Asif Ali Zardari: woe to Pakistan?
The problem with democracy is that sometimes the person that comes into power is exactly the person you wish would get arrested and sent to prison forever. In the case of Pakistan, it has come to...
Category: Themes
I believe in the Joker (while “The Dark Knight” rakes in the profit)
Unless you are just now joining civilization, you may have heard of a little film called "Batman: The Dark Knight." It is not the first Batman film, of course; the popular character from the comic...
Reel Positions
A Mermaid named Nala Met with Jessie the Rabbit To discuss what the Old Adage say. While sharing a laugh For each less than better half (Fixed Fools who were long drawn away), They pushed through the...
In New Orleans, a lesson from Hurricane Gustav?
By most accounts Hurricane Gustav was not nearly as bad as it could have been, and New Orleans appears to have been spared—though it was only after the winds and rains of Katrina had died down and...
Buried alive In Balochistan
Far be it from me to reinforce stereotypes about Pakistani attitudes towards the safety and security of women. I am a product of Musharraf's Enlightened Moderation and the soft image of Pakistan is...
Bristol Palin’s pregnancy: motherhood and discipline
By now, many of us are aware that Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin's teenage daughter, is pregnant. You probably have listened to the media pundits trying to spin this in several different directions. Some...
Cold War revisited: “Red Dawn”
As certain factions speculate that the world is headed toward a new Cold War, Mark Farnsworth examines the artistic legacy of this phenomenon. Director, screenwriter, and producer John Milius has...
Sarah Palin and Michelle Obama: hypocrisy in mainstream feminism
On Friday, McCain announced his choice for a running mate. He chose Alaska governor Sarah Palin. According to CNN's John King, McCain met with Palin only one time before deciding that she was his...
Nice try with Palin, John McCain
John McCain waited until after Barack Obama’s speech to make a superbly-timed announcement of his vice-presidential pick. Unfortunately for him, he undermined what were his best arguments against...
Palestine Inside Out: A Review
This is a review of Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation by Saree Makdisi. W. W. Norton. 2008. Saree Makdisi is a Palestinian-American academic. What makes this UCLA professor stand out right...