Netflix tells me that I like “fight-the-system” movies. And that Stir Crazy is a fight-the-system movie – in the vein of a movie about a tobacco whistleblower and a documentary about food production. So, in order: doubtful, fearful, intrigued, enthusiastic, sad, snarky.
read more...In 2007, Barbara Boxer said “One of the very most important issues we face is climate change.” In an ad release just before the June primary, Republican nominee for that senate seat, Carly Fiorina, released this ad: Terrorism kills. And Barbara Boxer is worried about the weather? Now that the November Senate race is set, get ready for California-rules football. In the sense that the football is, you know, the world’s climate. Boxer v. Fiorina. The Suspend AB 32 ballot
read more...My sis Katie taught Nietzsche at Deep Springs a couple of years ago; that fact brought German philosophy back into our lives. The terrific LA blog LosAnjealous has a very good parody of the Bil Keane comic Family Circus; two of my early attempts are screen shots below. You can refresh AND make a permalink there too.
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