Gordon Willis

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On May 19, 2014

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The great cinematographer, who did such remarkable work for films such as The Godfather and its sequels, Manhattan, All the President's Men, and so many others, has passed away. R.I.P.

In one of what are sure to be hundreds of similar articles should Hillary Clinton run for the 2016 Democratic nomination, Justin Sink has some random not-quite-thoughts about her husband to share. This is the most depressing: Pushing back against suggestions from Karl Rove that Hillary...
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Mark Mazzetti’s Way of the Knife tracks the development of the dual Joint Special Operations Command and Central Intelligence Agency campaign against Al Qaeda. Mazzetti tells of how the War on Terror changed both organizations, making each more lethal while at the same time compromising substantial...

Mt. St. Helens Day

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On May 18, 2014

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On May 18, 1980, Mt. St. Helens underwent its cataclysmic explosion that reshaped the mountain, reminded Americans about the amazing powers of volcanoes, and blew a little 6-year old nerd's.

I’m sorry, but no (?)

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Sorry to interrupt your Sunday evening with this little trifle of a post, but is this author just dreadfully wrong (about "The Shining")? He posits that Jack is ultimately a sympathetic character, just a fatally-flawed guy who's struggling with his demons. Granted it's been a long...
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