by Jim Wald | May 13, 2010 | The Public Humanist
early in the film: Mordecai (Billy Curtis): What did you say your name was again? The Stranger (Clint Eastwood): I didn’t. Mordecai: No. I guess you didn’t at that, did you? just before the conclusion: Mordecai: You know, I never did know your name. The...
by James Heflin | May 13, 2010 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Here’s the entire interview with Donald Simanek from this week’s Art in Paradise story about perpetual motion machines: 1) Is it safe to assume that nature will allow a machine that runs for an unusually long time without input of energy? Are the kinds of...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | May 13, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows
Yesterday afternoon, I got a tummy ache, of the suddenly doubled over with cramps variety. I’d planned to work out (didn’t happen), roll on the floor (didn’t happen), have dinner with the kids (didn’t happen), put them to bed early (also...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | May 13, 2010 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
American athletes and sports organizations (Charles Barkley and Muhammed Ali being the oft-trotted-out exceptions) are notorious for avoiding taking any political stand (Michael Jordan particularly so, I’m sad to say), so it’s especially great to see that...
by Chris Rohmann | May 13, 2010 | Stage
Even before he graduated high school, Daniel Plimpton was ready to hit the road. In 2008, while still a senior at the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts charter school, he auditioned for the national tour of the musical Spring Awakening. Two years and four callbacks...