Relying on International ANSWER’s numbers, Reuters is reporting that the anti-war protests today in DC drew 100K people, though an aerial photograph seems to shows fewer people [see caption]. Then there’s this: The 2005 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and hosted by first lady Laura Bush, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 7th and
September 24, 2005
September 24, 2005
Anatomy of an anti-war puff piece
From the AP’s Jennifer Kerr, “Anti-War Protesters March in Washington: Thousands of Anti-War Demonstrators March in Washington, London; Rallies Planned in L.A., Rome”: Opponents of the war in Iraq rallied by the thousands Saturday to demand the return of U.S. troops, staging a day of protest, song and remembrance of the dead in marches through Washington and other American and European cities. More than 2,000 people gathered on the Ellipse
September 24, 2005
Scenes from my driveway, continued x 59
Deadbeat neighbor: “So, you heard New Orleans flooded again, right?—second time in a month? That really sucks.”* Me: “I’d imagine so, yes.” Deadbeat neighbor: “No, I mean, that really sucks, trust me. Because once, at my old apartment? I overreached a bit on the two-ply and clogged up the dumper something fierce. Wound up having to wade around in about a foot of water and my own filth at least
September 24, 2005
Thanks…
To Jeremy Olson for Hitchcock’s The Wrong Man—considered by many to be Hitch’s most “realistic” film (based on a true story). I watched it the other night and quite enjoyed it. A strange departure for Hitchcock, and but for the exception of a few signature touches could very well have been a Kazan film. Thanks also to David Hutchins for The End and Quadrophenia. Believe it or not, I’d never