Eve Tushnet
Indiegogo site raising money for Fix My Kid, a documentary on the abuses of the “troubled teen industry.” (More here.) Read more
Indiegogo site raising money for Fix My Kid, a documentary on the abuses of the “troubled teen industry.” (More here.) Read more
at AmCon: …This surreal documentary, which feels more like Variety Hour in Hell, began when filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer found that it was impossible to get survivors of the brutal 1965-6 anti-Communist campaign in Indonesia to describe their experiences. He settled for what he considered the next best thing: interviews with the perpetrators. And for the reason Jean-Luc Godard gives here, that turned out to be the key to making one of the most eye-opening documentaries I’ve ever seen. more Read more
While I haven’t gotten all the way through Pride and Prejudice, I am far enough to know what’s wrong with the Austen quote that’s now printed on millions of ten pound notes in Britain. The quote—”I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!”—is, ironically, spoken in bad faith by one of Austen’s characters. The Guardian explains… more! * Iago. Read more
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First of all, America’s prison population is finally falling. Via Jesse Walker, I think. Second, “Tenth and Greenwich (Women’s House of Detention)” is pretty amazing, and you should give it a spin. Via Helen Rittelmeyer. Read more
Those grown children had, almost all of them, bent their heads over whatever work she gave them, even though their bodies were awkward and restless with the onset of adulthood, fate creeping through their veins and glands and follicles like a subtle poison, making them images of their parents and strangers to themselves. There was humor in it of a kind that might raise questions about the humorist. Read more
reports: CAMDEN, ME—Longtime acquaintances confirmed to reporters this week that local man Michael Husmer, an unambitious 29-year-old loser who leads an enjoyable and fulfilling life, still lives in his hometown and has no desire to leave. Claiming that the aimless slouch has never resided more than two hours from his parents and still hangs out with friends from high school, sources close to Husmer reported that the man, who has meaningful, lasting personal relationships and a healthy work-life balance, is... Read more
“The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error; and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes.” -attr. the Countess of Blessington, and via JWB Read more
Overwritten, but he’s totally right. Read more
with two very different portraits of the saint. (Five minutes left in her feast day!) First, Katrina Fernandez offers a sheaf of portraits, of which my favorite by far is the muscular, off-center, whirlingly ecstatic interpretation of Giambattista Pittoni. Then Joanne McPortland writes about her ongoing relationship with the saint, and offers a hushed, serene, almost doll-like portrayal by Georges de la Tour. Read more
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