Categories: "Culture"
Das Boot, Directors Cut
February 13th, 2013I've never before seen a three+ hour movie go by so quickly, all the more significant by the film being in German and subtitled. Suspense, action, and drama -- a war film that looked as harrowing and awful as I can imagine submarine operations to be. more »
24 hour party people
February 9th, 2013[A mostly the same version of this review was distributed separately in 8/25/2002]
For members and fans of Set It Quiet, the film "24 Hour Party People" could be considered something of a history lesson concerning the creators of some of the music perf… more »
An Honorable Defeat
February 4th, 2013... a picture of the participants: Davis unwilling to see the reality of the southern defeat, Benjamin a sycophantic toady, and Breckinridge of one purpose - get the confederacy to admit defeat as soon as possible. more »
more on why I won't walk the line
January 14th, 2013So I made that suggestion, that the union should negotiate a conversion from the one-size-fits-all approach into a system that could be tailored for each individual member. more »
why I won't walk the line
January 10th, 2013The recent news includes more stories about how Boeing's engineering uniion, SPEEA, is planning on conducting a strike if they can't get the company to agree to their contract terms. more »
econtalk
December 28th, 2012I listen to a few podcasts, when I'm driving or walking around the city, doing laundry or working in the yard. Among them I find econtalk to be informative and engaging, due in part to the in-depth and calm discourse of the interview format between the diverse assortment of guests and host Russ Roberts. more »
The Hobbit, coming to film
November 26th, 2012One detail I wonder how the film will handle is that of the finding of the One Ring. more »
the country club
November 18th, 2012The "country club" analogy argues that the bad things in the social order are the price we must pay to live in the society. more »
Doctor Who?
October 8th, 2012I have heard it said that we are living in a new golden age of television. That might be true. For Doctor Who, it's "Anywhere you want. Any time you want. There's one condition - it has to be amazing." (Series 5 opening, 2010) more »
privilege - when law favors private interests
October 2nd, 2012The regulatory state tends to promote special interests more »
