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The Audacity of Reality

[E]ven in the face of evidence like this, Barack Obama declared in a recent debate that “we are seeing al-Qaeda stronger now than at any time since 2001.” This may reflect the counsel he’s...

American beef cow

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Hispanics increase in rural areas

Februay 17, 2007 by: GINNIE GRAHAM Juan Sanchez rings the bell starting the procession for the Spanish-language Mass at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church. His wife, Hilda, leads the choir with "Ven,...

Unintended But Anticipated Effects Of Civil Rights Protection

Mickey Kaus, in linking to this post below (thanks, Mickey!), asks: If a Hispanic who has performed as poorly and prominently as Patti Solis Doyle can’t be fired without her employer getting grief...

Sundance. Timecrimes.

"[E]ven though it's not too hard to stay a step or two ahead of Nacho Vigalando's Timecrimes, it's still a nifty little genre piece, examining what happens when an ordinary middle-aged guy gets...

Retreat and a new job

Happy New Year! The past week was really tiring as I went to do volunteer work for kmspks Om Mani Padme Hung Retreat. His Eminence Drubwang Konchok Norbu Rinpoche will come to Singapore to lead the...

Innocent Until Proven ... Ah, to Hell With it

You don't have to give one hoot about baseball, steroids, Barry Bonds, or his upcoming trial to appreciate the sight of grown men declaring -- before the first gavel is even struck -- that...

The Mist.

"Frank Darabont ditches the warm and fuzzies for out-and-out cynicism about mankind's capacity for goodness and altruism with The Mist, the filmmaker's third feature-length adaptation of a Stephen...

More Hollywood Editors Working on PCs

One of the things that movie editors love about PC-based software for editing is that they can work on a laptop while they're on the road -- just like all the rest of us. The Wall Street Journal has...

Jimmy Carter Man from Plains.

"[E]ven someone as astute as [Jonathan] Demme could not have predicted that after he agreed to make the movie, [Jimmy] Carter would re-enter the news in a big way by titling his 2006 book Palestine:...