Damien Hirst: The Agony & The Ecstasy Napoli
Damien Hirst: The Agony & The Ecstasy Napoli

Kucinich: Impeachment Not "Off The Table"
Thursday 19 June 2008by: Christopher Kuttruff, t r u t h o u t | ReportCongressman Dennis Kucinich spoke Tuesday to Truthout about his impeachment resolution. (Photo: Getty Images) While Congressional leaders silently opt to table impeachment articles against President Bush, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) vows to speak out and keep the articles alive and in the public conscience. Kucinich spoke on Tuesday to Truthout about his resolution. Last week the House voted 251-166 to refer Kucinich's art

CUSACK & OLBERMANN...a transcript
OLBERMANN: He's acted in at least 57 films, produced eight of them and produced three, but on our number one story on the "Countdown," John Cusack now has a new role-political polemicist. He joins us presently.First, his debut commercial for MoveOn.org. John Cusack, ACTOR & FILM PRODUCER: Do you think you can tell him apart? Pop quiz. Who supports the bipartisan bill of rights to support them when they return home? Who tried to privatize our Social Security and opposed health care for uninsured ch

Censorship at NYT, again...
Larisa Alexandrovna

WAR, INC., satire for sanity and perhaps reform
16 JUNE 2008by: PAUL KRASSNERWith respect to reviews of War Inc., John Cusack's recent film, few reviewers get it, including the film critics on Pasadena's KCRW and, oddly, the satirical journal, The Onion.Carina Chocano gets it. Ms. Chocano in her Los Angeles Times review understands that War, Inc. is a satire, not a comedy, at least not purely. Certainly, it uses "sick gags" (Tasha Robinson, The Onion) to push the plot, but then satires aren't much concerned with plot, nor should they be, even if the gags

CHOMSKY: BUSH & CHENEY SAW IRAQ AS A SWEETHEART OIL DEAL
originally posted on By Noam Chomsky, Khaleej Times Online. Posted July 12, 2008.U.S. war planners want an obedient client state that will house major U.S. military bases, right at the heart of the world's major energy reserves. The deal just taking shape between Iraq's Oil Ministry and four Western oil companies raises critical questions about the nature of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq -- questions that should certainly be addressed by presidential candidates and seriously discussed in the U

Freedom is on the farce!
Larisa Alexandrovna

WAR, INC.
*originally posted on LIVE JOURNAL by subdee (sub_divided) @ 2008-07-13 03:14:00Hilarious, manic, pop-culture-obsessed parody of the US occupation in Iraq. John Cusack stars, executive produces, and has a writing credit for the screenplay. Also credited: Jeremy Pikser who is active in the Writer's Guild, and my mother's ex-boyfriend, whose name I won't mention since Google has my number. ^^; But he's a novelist with a cult following and listed first in the credits, if you're interested. The best way to desc

Naomi Klein’s controversial speech
Published by SUBMEDIA and stimulator on July 2, 2008 in the fuckin show.Naomi Klein's speech at the National Conference for Media reform was not included on the conference website. subMedia contacted Free Press, the organizer or the conference, to ask why The Shock Doctrine author's speech could not be found online, and the person explained that Free Press is a non-profit organization and that I should reefer to the disclaimer on their website which reads:"Despite our best efforts, we feel that some of ou

obama and the law.
i would urge everyone to see Naomi speech we have posted. this vote by the democrats is hideous...Obama is the standard bearer and his vote cannot be excused. fuck rock star politics.the point must be to create a climate where the compromise to revolution is that political deals and concessions are made by wall street with a democratic president that protect the constitution and the rule of law and make the society more just and equal-- like FDRr's new deal that the republicans - with the help of the dem

Bush Justice: Puff the Magic Dragon to be called as witness
Larisa Alexandrovna In the continued saga of the Bush administration's war crimes (an apparently no interest by Congress to hold anyone accountable), officials attempted to convince a federal appeals court that Puff the Magic Dragon was a solid source of information:"In the first case to review the government's secret evidence for holding a detainee at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a federal appeals court found that accusations against a Muslim from western China held for more than six years were based on bare an

IS THE FOURTH ESTATE A FIFITH COLUMN?
Friday 11 July 2008*originally posted on by: Bill Moyers, In These TimesBill Moyers. (Photo: Peter Krogh / AP)Corporate media colludes with democracy's demise. I heard this story a long time ago, growing up in Choctaw County in Oklahoma before my family moved to Texas. A tribal elder was telling his grandson about the battle the old man was waging within himself. He said, "It is between two wolves, my son. One is an evil wolf: anger, envy, sorrow, greed, self-pity, guilt, resentment, lies, false pride, s

How Big Tobacco worked with GOP to crush Dems in the South
Larisa Alexandrovna

Nancy Pelosi must go!
ME <----- Larisa AlexandrovnaThere is something very strange going on, aside from the obvious 7 years of near-fascism. I will try to summarize the events leading up to today's troubling news as best as possible. I urge you to read the full series of links I provide at the end of this entry, however, because you will need to see for yourselves just what we are dealing with.I have been covering the case of former Alabama Democratic Governor, Don Siegelman - and others who have been politically prosecuted b

I MET THE WALRUS
i loved what he said to the fourteen year old boy about what to do...the answer was anything and everything--- and use humor...

Transcript from the Washington Post
TranscriptTalking With John CusackActor/Producer/Writer Friday, June 20, 2008; 2:00 PMJohn Cusack has been starring in movies for more than two decades. Known best for his work in comedies like "Say Anything..." and "High Fidelity," the Chicago native also has taken on dramatic roles in such films as "The Thin Red Line" and "Max."THIS STORYTranscript: Talking With John Cusack"We took the punk-rock ethos: Just do it yourself."Movies: 'War, Inc.': For Cusack, Satire Proves to Be a Losing BattleIn his latest m

'90210' Exclusive: Doherty Heads for the 'Hills'
Those of you who know me know that nothing brings me more happiness than a good, old-fashioned Shannen Doherty item. So it seems only fitting that I should kick off my new EW gig with a juicy yarn about the legendary Hollywood hellraiser. And it's not just any yarn, either -- it's the best yarn ever! Multiple sources confirm to me exclusively that Doherty is currently engaged in formal talks to -- wait for it, wait for it -- reprise her role of Brenda Walsh on The CW's breathlessly anticipated 90210 upda

'The Dark Knight' Sets Record For Debut!
The new Batman movie has set a box office record for a midnight debut.

Covering CelebStoners: Jack Black & Seth Rogen
Celluloid stoner favorites and Top CelebStoners Jack Black and Seth Rogen get the cover treatment in this month's issues of Blender and GQ, respectively. While Black's grilled about drugs, Rogen's profiled at length, with a special focus on Pineapple Express, which opens on August 8. Here are the highlights: Jack Black in Blender • On his current weed intake: "Very little. There is an occasional celebratory jay, but it's not a wake-and-bake scenario anymore at all." Jack Black • On LSD: "I h

Video: Seth Rogen & James Franco Smoke Weed
According to sources who actually watched this festival of mediocrity and shameless whoring, Seth Rogen and James Franco came out and smoked a joint on live TV, and in response, MTV’s cameras pulled back to a super-duper wide angle shot until they left the stage. But that didn’t stop them (or me) from posting the non-wide angle video online. (If you're a child or just have the mind of one, you can watch a bootleg of the original telecast after the jump. My favorite part is the guy trying to zoom in

Seth Rogen's 'The Green Hornet' gets a green light
Sony is moving forward with what may be the most unlikely superhero film yet: The Green Hornet starring Seth Rogen. The Knocked Up star will play Britt Reid, a bored playboy who inherits his father's crusading newspaper and spends his nights fighting crime with his sidekick, Kato. Additionally, Rogen is currently penning the film's script with his writing partner, Evan Goldberg (Superbad); Sony has yet to hire a director for the project. Hornet is due in theaters on June 25, 2010.

'Horton' poised for big weekend
Even if nobody goes to see it at all, a movie is a movie no matter how small. Of course, that won't be an issue for 20th Century Fox's "Horton Hears a Who!" the latest big-budget comedy based on the classic children's stories of Dr. Seuss. The G-rated animated film, whose voice cast includes Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Seth Rogen and Amy Poehler, opens today with an elephant-size weekend in store. "Horton," which goes ultra-wide at 3,954 theaters riding respectable reviews, is expected to

'Big Love' Sets Premiere Date for Season 3
Will Scheffer, one of the creators of Big Love, has finally set the date for third season of of the HBO series. According to eonline.com, fans can enjoy new episodes of the polygamy-themed drama beginning January 11, 2009. As a result of the writers' strike, Big Love season 3 along with other HBO series like Entourage and Flight of the Conchords have all been delayed until the fall. But while Entourage is likely to premiere in September, Big Love and Flight of the Conchords are now projected to premiere

Rich kids are back: CW plots '90210' spinoff
The most popular ZIP code on television is coming back. The CW is developing a contemporary spinoff of Aaron Spelling's seminal 1990s teen soap "Beverly Hills, 90210." "Veronica Mars" creator Rob Thomas is in talks to pen the project, which has been put on the fast track by the network. Details about the spinoff -- including which if any of the characters on the original series will make the transition to the new show -- remain sketchy. CW is expected to make a decision whether to order a pilot by

New Couple Alert: Winona Ryder & Keanu Reeves
Sparks are flying between Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves on the set of the drama The Private Lives of Pippa Lee. Star has learned that the two iconic stars have been spending lots of time in each other's trailers. "They are also always hugging on the set," says a source. "The chemistry is really electric." They've gotten so close that during a break in filming in Connecticut, Winona, 36, relaxed with Keanu, 43, at his Manhattan pad. Stay tuned!