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• Power and Influence

  Warren is not running for President. But she is mounting a campaign to insure that Clinton and other prominent Democrats adhere to her agenda of reversing incom... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Links 23/4/15

  Politics: openDemocracy on Europe and migration in the light of the deaths in the Mediterranean. Defense One talks to multidisciplinary experts about what we ca... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Orphan Black - I Had to Choose.

  

  Orphan Black: 3x01 The Weight of This Combination.In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Orange is the New Black - I’m Just Telling You How to Survive.

  

  Orange is the New Black: 2x09 40 OZ of Furlough.Piper’s dad: I’m sorry honey, I just can’t see you like that.Piper: Like what?Piper’s dad: You’re my little girl... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Links 16/4/15

  Politics: Is Iran's foreign policy revolutionary? After all, it’s not Ayatollah Khamenei who sent hundreds of thousands of troops to overthrow an Arab regime... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Two Candidates

  Hillary Clinton finally announced that she would run in the 2016 Presidential election, and it looks like she might not have to face a serious primary contest,... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Pretty Little Liars Goes Down the Rabbit Hole in ‘Welcome to the Dollhouse’

  

  When I was about eleven years old, one of my aunts gave me a book for Christmas or my birthday: House of Stairs, by William Sleator. As far as dystopian YA... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Random Mixtapes - So i Shut It All Off.

  

  Isabel O'Toole [via tumblr]sleater-kinney | no anthems. laura marling | false hope. tv on the radio | happy idiot. the mountain goats | werewolf gimmick.... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• The Play in the Play (in the Play)

  The key element in the film is that Juliette is playing someone who is similar to Juliette, but not herself. She’s using who she is. I’m using what she is,... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Clouds of Sils Maria

  

  If a film based on a William Gibson novel is ever made (disregarding the existence of Johnny Mnemonic), Olivier Assayas would be an excellent choice for... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Links 8/4/15

  Politics: What does it take for the public to care about the surveillance revelations? John Oliver interviewed Edward Snowden in Russia, and the only question... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Proxy Wars and New Deals

  openDemocracy argues that Saudi Arabia's attempt to save the government of ousted President Mansour Hadi in Yemen is doomed, as he lacks any significant... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Charlie Foxtrot

  The situation in the region is unprecedented. For the first time since the World Wars, virtually every country from Libya to Afghanistan is involved in a... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Links 2/4/15

  Politics:"ISIS hardly fits that description, and indeed, although it uses terrorism as a tactic, it is not really a terrorist organization at all. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Transparent - Table of Contents

  Season One: PilotThe Letting GoRollinMoppaWedgeThe WildernessSymbolic ExemplarBest New GirlLooking UpWhy Do We Cover the Mirrors Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Transparent – And I Know That He Loved His Family.

  

  Transparent: 1x10 Why Do We Cover the Mirrors.Ali: So why do we cover the mirrors? What does the bible or the Torah say about that?Raquel: It’s not in the bible... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Reading List: March

  Non-Fiction: Shane Harris: @War. The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex.The Complete Rolling Stone Interview with Susan Sontag. Kim Gordon: Girl in a... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Links 26/3/15

  Politics: The Atlantic on the US' reluctance to negotiate with its enemies. "American moral righteousness can make the act of bargaining seem inherently suspect. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Transparent - I’m Constantly Hurting You?

  Transparent: 1x09 Looking Up. Relationships are often a mystery from the outside. Transparent explores them, explores what people do to each other and how they... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Doing What You Love with the People You Love: Looking Back on ‘Parks and...

  

  I’ve often called Parks and Recreation my happy place, a show that reliable cheers me up and has frequently been a source of comfort during difficult times. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO