BOOKS: 'The Rise of the Tea Party: Political and Corporate Media in the Age of Obama'
Anthony DiMaggio's second book on the Tea Party phenomenon comprises 229 pages of bone-dry prose that may not be as much fun to read as, say, Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi, but with more than 500 detailed footnotes, dozens of diagrams illustrating a variety of empirical data on-th e-ground reporting, DiMaggio does an excellent job of showing how the Tea Party narrative is bullshit.
Anthony DiMaggio's second book on the Tea Party phenomenon comprises 229 pages of bone-dry prose that may not be as much fun to read as, say, Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi, but with more than 500 detailed footnotes, dozens of diagrams illustrating a variety of empirical data on-th e-ground reporting, DiMaggio does an excellent job of showing how the Tea Party narrative is bullshit.
FILM: 'Margin Call': An Unflattering Portrait of the 1 Percent
The 2011 financial thriller “Margin Call” has a lot of great things going for it although during its brief theatrical run, wide distribution was not one of them. It never hit more than 200 screens in the U.S. It's easy to see why.
The 2011 financial thriller “Margin Call” has a lot of great things going for it although during its brief theatrical run, wide distribution was not one of them. It never hit more than 200 screens in the U.S. It's easy to see why.
CULTURE: The monster that's still alive
The greatest gift to the horror genre came from an unwed teen mother. Mary Shelley was 18 when she started writing the novel that would be published anonymously in London the following year, in 1818. With nothing more than the force of imagination, Shelley launched a global phenomenon - a feat few artists have pulled off.
The greatest gift to the horror genre came from an unwed teen mother. Mary Shelley was 18 when she started writing the novel that would be published anonymously in London the following year, in 1818. With nothing more than the force of imagination, Shelley launched a global phenomenon - a feat few artists have pulled off.
FILM: Fellini's 'La Dolce Vita'
Whatever walls existed between myself and Fellini's 1960 masterpiece finally came crashing down last month, when I saw a restored version of the film on a Friday night in Vancouver, B.C.
Whatever walls existed between myself and Fellini's 1960 masterpiece finally came crashing down last month, when I saw a restored version of the film on a Friday night in Vancouver, B.C.
VISUAL ARTS: 'From Anxiety to Ecstasy: Themes in German Expressionism
One of the most striking self-portraits at the Portland Art Museum's exhibition on German Expressionism depicts the graphic artist Kathe Kollwitz. Her eyes are haunting, suggesting a rich inner life that is nevertheless scarred by profound sorrow.
One of the most striking self-portraits at the Portland Art Museum's exhibition on German Expressionism depicts the graphic artist Kathe Kollwitz. Her eyes are haunting, suggesting a rich inner life that is nevertheless scarred by profound sorrow.
