First a local Demo blog accuses the GOP of a conspiracy to phony up letters to the editor critical of Rep. Stephanie Herseth. Now, the local daily reveals (with typical Beck snarkiness) that the letters actually came from someone associated with the local chapter of something called the Progressive Democrats of America. It appears this […]
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Seems to be plenty of odds and ends of interest in the book-related world: I had not heard of this award before but the Lettre Ulysses Award for the Art of Reportage seems pretty interesting. It has been given annually since 2003 as a world prize for “reportage literature.” Past winners are a work on […] According to the BBC: President George W. Bush told Palestinian ministers that God had told him to invade Afghanistan and Iraq – and create a Palestinian State, a new BBC series reveals. A press release announcing a BBC Television series on the Middle East says Bush told the Palestinian prime minister and foreign minister: “I’m […] I see via The Agony Column that Vintage Books has completed publicatino of all of Philip K. Dick’s SF novels with the release of Dr. Futurity. If you hadn’t heard already, Yahoo has launched the Open Content Alliance in response to Google Print. Both seek to digitize book content. Google Print, however, has been sued […] A Very Long Engagement (2004) 4.5/5 A wonderful and beautifully filmed French movie that reunites the star (Audrey Tautou) and director (Jean-Pierre Jeunet) of Amélie (which I admit not having seen). A Very Long Engagement somehow manages to combine the horrors of World War I with a mystery and a story of love, hope and […] |
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