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Saturday, 2004 September 4, 08:32 — cinema

movies rented recently

Simple Men (1992), recommended on an INTP list. Extremely indie. I abandoned it, bored.

Les diaboliques (1955), a murder story with a twist. From a novel by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac; when they heard that Hitchcock had sought the rights, they wrote one with him in mind, and it became Vertigo.

Guys and Dolls (1955), a musical about gamblers, based on a story by Damon Runyon. The characters are quite engaging, and the songs amusing. Frank Sinatra sings, and as usual I wonder why.

Du rififi chez les hommes (1955). The title means either “Some violence among men” or “Of the violence in men”, I can’t say which. An impeccable suspense picture.

Funny Girl (1968). An unknown becomes a Ziegfeld Follies star through chutzpah; after that the plot gets boring, but the songs are still enjoyable.

Friday, 2004 September 3, 23:59 — religion

if the shoe were on the other foot, it would be a glove

Worth a giggle: What if Scientists Behaved Like Fundamentlists?

Thursday, 2004 September 2, 13:56 — security theater

wouldn’t want to give anyone ideas

Justice Department Censors Supreme Court Quote

The mind reels at such a blatant abuse of power (and at the sheer chutzpah of using national security as an excuse to censor a quotation [from a Supreme Court decision] about using national security as an excuse to stifle dissent).

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