Entries from November 2008

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

y2k12-compliant

I noticed something interesting the other day in the trailer for the forthcoming 2012 movie. At the end of the trailer, (which–though the movie stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, and Thandie Newton–doesn’t include a single star, instead giving off a distinctly Baraka-like “documentary” feel, depicting only Buddhist monks and a typically [...]

Friday, November 7th, 2008

change.us

“Our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.” President-Elect Barack Obama 516 Years since Columbus discovered America. 232 Years since the first democratic government was established in the United States of America. 143 Years since slavery was abolished. 138 Years since black people got [...]