Daily Archives: July 14, 2008

Twitter Updates for 2008-07-14

just watched Peter Watkins’ film “Punishment Park”–excellent movie…and relevant in the age of Bush # Currently Browsing: http://tinyurl.com/68p9nb snacks that heal…good reminder of what to eat and not eat. # procrastination is a fucking disease # lenovo x61 hits 7100 … Continue reading

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Wenchuan: should we stay or should we go?

The debate rages on, with many Wenchuan local residents, according to a survey, inclined to get out of there while they can. This article claims that out of 768 people surveyed, over 90% of them wanted to leave and rebuild … Continue reading

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The troubles in Weng’an and Jiang Jie He village: gangs, dams, mines, gambling, death

I was reading Southern Weekend’s investigation into the Weng’an region: the common wisdom now is that the problems didn’t begin or end with the June 28 incident, but that the latter was merely what happened when long simmering problems reached … Continue reading

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Movies that I’ve watched: Peter Watkins’ Punishment Park

One of the better movies that i’ve seen in awhile. The film, shot like a documentary, takes place in 1970s America, where the Vietnam War wages and on a cultural schism has opened up between those that support the establishment … Continue reading

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Movies I’ve watched: Lars and the Real Girl

Manohla Dargis of the New York Times thought that this film was a bit hokey because it takes the issue of mental health and makes something Capra-esque out of it. Lars was abandoned and abused when he was young and … Continue reading

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Movies I’ve watched: Cassandra’s Dream

Is there any reason why Woody Allen should continue subjecting us to these morality tales? If you want to see the Abel and Cain-esque moral fallout that happens when two brothers once so close get in over their heads, you’d … Continue reading

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