Diary

JUICY BITS: Cheney Unchained

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The best details from Barton Gellman’s new book on the vice president. By Juliet Lapidos (Slate.com) It’s often said on late-night TV that given Dick Cheney’s cardiovascular problems, George W. Bush is just a heartbeat away from the presidency. In his new book, Angler, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Barton Gellman suggests that this joke contains more than just [Read More]
Diary, Must Know

Meet the real Sarah Palin

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One of the reason John F. Kennedy was so popular were his great looks. I can understand why evangelical Republicans are ecstatic about the nomination of Palin. But why she is popular in the entire Republican party cannot be explained by her record. I suspect her good looks and her outgoing personality are an important image [Read More]
Drama, Movies

300

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300 is different from any movie I had seen before.  The closest would be Chinese films such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with the magical fighting scenes. Yet these Chinese films still are far from where 300 takes you. For my eyes, the film pushes boundaries of cinema as an art form. 300 tells the image [Read More]
Diary

Alaska Lawmakers to Subpoena Palin’s Husband

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The only question is whether Palin’s husband will be called to testify before the November election or afterwards. Alasaka will get more attention in the next seven weeks than anytime in its history. By Gene Johnson (Associated Press) ANCHORAGE, Sept. 12—Alaska lawmakers voted Friday to subpoena the husband of Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, image [Read More]
Diary

Palin overshadows McCain

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I watched large portion of Sarah Palin’s speech last week while waiting at the airport for my delayed plane. The first couple of minutes after I tuned in she seemed a bit wooden. But then she loosened up and launched into the good lines crafted by very skilled speech writers. The Republicans want to pull image [Read More]
Drama, Movies

Mama Mia!

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Mamia Mia!, this was worse than I had feared.  I did not even get a great tour of the Greek islands. I was the first to leave the cinema. Now I was watching people coming out.  Women smiled, men looked pained, albeit a bit proud they took their lady to the movies.  Cinema, in my image [Read More]
Diary

The Story Behind Palin’s Selection for VP

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Having search the internet, it is not clear to me that Sarah Palin has received a full vetting. McCain is making a big gamble. In two months we will know whether the move was brilliant or stupid. Here is the best background article on the nomination. The story behind the Palin surprise By: Jonathan Martin (Politico.com) John McCain image image [Read More]
Comedy, Movies

Tropic Thunder

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There is a reason why in most films different people take on the roles of the writer, director,  and the lead actor: Rarely is one and the same person equally good at all these jobs.  Tropic Thunder stars Ben Stiller, and is written and directed by Ben Stiller. That was a mistake. When I saw image [Read More]