My edition of this month’s Imagine 2050 blog-cast is now live! It looks at American identity through the lens of same-sex marriage. It is kind of an overview of a larger piece I am working on that will discuss the same topic but with a broader discussion on race and sexual orientation. Anyway, check it out and please leave your comments.
Listen to the blog-cast here.
Last weekend I attended the local San Francisco rally for the national “Join the Impact” movement to draw attention to and inevitably change the “separate but equal” treatment of those of us who are not straight. It was an exciting rally with over 7,500 people peacefully marching through the downtown streets of San Francisco. However, before we started marching there was a very strong slate of speakers including Rev. Amos Brown (head of the SF chapter of the NAACP). Rev. Brown is now getting some backlash for his support of human rights. If you are interested in hearing his speech I have posted it here. It’s not the best recording but it definitely isn’t the worst. This comes from a larger project I am working on for the site www.imagine2050.org.
Listen to his inspiring speech here. Please DO NOT hot-link to the file or re-post it without expressed permission.
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The topic of filmmaker Michael Moore always seems to be a somewhat heated one. Why? I think it’s because many don’t know how to categorize him. Is he a documentary filmmaker or is he a muckraker? I would say both but with a heavy emphasis on the latter. He sensationalizes, often reports in a “tabloid style”, and in some cases fabricates scenes in order to make a point. I love the guy for this because I think he’s really good at it and his points are righteous. But where he runs into trouble is when this style is called documentary. It’s clearly not “pure” documentary. Yes they share some similarities but they are quite different (e.g. the 3 points above). Anyway, that’s my two cents on that…but here’s Mr. Moore on “Larry King Live” making some great points on the proposed auto makers bailout.
Want to watch the perfect movie to celebrate the change of guard in the Oval Office? Check out Master’s of Horror episode “Homecoming” by Director Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling). It’s out on DVD so you can rent or buy it and it runs just under 1 hour. It is a satirical look at the Bush administration, Fox News, and the un-American way in which these forces treated the public and our friends and family in the armed forces. Check out the trailer here:
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