I should respond to some of these Vito-related comments, I think, because they sound reasonable enough at first blush and provide thereby a good means of sharpening my argument. First...
There’s been some interesting chatter over Hillary Clinton’s interview with USA Today, namely her appeal to “working, hard-working Americans, white Americans.” Jonathan Chait takes issue with the implicitly racist appeal...
One expanded idea: as I mention, David Mamet could have taken the movie in an entirely different direction–more action-oriented and focused on Mike Terry’s background. This is what I wrote...
Shocking news from across the pond: Study leader Professor Mark Bellis, director of the Centre for Public Health at Liverpool John Moore’s University said: “Millions of young Europeans now take...
It’s hard for me to describe just how great the Criterion Collection is. If you’re into foreign/indie film, you probably know them already, but on the off-chance you don’t, check...
Actually it was just Kumar. Kal Penn was on Keith Olbermann’s show Monday, and the following interview was full of silliness. To his credit, Penn admitted that, whatever grievances he...
