Women at Work

Sexism in the workplace, circa 1943



I’m Not There - film review

The bad news first: the film is far too long. It should have been cut from its present running time of 135 minutes to around 90. On the other hand, didn’t Dylan himself once make a film that ran for 5 hours?
The film, by Director Todd Haynes, is a rumination inspired by the various lives [...]



Presque vu XVIII

Buzz, Balls & Hype has an essay from the literary agent, Simon Lipskar, which attempts to bring some reasoning back into the equation which asserts that an author is responsible for the performance of his book:
. . . we’ve reached a stage of sound and fury in which a whole lot of effort [...]



Jerry Falwell’s good and dead but there are several others of similar ilk still around.

feminism: ‘ . . . a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.’

Debi Alper has the whole story on her blog . . .

ps. The funeral is on Tuesday. Republican leaders and hecklers welcome.

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