Review: The Master
“Is God dead?” For some atheists he never lived, but our film idols did. And when the director you worship dies how do you begin to replace him? Like religion there’s a good deal of choice on...
Category: North America
Review: Lana Del Rey’s Born To Die – Paradise Edition
With her distinctive calling-card single “Video Games” and album Born To Die, Lana Del Rey has been one of the most hotly debated artists of the past year. Initially feted for her “gangsta...
You May Ask Yourself, How Did I Get Here? Being Underemployed Leaves Time for Organizing
The New York Times recently published two of the year’s most important stories. For those who were too distracted by Hurricane Sandy or election activities to read them, allow me to sum up: The...
Obama Wins the Austerity Election
With the reelection of President Barack Obama on Tuesday night along with the election and in some cases reelection of a number of notable women including Tammy Duckworth, Elizabeth Warren, Claire...
Remaking the Munsters on Bryan Fuller’s Mockingbird Lane
Poor Bryan Fuller. The talented producer seems doomed to come up with innovative show ideas that bomb big-time on the networks, and his latest experience on US network NBC is a particularly harsh...
FEMA Is Already Being Privatized and Other Under-Reported Facts About Hurricane Sandy
If you live in the United States, you almost certainly know that a big hurricane-turned-post- tropical-cyclone called Sandy hit the East Coast earlier this week. Unprecedented in size and scope, the...
Scandal, the soapy West Wing
Shonda Rhimes’ Scandal on ABC is off to a roaring start with its second season, picking up where the first left off with the unmasking of Quinn’s true identity and subsequent legal troubles. The...
Mitt Romney’s Marriage Plan To Fix Everything
Mitt Romney's statement at the October 16th Presidential debate, in which he said that he would decrease gun violence in America by telling more people to get married before they have babies, have...
The Foreign Policy Context Neither POTUS Candidate Addressed – And Won’t Cover in the October 22 Debate Either
Last night, US presidential candidates President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney took the stage in a town hall style debate in which self-described “undecided voters”...
“We Cannot Be Afraid:” Livestock farmer and writer Shannon Hayes on making the most of meat
by Mariya Strauss Homesteaders, aspiring homesteaders, and mildly alternative-minded folks love Shannon Hayes. Her encouraging, prodding farmer’s voice has become a companion for those seeking an...