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For the moment I'm too chicken to go read it. I wanted to post it as a suggestion of what a weblog can be. .< 1:39:34 AM  >What Hollings' Bill Would Do. The proposed copy-protection bill from Senator Fritz Hollings would demand restrictive technology on practically all new devices. Here's a rundown on what the law would do if passed. By Declan McCullagh. [Wired News] .< 1:37:06 AM >You can go home again. Twenty years after its first release, "E.T." remains the most wondrous of all Hollywood fantasies -- and the apex of Steven Spielberg's misunderstood career. [Salon.com] .< 1:22:28 AM >The Making of a Classic. It was about 21 years ago, Melissa Mathison recalled, when "Steven Spielberg asked me to write a children's film about a man from outer space." By Dave Kehr. [New York Times: Arts] .< 1:17:13 AM >Loss and Love, a Tale Retold. Watching "E.T." now, in an era dominated by cold, loud special-effects-laden extravaganzas, one is struck less by its lavish grandeur than by its intimacy and precision. By A. O. Scott. [New York Times: Arts] I stumbled (figuratively speaking) into a sneak preview of this film one night in Halifax. I had not heard anything about it and only went to pass some time waiting to give my dad a ride home after a party. Having no expectations what so ever was great. I was completely charmed. And I almost cried at a movie for the first (not the last) time. When? It was (as it always is now) when the parent starts to cry. I first saw the movie four years before I had my first child. I'm planning on taking that daughter and her younger sister to see the theatrical re-release. .< 12:57:00 AM >Sotheby's Sells 1825 Photo for $443G. PARIS (AP) -- The earliest recorded image taken by photographic means was sold at Sotheby's in Paris on Thursday for the equivalent of $443,220, the auction house said. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Arts] .< 12:54:38 AM >Capturing a Woman's Power to Fascinate. An extraordinary exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington shows Goya's complex depictions of women in many different roles and circumstances. By Roberta Smith. [New York Times: Arts] .< 12:50:20 AM >The end of the $73 million witch hunt. Independent counsel Robert Ray's final Whitewater report confirms what was clear from the start -- Bill and Hillary Clinton were innocent. [Salon.com] Gosh, that money could have been spent . . . invading Georgia! .< 12:46:10 AM >Bush's Middle East Band-Aid. Israeli politicians and analysts say that the U.S.'s sudden involvement is cosmetic and only designed to pave the way for an attack on Iraq. [Salon.com] .< 12:38:17 AM >Google Restores Church Links. As free-speech advocates squawked, the popular search engine restored links critical of the Church of Scientology, which had warned the search engine to remove them. [Wired News] Bravo. .< 12:32:51 AM >Mstislav Rostropovich remembers the struggle. International Herald Tribune Mar 22 2002 8:25PM ET [Moreover - Arts and culture news] 'Will he ever take a break? "The only vacation I plan is the last vacation," he answered. And to what did he attribute his robust vitality? "You know a bad conscience can eat away your body, eat away your health. And I am happy to say I have a very clear conscience."' .< 12:22:52 AM >When Janie Came Marching Home: Women Fought in the Civil War. History buffs, including Lauren M. Cook, set out to document the full story of women who went into combat during the Civil War. By Amy Dockser Marcus. [New York Times: Arts] |
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