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‘Anonymous’ Captured Neda’s Death, and Now the Polk Award
In Farsi her name means “voice.” Almost instantaneously, screengrabs of 26-year-old student Neda Agha-Soltan, shot through the heart on June 20, 2009, by the Iranian regime’s hired guns, became the face of a movement. So powerful was the 40-second video … Continue reading
The Revolution Will Be Hashtagged
New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily: The Revolution Will Be Hashtagged.
Moon River Redux
I just updated You Heart Breaker (my January tribute to Audrey Hepburn) with eight new versions of “Moon River” along with two of the old favorites. Among the new performers are a singer from Romania, a brother and sister from … Continue reading
May You Live in Interesting Times
Not so long ago my friend Phil Miller downloaded all of Nino Rota‘s film scores to his iPod. “We live in an age of miracles,” he said. We sure do. Allow me take younger readers on a journey back to … Continue reading
Your Song Will Fill the Air
[updated April 21, 2011] In the little-known 1986 film Echo Park, a character complains that he’s sick of how everyone he meets in Los Angeles has a day job, but they’re really looking for their big break. A bartender (played … Continue reading
Quixotic Chick 