Diary, Astute Observations, Movies, Documentary
Paula Schargorodsky make this interesting 7-minute film about what it means to be a woman and 35 and still married. It will be very interesting to see her make another film like this in 30 years.35 and Single: An Argentine Woman Documents One Big Question
Diary, Astute Observations
On the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination Adam Gopnik writes an amazingly insightful review of the event that endless conspiracy literature that it has spawned. You will understand better why the event has been such a fertile ground of conspiracy stories and why the American public never saw the presidency in the same way when details about strange connections between Kennedy and shady parts of American life came out.Adam Gopnik on JFK
Diary, Astute Observations
Nate Silver of the NY Times put Romney’s odds of winning the electoral count at 8%. He writes: “As any poker player knows, those 8 percent chances do come up once in a while. If it happens this year, then a lot of polling firms will have to re-examine their assumptions — and we will have to re-examine ours about how trustworthy the polls are. But the odds are that Mr. Obama will win another term.”Election Day Poker
Diary, Astute Observations, Movies
It’s been four years since Sarah Silverman made a video for The Great Schlep, encouraging people to go to Florida and convince their grandparents to vote for Obama (“Vote for Obama, gonna visit Grandmama; vote for McCain, to me you’re a shit stain.”) She’s back, with “Get Nana a Gun,” a spot-on video about voter suppression.Sarah Silverman on Voter Suppression
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Whiplash
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Lion
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The Brothers McMullen
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Baby Driver
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Blood Diamond
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Peggy Noonan: “Democracy Is Not Your Plaything”
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Surprising New Finding: “Get Married, Get Healthy? Maybe Not.”
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Good Summary of the Week: Trump fired director of the FBI who investigated the Trump campaign
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Beauty and the Beast
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Keeping up with the Joneses
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