REZNET NEWS Chunks of asphalt suspended from the frame of a teepee over a bed of aerial maps. Shreds of old tires, cast in rubber molds and shaped into a war...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/nothing-conventional-about-this-indian.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-31369313832203510092009-03-07T13:40:00.001-05:002009-03-08T12:12:53.116-04:002009-03-08T12:12:53.116-04:00Takeshi Yamada was born in Osaka, Japan and moved to the United States in 1983. He has had over 300 art exhibitions, including 34 solo art exhibitions, at galleries and museums in Spain, the...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/takeshi-yamadas-museum-of-world-wonders.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-87958075095988751512009-03-07T13:35:00.000-05:002009-03-08T12:07:13.236-04:002009-03-08T12:07:13.236-04:00BY ALOHAPOLITICS.COM With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed last week....<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.comhttp://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/in-memorium.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-39013039159610004452009-03-07T13:25:00.000-05:002009-03-08T12:08:41.418-04:002009-03-08T12:08:41.418-04:00BY SVEN BIRKETS, ATLANTIC.COM The Amazon Kindle—a “new and improved” version of which has just been released—comes on like a technology for our times: crisp, affordable, hugely capacious, capable of...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/resisting-kindle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-91450832662947789022009-03-07T13:20:00.000-05:002009-03-08T12:09:14.306-04:002009-03-08T12:09:14.306-04:00BY CHAD DARNELL, GAYWIRED.COM After running a story yesterday about the closing of the West Hollywood location of A Different Light Bookstore, I spoke with a number of gay authors, actors and...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/lgbt-authors-speak-out-about-closing-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-86757749564825322072009-03-07T13:15:00.000-05:002009-03-08T12:10:09.648-04:002009-03-08T12:10:09.648-04:00BY MICHAEL PAULSON, BOSTON.COM Julie Berry's first novel is a fairy tale with a prince and a witch and love and despair. But there's no swearing, and no sex. The novel is, she grudgingly admits,...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/faith-and-good-works.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-33136501249886671462009-03-07T13:10:00.000-05:002009-03-08T12:10:41.712-04:002009-03-08T12:10:41.712-04:00BY KATY GUEST, THE INDEPENDENT/BOOKS According to the author Robert Irwin, there is a verb in Arabic, aqrahu, which has to do with contending with another for superior glory and generosity in the...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/dubai-festival-of-literature-censorship.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-89780555785968397692009-03-07T13:05:00.000-05:002009-03-08T12:11:19.529-04:002009-03-08T12:11:19.529-04:00All American BY LIESL SCHILLINGER, NYTIMES/BOOKS The Red Convertible Selected and New Stories 1978-2008 Louise Erdrich || HarperCollins Publishers Last fall, the permanent secretary of the Swedish...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/book-reviews_07.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-77366893566307499062009-03-07T13:00:00.000-05:002009-03-08T12:11:51.173-04:002009-03-08T12:11:51.173-04:00Iggy Pop to release jazz album steeped in French literature An unlikely cocktail of Michel Houellebecq and Jelly Roll Morton is the inspiration for Stooges legend's new francophile album,...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/miscellaneous-notes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-22460569791472377682009-03-07T01:30:00.000-05:002009-03-08T12:07:52.147-04:002009-03-08T12:07:52.147-04:00Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher signs his new book at the Borders at 18th and L streets NW, where only about a dozen people came to hear him read and only a few stayed afterward to get their...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.comhttp://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/joe-plumber-attracts-11-to-book-signing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-47769353241375036612009-03-01T13:50:00.005-05:002009-03-03T14:03:26.844-05:002009-03-03T14:03:26.844-05:00It's March 1st and I am looking out my window and watching it snow, expecting at least 12 inches to land in New York City tomorrow morning. Our world is so upside down, things don't make sense any...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/on-verge-of-spring.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-86287184635487052592009-03-01T13:45:00.001-05:002009-03-01T22:20:11.988-05:002009-03-01T22:20:11.988-05:00BY JOHN JOHNSTON, BOCA RATON NEWS Despite what politicians of all parties and powers say, it’s art and literature that makes the world go round. The power of words and of artistic expression cannot...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/festival-of-arts-boca-raton.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-79921131199848822112009-03-01T13:40:00.001-05:002009-03-01T22:20:46.373-05:002009-03-01T22:20:46.373-05:00BY ELIZABETH HSU, CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY/TAIWAN NEWS National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in southern Taiwan introduced Monday the world's first reference book on literature in Taiwan, titled...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/first-reference-book-on-classical.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-11585599617479856282009-03-01T13:35:00.001-05:002009-03-01T22:21:14.590-05:002009-03-01T22:21:14.590-05:00BY LIBBY JORDAN, EXAMINER.COM This is one for the books! A website that makes book recommendations based on a reader's favorite authors. A project by Marek Gibney, The Literature Map is part of...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/literature-map-best-book-recommendation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-59842340636916944522009-03-01T13:30:00.000-05:002009-03-01T22:21:38.769-05:002009-03-01T22:21:38.769-05:00BY KELLI GARDNER, THE LANTERN Anne Langendorfer is finally seeing one of her dreams come true: her dream course will be offered this spring quarter at Ohio State. The course is titled "Barack Obama...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/obamas-favorite-books-now-class.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-52811502019700021002009-03-01T13:25:00.000-05:002009-03-01T22:21:58.088-05:002009-03-01T22:21:58.088-05:00'Fool' by Christopher Moore BY STEVEN WINN, SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Give San Francisco comic novelist Christopher Moore full marks for plunging into deep waters. In "Lamb"...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/book-reviews.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-85664970987830603222009-03-01T13:20:00.000-05:002009-03-01T22:22:24.856-05:002009-03-01T22:22:24.856-05:00I Remember You Tuck &amp; Patti | Self Published (2008) BY TOM GREENLAND, ALLABOUTJAZZ.COM I Remember You, from guitar/vocal duo Tuck &amp; Patti, is the first in its catalogue to exclusively...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/music-reviews.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-36648594609017562762009-03-01T13:15:00.000-05:002009-03-01T22:22:51.792-05:002009-03-01T22:22:51.792-05:00Tokyo! BY JAY ANTANI, FILMCRITIC.COM Tokyo! is a curious conundrum. The movie is a triptych of short films about the titular metropolis made by Michel Gondry, Leos Carax, and Joon-ho Bong, three...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/03/movie-reviews.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-85263168351327875422009-02-17T13:22:00.006-05:002009-02-17T14:46:52.191-05:002009-02-17T14:46:52.191-05:00BY JOHN MWAZEMBA, THE STANDARD It is under siege from new diversions. Under attack from the technological revolution, the television, computer, video, CDs, DVDs, the Internet and podcasting, the...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/02/of-ict-and-dearth-of-traditional.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-11504977779222699402009-02-17T13:20:00.001-05:002009-02-17T14:47:32.917-05:002009-02-17T14:47:32.917-05:00African- American Writers: Legends of Literature BY KAREN D. CULLEY, DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE.COM Literature is the cultural legacy that we must not forget. African-American Literature comes from the...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/02/essayist-celebrates-black-authors-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-7181308919047064102009-02-17T13:15:00.000-05:002009-02-17T14:47:59.383-05:002009-02-17T14:47:59.383-05:00BY ROBERT LEITER, JEWISH EXPONENT For someone like myself who came of age reading the great works of the 20th-century modernists -- writers like Gertrude Stein, James Joyce, T.S. Eliot and Marcel...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/02/literature-gone-askew.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-38205031471111832492009-02-17T13:10:00.000-05:002009-02-17T14:48:19.678-05:002009-02-17T14:48:19.678-05:00Wynonna, Sing: Chapter 1 BY JONATHAN KEEFE, SLANT Having cemented her status as a country music icon as half of legendary duo the Judds, and with a couple of phenomenal, adventurous solo albums in...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/02/music-reviews.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-5579574579902879942009-02-17T13:05:00.000-05:002009-02-17T14:48:54.724-05:002009-02-17T14:48:54.724-05:00More censoring of Ultima LA BLOGA To the accompaniment of Su Teatro's production of Bless Me, Ultima opening in Denver this week, comes word of Rudolfo Anaya's beloved coming-of-age novel receiving...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/02/book-reviews.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437784797413399896.post-36118235736094826872009-02-11T14:42:00.006-05:002009-02-11T15:41:45.347-05:002009-02-11T15:41:45.347-05:00BY LAURA LEVIN, NEVADA NEWS The University of Nevada School of Medicine received a $3,000 pilot grant from Nevada Humanities to team up with Renown Health to create a literature and medicine program...<br/> <br/> RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is a blog established to provide a means of free expression on varying viewpoints, which is why the tag line is "where dissent is welcome." Some may call it liberal and progressive, others may say it's nothing more than anti-establishment rhetoric and contrarian viewpoints, but RABBLE ROUSER'S FORUM is really about speaking OUTLOUD on truths, whether we like to hear them or not. Your dissent is welcome!G. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829616563844071627noreply@blogger.com0http://rabblerouserforumart.blogspot.com/2009/02/university-renown-health-create.html