Daily Archives: 12/25/2007

Sweeney Todd movie review

I saw Sweeney Todd this afternoon, in a theater that had a decent-sized crowd. I can see why Steven Sondheim gave the movie his blessings. It’s quite good. It has its flaws, but overall, I enjoyed it immensely. Flaw number … Continue reading

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Cruisin’ for a bruisin’

In his year end assessment of the changes in the Middle East over 2007, “The year of acting dangerously” Barry Rubin observes (among other things) U.S. policy returns to traditional stance. Whatever innovations, for better or worse, President George Bush … Continue reading

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An alien nationalism?

via memeorandum Martin Peretz (or perhaps Josh Patashnik) writes in review of a book “Army of Shadows: Palestinian Collaboration with Zionism, 1917-1948” What we learn about the three decades after General Allenby conquered Jerusalem from the Ottomans was that the … Continue reading

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Marcy Winograd – ripping off the muzzle

Follow some excerpts from a unique manuscript that was intercepted by our agents. Its state was extremely poor – our lab* reported later that it was thoroughly chewed by a dog of indeterminate breed who destroyed more than half of … Continue reading

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