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Last night, crystal_storm and I went to a session of MQFF and watched the boys’ short films. As a whole it was good: the first few films were the usual fare, narratives of first love and teen crushes, of older man meets younger man, of older inexperienced man seeking…
Harmony Day
March 21 is harmony day… It’s an initiative of DIMIA, as far as I can tell, which is a little ironic and counterintuitive, but whatever… I’m planning to go to the Black Harmony gathering at Fairfield Amphitheatre on March 19, next Sunday, which is part of it. I’m…
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SBS: The torturer’s tale
Anyone catch Dateline on SBS last night? If not, you can check out the torrent here. It’s quite compelling stuff: interviews with the soldiers who committed the torture at Abu Ghraib. SBS interviews two former guards there, and (former) Lt. General Janice Karpinski,…
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Women’s Day
”I was still sucking my thumb the first time I sang we shall overcome’ it was a numb December night, it was a small town fable my first corporate villain and my mother was the hero all Ginsburg tradition, howling human rights for workers!’ I asked her, “Why are we so…
International Women’s Day
It’s international women’s day. I’ve been discussing issues of body image with people this week, but one of the things this has made me remember is how much we still have to do. I want to take a moment to be thankful for what we have but also note what we still need…
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Protected: I don’t want to face the world, I’m not looking for a new cocktail, just looking for another pearl
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A rare moment of public personal musing
The other day, while tidying up, I found an old paper address book, and flipping through, decided to contact an old acquaintance some of you will know, Steven Caldwell. His phone number was the same as it was a few years ago and we ended up having this amazing…
Harrowing
Saw Munich. It was intense, distressing and challenging. I can see why it has so many nominations for Oscars on a variety of levels. Bana is great, Israeli accent and all. The script is strong, and while it’s possible I was emotionally manipulated by Spielberg’s great…
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Protected: Inner, inner circle: Matt, the boring musing stuff
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Phoenix Emberstone
passionate political poet
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