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Wednesday, July 30
Buried Film Treasure: Max (Released December, 2002)
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 30 Jul 2008 11:48 AM EDT
"Max" is the story of a sad, little, disturbed man attempting to break into the art world following four years in the army. A decorated but disillusioned war hero, the aspiring artist is pulled from his love of art and into extremist politics by others around him. The artist's name? Adolf Hitler. The film was buried for making Hitler 'human' although he was never portrayed sympathetically. From the review- "What’s so interesting here – the reason that the Jewish Defense League is protesting - is that Adolf Hitler was allegedly molded from the world around him and not born the antichrist we’d all figure him to be. Seems those outside influences – notably fellow soldiers and candid captains – ultimately drove Hitler away from his love of art and onto the podium, where he’d maniacally shout about the injustices of the Jewish. Max Rothman is essentially the only person who sees more than a peculiar, highly-strung soldier in Hitler, giving him a chance to succeed where he most wants…in the art world. Whilst his talent is minute, Rothman feels there’s a lot more going on there and that the young Hitler could ultimately be the next futurist of the art world." More>>>
America’s Black Holocaust Museum closing after 20 years in Milwaukee
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 30 Jul 2008 12:23 AM EDT
The museum's directors appealed to the public Tuesday for money and volunteer support to help the museum reopen. The museum also is negotiating with its creditors and city officials for assistance. More>>> Tuesday, July 29
Obama notes ‘tragic’ US past
by
Riley Jones
on Tue 29 Jul 2008 10:43 PM EDT
"I personally would want to see our tragic history, or the tragic elements of our history, acknowledged," the Democratic presidential hopeful said. "I consistently believe that when it comes to whether it's Native Americans or African-American issues or reparations, the most important thing for the U.S. government to do is not just offer words, but offer deeds." More>>>
5 Tiny Mistakes That Led To Huge Catastrophes (Some Off Color Language)
by
Riley Jones
on Tue 29 Jul 2008 04:38 PM EDT
#4: The New York Black Out. On the night of July 13, 1977, a system operator sat in New York City's ConEdison electric facility, probably reading a comic book and wishing the internet had been invented. Then, lightning struck. Three times. It nearly crippled the facility. To make things worse, neighboring facilities then opened their connections to the ConEd system to keep their own from overloading. The details are technical, but let's just say at that point, the system was going to be screwed unless somebody took action. But no worries, our trusty system operator was on duty. And all he needed to do was flip a few switches and disaster would be averted. What could go wrong? More>>> Sunday, July 27
Why Bush has been a liberal's best friend
by
Riley Jones
on Sun 27 Jul 2008 12:08 PM EDT
Obama is riding the crest of the global wave of relief that Bush is leaving. A wave that is about to break. It doesn't know it, but the liberal-left in Europe and North America has been lucky to have Bush. By building him up into a great Satan, the oil man who invades countries to seize their reserves and the Christian who orders bloody crusades, they have hidden the totalitarian threats of our age from themselves and anyone who listens to them. Bush allowed them to explain away radical Islam as an understandable, even legitimate, response to the hypocrisies and iniquities of American policy. More>>>
25 Visionaries Who Created Empires From Virtually Nothing
by
Riley Jones
on Sun 27 Jul 2008 12:53 AM EDT
It’s tough to think of a man who carried the torch of business further than Henry Ford. Ford became famous for pioneering the assembly line and in the process, becoming the first man to successfully mass produce automobiles. Amazingly, Ford jump started the Ford Motor company with virtually none of his own money. More>>>
Google Hot Trends and the 卐
by
Riley Jones
on Sun 27 Jul 2008 12:08 AM EDT
The swastika, the symbol of Nazism, still provokes strong feelings of fear and anger. So it was something of a shock when late this week the swastika suddenly hit the top of Google's Hot Trends page, which tracks the 100 terms that U.S. Google users are searching for most furiously. It hovered there for several hours, then disappeared from the list.
It became the Web mystery du jour: How did the swastika get there, why did it become so popular and who, or what, caused its demise? More>>> Saturday, July 26
Higher, Faster, Stronger: 1950s Experimental Aircraft
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 26 Jul 2008 12:49 AM EDT
The 1950s was the decade of the test pilot and the experimental aircraft, as aviation technology turned to the jet engine and pushed its limits in both speed and endurance. With the world divided in Cold War, the stakes were high. Jet aircraft dominated both U.S. and Soviet arsenals and the data returned by subsonic and supersonic test flights had implications for the coming space race as well. More>>> Thursday, July 24
Michael Johns: Conserving Conservatism
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 24 Jul 2008 12:34 AM EDT
Join Wyatt and Matt as we discuss the state of conservatism in the Republican Party. Michael Johns is a public policy and industry leader, a former White House speechwriter, Heritage Foundation policy analyst and award-winning conservative writer. He provides periodic analysis on global affairs, the economy and other topics.
More (Audio Link)>>> Wednesday, July 23
"Paths of Glory" By Stanley Kubrick
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 10:47 PM EDT
One of the greatest movie endings: This is the ending sequence of Stanley Kubrick's movie 'Paths of Glory' where a German girl sings to a song to a room full of rowdy French soldiers. The simple innocence of the girl transforms her from a foreign sex object into a reminder of wives and daughters left behind ...
Majority Sees U.S. Winning War on Terror for First Time Since 2004
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:37 PM EDT
Over half of American voters (51%) now believe the United States and its allies are winning the war on terror, the highest figure recorded in nearly four years by Rasmussen Reports in a nationwide survey. Only 16% now think the terrorists are on top, while 27% view it as a stalemate. Prior to this week's survey, the number who believe the terrorists are winning had never fallen below 20% More>>> Tuesday, July 22
How bad was the creator of Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie?
by
Riley Jones
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 02:56 PM EDT
From the beginning, his life was marked by tragedy: born in Kirriemuir in 1860, the child of a Scottish weaver, he grew up in the shadow of an older brother, David, his mother's adored golden boy, who was killed on the eve of his 14th birthday in a skating accident. Dudgeon makes the startling suggestion that Barrie was involved in his brother's death, and whether or not this accusation is true, the calamity shaped him as a writer, for as an author he brought to life the myth of the perfect boy who never grows up, who can fly out of danger, and yet for whom death would be 'an awfully big adventure'. More>>>
Five Ways Reality Went Sci-Fi So Far This Century
by
Riley Jones
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 02:46 AM EDT
We love a good science fiction story, but sometimes reality is just as strange. While we may have seen 2001 come and go without an actual space odyssey, the last eight years have been full of events that - had they not actually happened - could easily pass for science fiction. Here are five real life events that still seem like they've come straight from the set-up of a big budget summer blockbuster. More>>> Sunday, July 20
Once banned, absinthe is back
by
Riley Jones
on Sun 20 Jul 2008 05:14 PM EDT
For 95 years, Americans wanting a taste of absinthe had to sneak it in from Europe or Mexico – and risk getting the high-proof herbal liquor confiscated by U.S. Customs. In May 2007, government officials lifted the ban on the drink once blamed for causing hallucinations and psychosis. A year later, Virginia’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Board approved one brand for sale. More>>>
McCartney Plays Shea 42 Years Later
by
Riley Jones
on Sun 20 Jul 2008 11:02 AM EDT
Paul McCartney and Billy Joel made a little rock history Friday night when the former Beatle took the stage at the end of Joel's second and last Shea Stadium show. McCartney hadn't played Shea since 1966 with the Beatles, when he was just 24. But he returned to perform "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Let it Be," sending an already enthusiastic crowd over the top. More>>> Saturday, July 19
President Jimmy Carter, 1979 - "The Crisis of Confidence" Speech
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 19 Jul 2008 12:54 PM EDT
President Carter speaks to Americans about the "crisis of confidence" in American government, values, and way of life, as the public expresses doubt in a better future for their own children. Carter challenges citizens to unite and address the problems in America by first addressing the energy shortage. One of the few things Carter did right and we dropped the ball because oil was cheap. Time to deal with this folks; we're Americans. We're smart and resouceful enough to find a way not to funnel $700 Billion yearly to people who hate us to buy their oil.- Riley Friday, July 18
Annie Oakley, 1894 in Edison's Studio
by
Riley Jones
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 07:25 PM EDT
Certainly a woman who could shoot well.
Fitting Farewells: The Top Ten Great Final Films
by
Riley Jones
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 02:02 PM EDT
We recently asked YOU what Top Tens you’d like to see here on The Screengrab and, among the many fine suggestions, “Other Matt” proposed the Top Ten Ignominious Exits (i.e., “...films of an actor that are less than glorious and not [fitting] the last time we see them on celluloid”)... Part One>>> Part Two>>> Part Three>>> Thursday, July 17
The Obama Iraq Documentary: Whatever the Politics Demand
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 17 Jul 2008 08:49 PM EDT
Wednesday, July 16
Rachel Alexander: A Gentleman and Conservative Warrior
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 16 Jul 2008 06:00 AM EDT
The loss of Tony Snow, the former White House Press Secretary to President George W. Bush and, previously, a prominent Fox News anchor, is in many ways the most hurtful loss of them all. Diagnosed with colon cancer in 2005, Snow died this morning at age 53. Unlike Buckley and Helms, who died octogenerians, one can only imagine what great contributions Snow may have made had he not been taken from us so early. Yet, in his short 53 years, Snow also was an historically consequential and impactful conservative force in our nation. What were Snow's contributions to modern conservatism? More>>> Tuesday, July 15
The 10 Most Racist Toys Ever Made
by
Riley Jones
on Tue 15 Jul 2008 03:12 PM EDT
#8: The Obama Sock Puppet NOTE: Like the article says, I don’t agree with what any of these toys say - I have just compiled the list for the interest of you my readers. More>>>
Michael Yon- Iraq is Won
by
Riley Jones
on Tue 15 Jul 2008 01:42 PM EDT
14 July 2008 Now it's time to rebuild the country, and create a pluralistic, stable and peaceful Iraq. That will be long, hard work. But by my estimation, the Iraq War is over. We won. Which means the Iraqi people won. more »
Thomas Sowell: Are Facts Obsolete?
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 15 Jul 2008 10:32 AM EDT
In an election campaign in which not only young liberals, but also some people who are neither young nor liberals, seem absolutely mesmerized by the skilled rhetoric of Barack Obama, facts have receded even further into the background than usual. As the hypnotic mantra of ''change'' is repeated endlessly, few people even raise the question of whether what few specifics we hear represent any real change More>>>
Dollar declines to record low against the euro
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 15 Jul 2008 08:50 AM EDT
The dollar declined to a record low against the euro on speculation Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will say credit- market losses are hurting U.S. economic growth. More>>> Monday, July 14
Beatles a Christian band? Lost Interview shows Lennon 'big fan' of Jesus
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 14 Jul 2008 12:34 PM EDT
John Lennon, famous for singing, "Imagine there's no heaven," is now said to have been "on the side of Christ," according to his own words recently unearthed from a long-lost radio interview. "I'm one of Christ's biggest fans," the Beatles' songwriter is heard to say in a 1969 interview with Ken Seymour of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. "And if I can turn the focus on the Beatles on to Christ's message, then that's what we're here to do." More>>> Saturday, July 12
McCain’s Conservative Model? Teddy Roosevelt
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 12 Jul 2008 04:16 PM EDT
Senator John McCain in a wide-ranging interview called for a government that is frugal but more active than many conservatives might prefer. He said government should play an important role in areas like addressing climate change, regulating campaign finance and taking care of “those in America who cannot take care of themselves.” “I count myself as a conservative Republican, yet I view it to a large degree in the Theodore Roosevelt mold,” Mr. McCain said, referring to Roosevelt’s reputation for reform, environmentalism and tough foreign policy. More>>> Friday, July 11
Is the Left throwing Jesse under the bus?
by
Riley Jones
on Fri 11 Jul 2008 09:12 AM EDT
"Jackson's claim to have been caught unbeknownst by a "hot mike" slurring and threatening Barack Obama is complete hogwash. Somewhere, deep down, he wanted the world - and Obama - to know how much he wants to "cut his nuts out." Veterinarians and doctors talk about cutting nuts "off." Only a thug or a gangster cuts a man's nuts "out." And Jackson knows better than most the vicious symbolism of castration and its blood-soaked link to lynchings in the Old South." Jesse, it doesn't matter that it was Obama who played on an ugly stereotype on Father's Day, calling Black Father's 'boys' and it doesn't matter that you've championed civil rights for ~40 years. Barack can do No Wrong in the eyes of the Media and the Left, which these days are generally one and the same.-Riley More>>> Thursday, July 10
Obama's political career in Chicago: Comic-book style
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 10 Jul 2008 01:43 AM EDT
Tuesday, July 8
20 Abandoned Cities from Around the World: Deserted Towns and Other Derelict Places
by
Riley Jones
on Tue 08 Jul 2008 10:12 AM EDT
#1. The Kowloon Walled City was located just outside Hong Kong, China during British rule. A former watchpost to protect the area against pirates, it was occupied by Japan during World War II and subsequently taken over by squatters after Japan’s surrender. Neither Britain nor China wanted responsibility for it, so it became its own lawless city. More>>> Monday, July 7
Obama Lies About His Role In Welfare Reform
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 02:13 PM EDT
From FOXNews Grapevine: Barack Obama is championing welfare reform in his new television ad titled "Dignity." The ad says that Obama "passed a law to move people from welfare to work — slashed the rolls by 80 percent." But the television spot fails to mention that Obama resisted the very welfare reform bill that led to the reduction in the caseload. Back in 1996, President Bill Clinton signed a federal reform bill in an effort to make welfare what he called "a second chance, not a way of life." But then-Illinois state Senator Obama told the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper that year that Mr. Clinton's stance on welfare was "disturbing." And on May 31, 1997 Obama said on the floor of the Illinois state Senate, "I probably would not have supported the federal legislation." More>>> |
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