Thursday, October 29, 2015

Spielberg's Bridge of Spies

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What can one say about a movie which makes Soviet spy Rudolf Abel into a dignified and sympathetic protagonist, the US government into ...
Sunday, October 25, 2015

Michel Houellebecq's Submission

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French author Michel Houellebecq is in some ways a variation on  America's Mark Steyn . Like the Canadian expatriate, he is a prolific...
Sunday, October 18, 2015

Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet Rings True Today

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Benedict Cumberbatch's performance as Hamlet came to Washington's Mazza Gallerie mall last Thursday night. On the giant screen...
Monday, October 12, 2015

"Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, Western Civ Has Got To Go!" at the Kennedy Center

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Kennedy Center Deborah Rutter speaks to donors at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater last week. When Jesse Jackson led a chanti...
Thursday, October 01, 2015

Sir Vidia's Pale Shadow: Paul Theroux in the Deep South

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Paul Theroux speaking at Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, DC on September 30th. Last Wednesday Paul Theroux came to Was...
Friday, September 25, 2015

"Share the Road"...and Die.

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On Saturday, September 19th, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy adviser  Jacob Thomas "Jake" Brewer was kil...
Friday, September 18, 2015

Len Downie Has Seen The Future Of Journalism--And It Is NPR...

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Former Washington Post Executive Editor (and current Editor-at-Large) Len Downie spoke about his personal history, as well as the future...