Via the Telegraph:
Plans for Al Gore to take the Democratic presidential nomination as the saviour of a bitterly divided party are being actively discussed by senior figures and aides to the former vice-president.
The bloody civil war between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has left many Democrats convinced that neither can deliver a knockout blow to [...]
Posted on March 30th, 2008 by pwyll
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Another anti-war movie is tanking.
I’m told #7 Stop-Loss opened to only $1.6 million Friday from just 1,291 plays and should eke out $4+M. Although the drama from MTV Films was the best-reviewed movie opening this weekend, Paramount wasn’t expecting much because no Iraq war-themed movie has yet to perform at the box office. “It’s not [...]
Posted on March 29th, 2008 by pwyll
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Howard Dean, head of the Democratic Party, explains the real issue.
Posted on March 29th, 2008 by pwyll
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The house pictured above is Barbara Streisand’s estate in Malibu. The picture became famous precisely because Ms Streisand sued the California Coastal Records Project in an effort to have it suppressed. The lawsuit gave rise to the notion of the Streisand Effect:
… a phenomenon on the Internet where an attempt to censor or remove [...]
Posted on March 29th, 2008 by pwyll
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Redemption Song is an old favorite of mine. I was pleased to stumble across a fabulous version by guitarist Raul Midon, and Tété. I had it here briefly, and then You Tube took it down. Here instead is Cassandra Wilson, with a totally different but wonderful version.
And a bonus, Eva Cassidy covers Time [...]
Posted on March 26th, 2008 by pwyll
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Christopher Hitchens has a way with words.
You often hear it said, of some political or other opportunist, that he would sell his own grandmother if it would suit his interests. But you seldom, if ever, see this notorious transaction actually being performed, which is why I am slightly surprised that Obama got away with [...]
Posted on March 25th, 2008 by pwyll
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