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by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | April 19th, 2020
…Hey! Hey! Hey! Supremes! How Many Badgers Did You Kill Today?We are in the middle of a deadly COVID-19 pandemic that may last years, but we have been attacked for 244 years by another pandemic which started in Philadelphia when 56 white guys signed a proclamation that “all men are…
by Charlie Barber | Last Word | April 18th, 2020
…#16 of On Tyranny: “Learn from peers in other countries. – Keep up your friendships abroad, or make new friends in other countries. The present difficulties in the United States are an element of a larger trend. And no country is going to find a solution by itself. Make sure…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | April 17th, 2020
…Future Activists Meet at Newnham and LeBrecht’s “Crip Camp” Sundance 2020 opening night selection and audience award winner “Crip Camp”—now streaming on Netflix—recounts the incredible grassroots movement that ultimately led to the passage and implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was signed into law…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | April 14th, 2020
…My friend Mike Scholtz, the director of “Riplist” and many other fantastic documentaries, collects movies when he’s not making them. He especially likes VHS and once rescued the children of Pine City, Minnesota by purchasing tapes of “Fritz the Cat” and “Flesh Gordon” that had been shelved in the local…
by Charlie Barber | Last Word | April 5th, 2020
…#12 of On Tyranny: Make eye contact and small talk- “This is not just polite. It is part of being a citizen and a responsible member of society. It is also a way to stay in touch with your surroundings, break down social barriers, and understand whom you should and…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | April 5th, 2020
…The 14th Century Black Plague Started Something Beyond Thoughts And PrayersI see Donald the Lyin’ King has decided that Easter will not be a good time to fill churches—but maybe April 30 will be. King Donald had talked so much about the virus and April he reminded me of the…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | April 4th, 2020
…Eliza Hittman’s Sundance favorite “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” which played in theaters for just three days before Focus Features pulled the film amidst the widespread and unprecedented coronavirus-related closures, will be made available on demand beginning April 3. According to Anne Thompson, the movie will cost $19.99 to rent for…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | March 29th, 2020
…Veteran sound editor and USC professor Midge Costin educates and entertains as the director of “Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound.” An engaging, entry-level crash course on the role of audio in motion picture storytelling, the film is a sibling to “Visions of Light,” “Side by Side,” and other…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | March 29th, 2020
…Fact: In 1979 We Had 19.5 Million Manufacturing Jobs; Today, 12 MillionThat’s just one of the startling statistics revealed in two books reviewed by Helen Epstein in the New York Review of Books. The titles indicate the subject: “Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism” by Anne Case and…
by John Strand | Editorial | March 18th, 2020
…Not long ago, we did not have Coronavirus or Covid-19 in our vocabulary. Now our worlds have been changed. And that change is not stopping anytime soon, it would appear.Most of us are in the same boat. Our businesses are in jeopardy. Our workers’ futures are uncertain as well. Our…