Reader Advisory November 23, 2009
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This being a short work week, I’m a little slammed at work. So no more posts today. Maybe tonight…
Weekend Box Office November 23, 2009
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New Moon ruled, but you probably already knew that. The Blind Side, 2012, Planet 51, and Disney’s A Christmas Carol round up the Top 5.
Nikki Finke has the figures and analysis.
World Upside Down November 23, 2009
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BoingBoing: Sex advice from D&D players.
Via Insty.
UK Poised to Dismantle the Web? November 22, 2009
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The Inquisitr: “It would be a common reaction from the rest of us in the world to shrug our shoulders saying ah it’s a British problem, if they want to let this happen it’s their own fault…Besides recent history showing that this is a short-sighted position to take there is also another much more subtle and potentially dangerous change to individual country laws.”
Read the whole thing. This is all arising from that secret copyright treaty of which you might have heard in recent weeks. Yes, the one the Obama White House didn’t want you to know about (I guess “transparency” was just a slogan, not a promise). In short, you could say the entertainment industry and a power-grubbing political class are behind it all.
As one of my law school professors once said, the law is like a hammer. You can use it to build or you can use it to destroy. A corollary of this axiom is that elections have consequences. Think about that next time you vote.
Movie Vampire Evolution November 22, 2009
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Reelzchannel: How movie vampires have changed over the years.
The Health Care Rationing Commission November 22, 2009
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Sounds less threatening than “Death Panel”, but the effect would be the same…
Is Andrew Sullivan an Anti-Semite? November 22, 2009
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But assuming he is, odds are he thinks Sarah Palin’s uterus is Jewish…
Staging Anger… November 22, 2009
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Sushi Fraud November 22, 2009
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Copy, Paste, Go to Press November 22, 2009
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Times of London lifts blog post, then reprints part of it as guest editorial without blogger’s permission.
But the blog post was written by a film director of note, so maybe this won’t end there…
