I’m breaking my (unintended) blog silence by posting something about a woman who has been demonized by both sides of the political spectrum for doing what she considered to be right. Cindy Sheehan officially announced her resignation as the face of the anti-war movement yesterday morning. She was in a difficult place, fighting for justice [...]
Words cannot describe this powerful movie. Some scenes were so hard to watch I almost turned the movie off and threw my computer across the room. The movie makes a very direct and real statement about overcoming racism and racist beliefs from the point of view of a reformed white supremacist. American History X is [...]
Trainspotting is about the lives of Scottish heroin addicts. Sometimes funny, sometimes disturbing, the movie is a little hard to understand for the inexperienced at some points because drunken Scottish accents slur. The movie has original cinematography and a nice soundtrack. I wouldn’t recommend it for the squeamish, especially if you’re afraid of needles. Along with [...]
My dad sent me a 1 month trial for Netflix last week and, not planning to eventually upgrade and pay for the service, I decided to go for the full on 4-disc-at-a-time monster package. I got my first movies yesterday and decided that I will milk this month for all its worth and try to [...]
The Internet prides itself in being inherently anti-establishment. The users on digg think they have it all figured out and can bring the political system to its knees. Reddit prides itself on being a more intelligent digg and yet still has all of the same characteristics. However, by creating these lofty ideas of themselves users [...]
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Here’s a video of Barack Obama speaking to supporters at the California Democratic Convention. I was there… they led us around back so he could come out to thank us for our support. We ended up standing there for almost 45 minutes because he was running late and he only spoke for a few minutes. [...]