Directed by Isabel Coixet (The Secret Life of Words), Elegy is the passionate story of a love affair between a college professor and a beautiful young woman. This is obviously a simplification of the plot, but we’re here to talk about the soundtrack not the film. And while the film itself is receiving slightly mixed reviews (more good […]

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Next months Republican ‘Love Fest’  aka the Republican convention was becoming a bit of a nightmare for the organizers. It would be impossible to exclude the sitting pres and his side kick from speaking at the convention. But for the Republicans to have any sort of hope of being elected the aging McCain has to […]

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Based on the popular novels by Ann Brashares, both The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and the recently released sequel have been well-received by audiences and critics alike. Featuring Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake Lively and Alexis Bledel as four lifelong best friends, the sequel follows their lives after their first year of college, as they learn […]

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Pineapple Express is the pot-laden action/comedy event of the summer starring Seth Rogen and James Franco and directed by David Gordon Green, a director typically associated with smaller, dramatically intense films like Snow Angels and All the Real Girls. Luckily the script (penned by Rogen and writing buddy Evan Goldberg) works with Green’s style and […]

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Going into a film with a title like Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, you don’t really expect much: some chainsaws, some hookers… and maybe a backdrop of Hollywood if the producers are feeling especially ambitious. And as long as these are your expectations, you certainly won’t be disappointed. Made over a period of five and a half days […]

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Americans and others who live in two party democracies must be puzzled by the political scene in Britain. Ever since the Liberal Democrats started to gain significant numbers of parliamentary seats (46 in 1997, 52 in 2001 and 62 in 2005) we have had a three party system across the whole of Great Britain.  If […]

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Cindy Anthony said there were threats against the family so that is why Casey is not talking. Then Cindy said that at least Casey was safe from any threats while she is behind bars. Why not put the grandparents and the brother behind bars where they would be safe and then we would see what […]

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“[Edwards] used the interview to play the Supermarket Tabloid Credibility Card to trash his nemesis, The National Equirer.”
–DBKP’s LBG,

John Edwards Statement:
* No Mention of “Rielle Hunter” to be Found
* Taking “Full Responsibility” Doesn’t Include Admission of Guilt
Mainstream Media: “Admits”, “Lied” and “Affair” in Most Headlines–But Those Words Not Found in Edwards’ Statement
No Mention of […]

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Busting Bigotry Then — Racism Now?
From my personal experience racism is still deeply embedded in American culture. We have been making tremendous headway since the days of lynching which ran past the middle of the 20th century. But xenophobia aways dies hard since it is instilled in children before they have […]

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Mainstream media headlines claim John Edwards admitted during his ABC Nightline interview that he lied and that he had an affair. And yet, after watching Edwards’ interview and reading the statement Edwards released to the press, DBKP came away with a different conclusion: Edwards, a former high-powered civil attorney, never used the word, “affair”, nor […]

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With all the worries about burning coal or oil to make electricity, some countries are turning to technology to harvest other sources.
Here in the Philippines, the government has announced that it plans to build a tidal power generator near Cebu to help generate electricity for our central islands.
From the Manila Bulletin:

The Philippines’ quest for energy […]

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David Schussler
Anyone who watched the opening ceremony for this year’s Olympics experienced the energy and desire of the Chinese people to be free. The artistry and pageantry were fantastic and all was performed to perfection. As the athletes paraded in, the cheers for the USA, for Australia, and for Iraq among many free countries were […]

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