WikiLeaks Ban or Global Secrecy Act? Criminalizing WikiLeaks may well deny victims of war crimes international legal attention by helping to keep the crimes secret and thus may protect the perpetrators, notes D. H. Kerby. [From Middle East Online, www.middle-east-online.com.] Sen. John Ensign, a Nevada Republican, has proposed amending the Espionage Act specifically to target WikiLeaks and other media organizations […]
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book review: The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones: Sound Opinions on the Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Rivalry
[Book Review] The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones: Sound Opinions on the Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Rivalry Text by Jim deRogatis and Greg Kot 2010, Voyageur Press, Minneapolis, MN Reviewed by Kent Manthie Well Voyageur Press has done it again…This time the Minneapolis-based publishers of such memorable “coffee-table” books, such as the history-in-pictures-and-text of The Velvet Underground: A 30 Year […]
DVD review: alt short film Home Made Monster
Home Made Monster (The Musical) From Scumbag Movies, written and directed by Leia Gadow and Brandon Gadow, starring Leia Gadow, Brandon Gadow, Rick Reger, Jesus Yepez, Blaire Whitcomb, Chuck Green, Amy GreenEarl WinstonHamit Kilic, Lisa Merullo-Boaz, Dilan Cheavacci, Capitan, music by The Jim Rowdy Show, Bobby Dickson, Paul Rey Reviewed by Robert Shamlin A girl needs love. The alcoholic man […]
DVD review: My Son My Son What Have Ye Done
[DVD review] My Son My Son What Have Ye Done Directed by Werner Herzog, written by Werner Herzog and Herbert Golder, starring Chloë Sevigny, Willem Dafoe, Michael Shannon, Udo Kier, produced by David Lynch, 2009. Coverage by Reviewer Rob Looking for a movie to rent I saw this box on the shelf. It was a crime drama with Willem Dafoe […]