Game Of Thrones Season 3: Episode #10 Preview (VIDEO) and Recap #9 Episode 309 (VIDEO)
Game Of Thrones Season 3: Episode #10 Preview (VIDEO) Screencaps (Cr: HBO)
(Above) Ellie Kendrick as Meera Reed, Isaac Hempstead Wright as Bran Stark and Kristan Nairne as "Hodor"
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Game of Thrones Season 3: Recap #9 Episode 309 (VIDEO) Robb's forces are overthrown after Robb is attacked by three families united against him: The Boltons, The Freys and The Lannisters. Together, and in the most vile fashion possible, the Starks are eliminated, in one fell swoop, for at least for the next decade.
Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister, Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister, Jack Gleeson as King Joffery Baratheon, Maisie Williams as Arya Stark, Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in Game Of Thrones (Credit: HBO)
Many more Game Of Thrones Season 3: Episode #10 Preview (VIDEO) Screencaps after the jump!
The Late Late Show is quickly turning into the go-to late night show for Game of Thrones
Lena Headey, David Benioff & Natalie Dormer appear on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in May 2013
In the past month Craig Ferguson has had three different Game Of Thrones guests on his Late Late Show. Scroll down to watch Ferguson chatting it up with the flirtatious Natalie Dormer, the delightful sex-bomb Lena Headey, and the incredibly earnest, slightly nerdy David Benioff.
Natalie Dormer, Game of Thrones' "Margaery Tyrell", on the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson May 17, 2013 - Full VIDEO Interview HD
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones' "Cersei Lannister", on the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson on May 1, 2013 - Full VIDEO Interview
In yet another standout performance, has Game Of Thrones' Peter Dinklage earned another Emmy?
Game of Thrones Season 3: Recap #8 (VIDEO)
Missandei (Nathalie Emmanuel), Daenerys (Emilia Clarke), and Daario (Ed Skrein) in Game Of Thrones - Episode 3.08 (Cr: HBO)
Game of Thrones Season 3: Inside the Episode (VIDEO) #8
Game Of Thrones - Inside Episode 8 (Cr: HBO)
Joffery (Jack Gleeson) insists that Sansa (Sophie Turner) be stripped and carried off to the wedding bed. A drunken Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) objects to this final insult to the massive injury he and Sansa have suffered at his father's hands. Tyrion threatens the King who is practically speechless because ya know, no one does that to the grand royal sociopath and lives--but grandpa Tywin (Charles Dance) comes to the rescue, explaining that he is sure that Tyrion meant the 'threat' as a joke. Tyrion isn't that drunk so he plays along as being even more soused, forcing a laugh and belittling his own male attributes.
After a rather long-winded, vaguely threatening recounting by Cersei (Lena Headey) to Margaery (Natalie Dorner) of the basis of the song 'The Rains of Castamere,' Cersei responds to Margaery's previous overture that they will be sisters so they should become friends with, 'If you ever call me sister again, I'll have you strangled in your sleep.'
Niiiiice one, Cersei. Easy to see where King Joff got his sociopathic tendencies.
After the jump: Recaps and Reviews of Episode 28 (308) of Game of
Thrones: Plus HBO Extras, 'From the Set' (PHOTOS) and more screencaps!
Episode 307 - Game Of Thrones - Will Tyrion and Sansa Wed?...
Game Of Thrones - Episode 3.08 - 'Second Sons': Dany meets the Titan’s Bastard. (Cr: HBO)
Game Of Thrones Season 3: Episode #8 Preview (VIDEO)
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And if Tyrion and Sansa wed, will Tyrion be able to stand up to say his vows?
Will Arya smash The Hound'
s skull in, in an offering to her god--Death? (below)
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Game Of Thrones - Episode 3.08 - 'Second Sons' Episode Description:
King’s Landing hosts a wedding, and Tyrion and Sansa spend the night together. Dany meets the Titan’s Bastard. Davos demands proof from Melisandre. Sam and Gilly meet an older gentleman.
(Written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss; directed by Michelle MacLaren.) (Cr: HBO)
After the jump: More screencaps and extras from Game Of Thrones episode 307 and 308!
Game of Thrones Season 3: Recap #7 (VIDEO)
Game of Thrones Season 3: Inside the Episode #7 (VIDEO)
"If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention"
Kit Harington as Jon Snow, Mackenzie Crook as Orell and Rose Leslie as Ygritte in Game Of Thrones episode 7 (Cr: HBO)
Arya lost her last, best friend when the ever-somber Melisandre paid an unannounced visit to the Brotherhood Without Banners. Despite Gendry's protestations that he wished to become one of the Brotherhood and his worth to them as a blacksmith, he was sold off to the red witch for a couple of bags of gold.
Arya called Mel out as the witch she is and SPOILER correctly predicted that Gendry's fate in the witch's hands would be grim. (Remember the line Mel had about Stannis not being only one with King's blood? Gendry is the bastard son of Stannis's brother, the deceased King Robert Baratheon.)
Melisandre fixed her gaze on Arya and most likely nailed it when she insinuated that Arya would be responsible for many deaths in the future. She also, in her trademark spooky way, told Arya that they would meet again.
Game Of Thrones - Episode 3.07 - 'The Bear and the Maiden Fair' Description
Dany exchanges gifts with a slave lord outside of Yunkai. As Sansa frets about her prospects, Shae chafes at Tyrion’s new situation. Tywin counsels the king, and Melisandre reveals a secret to Gendry. Brienne faces a formidable foe in Harrenhal.
(Written by George R. R. Martin; directed by Michelle MacLaren.)
Sansa, Dany, Brienne, Tywin, Joffery, Gendry & Melisandre in Game Of Thrones - Episode 3.07 (Cr: HBO)
After the jump - Recap Round-up: “The Climb”, MORE Episode Extras (VIDEO) and
More Episode 3.07 Preview Screencaps - 'The Bear and the Maiden Fair' After the Jump!
Update! Game Of Thrones: New Characters of Season 3 (VIDEO)
George Martin Pens Game Of Thrones Episode Seven
Game Of Thrones: New Characters of Season 3 (VIDEO)
Episode 3.06 – 'The Climb'
Tywin plans strategic unions for the Lannisters. Melisandre pays a visit to the Riverlands. Robb weighs a compromise to repair his alliance with House Frey. Roose Bolton decides what to do with Jaime Lannister. Jon, Ygritte and the Wildlings face a daunting climb. (Written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss; directed by Alik Sakharov.)
Episode 3.07 – 'The Bear and the Maiden Fair'
Dany exchanges gifts with a slave lord outside of Yunkai. As Sansa frets about her prospects, Shae chafes at Tyrion’s new situation. Tywin counsels the king, and Melisandre reveals a secret to Gendry. Brienne faces a formidable foe in Harrenhal. (Written by George R. R. Martin; directed by Michelle MacLaren.)
Episode 3.08 – 'Second Sons'
King’s Landing hosts a wedding, and Tyrion and Sansa spend the night together. Dany meets the Titan’s Bastard. Davos demands proof from Melisandre. Sam and Gilly meet an older gentleman. (Written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss; directed by Michelle MacLaren.)
There's some shifting of time and characters written into the synopses for Game Of Thrones episodes 306-308.
Spoiler: It would seem that the characters of Gendry and Edric are being combined and that red witch Melisandre shall reveal to Gendry that the now-dead King Robert Baratheon is his father.
The Buzz: Game of Thrones at the Academy of TV Arts & Sciences (VIDEO)
Sneak Peek VIDEOS - Teases - Promo PHOTOS for 'Californication' – Episode 6.11 - 'The Abby'
David Duchovny as Hank Moody and Natasha McElhone as Karen in Californicaton Episode 6.11 "The Abby" (Cr: Showtime)
The moment some of us have been waiting for: "xxxxx" and "xxxxxxx" reunite!
Hank (DAVID DUCHOVNY) and Faith (MAGGIE GRACE) join forces to track
down Atticus (TIM MINCHIN). Surprisingly, Becca (MADELEINE MARTIN) is
the only person who can really help. Marcy’s (PAMELA ADLON) lunch date with
Ophelia (MAGGIE WHEELER) leaves her a little tied up. Charlie’s (EVAN
HANDLER) response to a curious message reveals the true feelings between
the two exes. Karen (NATASCHA MCELHONE) has a revelation about Becca.
Written by: Tom Kapinos
Directed by: Michael Weaver
Tim Minchin, David Duchovny, Madeleine Martin and Maggie Grace in Californication episode 6.11 (Cr: Showtime)
Guest Stars: Maggie Grace, Jason Beghe, Patrick Fischler, Dustin Ybarra, Angela Trimbur, Maggie Wheeler And Tim Minchin
Co-Star: Marcus Folmar
Hank and Faith visit Atticus at Happy Endings.
Californication : Season 6: Episode 11 Sneak Peek Clip - 'The Space Between My Thoughts'
Below: Promo PHOTOS Californication : Season 6: Episode 11
Californication : Season 6: Episode 11 VIDEO Clip - 'I'm Done Lying'
Charlie pays a visit to Ophelia's home after gettting a one-word text message message from Marcy.
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After the jump - the Promo VIDEO for the penultimate episode of Season 6 'Californication' – 'The Abby'
Enjoy Game Of Thrones Season 2 Blu-Ray Extras Like the Newest Release: Game of Thrones Season 2: George RR Martin Takes the Night's Watch Oath!
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister (Cr: HBO)
Forging Game of Thrones Sword (Jaime Lannister) VIDEO
Published on Feb 11, 2013
Every week our master swordsmith and renowned propmaster, Tony Swatton, forges iconic weapons using high-speed belt grinders, scorching furnaces, and pounding power hammers. Then he takes his weapon to the streets to bust up some stuff.
In our Premiere Episode, Tony builds Jaime Lannister's sword from "Game of Thrones." This blade will be crafted from scratch, with a hilt forged from molten bronze, and then taken outside for an epic battle against a windshield.
Brought to you by Game of Thrones; the complete second season available on Blu-ray, DVD & iTunes. Own it February 19.
Kit Harington as Jon Snow (Cr: HBO)
Game Of Thrones Season 3 Premiere Episode Description:
Episode #21: Jon is brought before Mance
Rayder, the King Beyond the Wall, while the Night’s Watch survivors
retreat south. In King’s Landing, Tyrion asks for his reward,
Littlefinger offers Sansa a way out, and Cersei hosts a dinner for the
royal family. Arya runs into the Brotherhood Without Banners. Dany sails
into Slaver's Bay. (Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed
by Daniel Minahan)
Now is a great time to reacquaint yourself with the world of Game Of Thrones while waiting for the March 30, 2013 premiere on HBO of the third season. These clips go behind-the-scenes, delving deeper into the fantastical world created by George R.R. Martin.
Game of Thrones Season 2: Inner Circle VIDEO Clip
Interview with the gorgeous Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) and the writers of Game of Thrones about what it is like to work with her 'old friend' Peter Dinklage, who plays her brother, Tyrion Lannister on the show.
Game of Thrones Season 2: The Night's Watch History VIDEO Clip
Narrated by the beautiful, whiskey-voiced Rose Leslie, who plays the wildling Ygitte, The Night's Watch History is a spine-chilling, violent tale of the Night's Watch.
Game of Thrones Season 2: The Night's Watch VIDEO Clip
Listen to Kit Harington (Jon Snow) recite the Night's Watch Oath with pivotal scenes from season two.
Screencap from Game of Thrones Season 2: Making Histories VIDEO (Cr: HBO)
Game of Thrones Season 2: Making Histories VIDEO
A fascinating expansion of the Game Of Thrones series that springs to life through through animated drawings of Will Simpson. One of 19 included with the BLU-RAY SEASON 2 VIDEO EXTRAS. Narrated by Rose Leslie.
Update! Game of Thrones Season 2: George RR Martin Takes the Night's Watch Oath (VIDEO)
Game Of Thrones Hardcover Book ( Credit: HBO)
Lastly, is Game of Thrones: Inside HBO's Game of Thrones Hardcover Book VIDEO, which though to my knowledge, is not part of the DVD, is still filled with wondrous displays of scenery and commentary from the artists and other creatives who bring the show to life.
Tune in for the Premiere of Game Of Thrones Season 3 on 3.30.13!
Kit Harington as Jon Snow in Game of Thrones season 3 (Cr: HBO)
Episodes of Game Of Thrones Season 3 to be "slightly longer."
Making Of Game Of Thrones Season 3: Vlog #1 - Art Direction VIDEO
Don't miss the season 3 premiere on March 31st, 2013.
For more on Game of Thrones, go to http://itsh.bo/HpR8b1.
Maisie Williams as Arya Stark in Game of Thrones season 3 (Cr: HBO)
The biggest production on TV of one of the biggest stories in fantasy is about to get ...bigger.
The Game of Thrones team is creating a “super-sized” third season of the hit series.
With showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss tackling content from the first half (roughly) of author George R.R. Martin’s largest Song of Ice and Fire novel (the 973-page, A Storm of Swords), the writer-producer duo are delivering slightly longer episodes to the network.
They will number still only ten, but the episodes will run a bit longer each week than in previous seasons.
“There’s almost another full episode’s worth of extra minutes spread across the season,” Weiss says. “One of the great liberties with HBO is we’re not forced to come in at a specific time. We can’t be under 50 minutes or over 60, but that gives us a lot of flexibility.”
“A super-sized season, as befitting Storm of Swords,” Benioff adds. “Last year we had a lot of 52-minute episodes. This year is a lot of 56, 57.”
In fact, the third season finale is expected to run more than an hour — a move that requires special permission from the network (previously, the show’s pilot and its second season finale exceeded an hour).
Episodes are still being edited so exact times could change, but HBO and producers are confident the season will deliver more Thrones than ever before. Says HBO in a statement:
“All 10 episodes gained a minute or two from past seasons with the finale very possibly exceeding 60 minutes.”
“So for people clamoring for another episode, it’s in there,” Weiss says. “It’s just been cut into tiny pieces.”
GAME OF THRONES - PETER DINKLAGE as 'Tyrion Lannister' in the Battle of Blackwater, episode 2.09 (#19), airing Sunday, May27 on HBO (Credit: HBO)
Game Of Thrones Season 2: Episode #19 Preview VIDEO:
Game Of Thrones Season 2: Episode 19 - 'Battle Tease' VIDEO:
Stephen Dillane as Stannis Baratheon in Episode 2.09 of Game Of Thrones, Sunday May 27, 2012 on HBO (Credit: HBO, inc.):
GAME OF THRONES (HBO) 'BLACKWATER' (THE BATTLE OF BLACKWATER BAY) SYNOPSIS:
Episode #19: “Blackwater” Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 27 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Tyrion and the Lannisters fight for their lives as Stannis’ fleet assaults King’s Landing. Written by George R.R. Martin; directed by Neil Marshall.
The executive producers of GAME OF THRONES are David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Frank Doelger; co-executive producers, George R.R. Martin, Vanessa Taylor, Alan Taylor, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis; produced by Bernadette Caulfield.
Game Of Thrones Season 2: Episode 19 - 'War Of The Kings' Trailer VIDEO:
After the jump:
GAME OF THRONES Episode 18 RECAP ('A Man Without Honour') (VIDEO):, Game Of Thrones Season 2: Inside The Episode #18 (VIDEO)::
Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark) 'Jaime Lannister is irredeemable.'
GAME OF THRONES - Ill-Fit to Rule (VIDEO):
"Quaithe', a prophet from the same island as Melisandre(!)
GAME OF THRONES - Masked Prophet VIDEO:
Harrenhal's Hanging Cart
GAME OF THRONES - Ill-Fit to Rule VIDEO:
GAME OF THRONES - True Fidelity VIDEO:
ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
Episode #17: “A Man Without Honor” (HBO) Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 13 (9:00-10:00 p.m.) Other HBO playdates: May 13 (11:00 p.m.), 15 (11:00 p.m.), 16 (10:00 p.m.) and 19 (1:30 a.m.) HBO2 playdates: May 14 (9:00 p.m.), 17 (8:00 p.m.), 18 (midnight) and 20 (1:00 p.m.) Jaime (Nicolaj Coster-Waldau) meets a distant relative; Dany receives an invitation to the House of the Undying; Theon leads a search party; Jon loses his way in the wilderness; Cersei (Lena Headey) counsels Sansa (Sophie Turner). Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed by David Nutter.
AFTER THE JUMP -
'Murder of the 13' (diagram) Tywin's Chamber (rendering)
Jason Momoa and Emilia Clarke in 'Games of Thrones' (HBO)
Emilia Clarke of Game of Thrones:
Creating the Dothraki language for 'Game of Thrones':
Here are the accompanying photos and article to CNN's The Next List "Deconstructing Dothraki" about the creation of the Dothraki language for Game of Thrones as well as the creation of other languages created for other media projects.
Hank learns from his lawyer (Carla Gugino) that he will be going to trial for statutory rape. After Hank finishes the F & P script, Charlie (Evan Handler) drags him to a meeting with the director (Jonathan Kasdan), the producer (Stephen Tobolowsky) and an eccentric financier (Fisher Stepens). A dead billionaire caps off the meeting.
How 'bout your very own, super-awesome, let's celebrate Californication getting-picked-up-for a-5th-season, Californication official poster art?
All you have to do is leave me a comment telling me one thing you like about the show Californication on Showtime and you are in the running. An announcement of the winners will be posted on Sunday, February 20th. Good Luck!
The writers of Dexter discuss last year's finale and how it impacted the development of season five.
I imagine writing for Dexter is a dream job or would you bring work home and it could be more of a nightmare?
Nah. Dream job.
This season ought to be fun to write as its a total reboot. Dexter stumbles backwards in his process of painstakingly evolving into something like a normal human being (vs. feeling & acting as a.serial killer) at least at first he will. I'd be shocked if he did not "act out" his anger, guilt & grief, coupled with being totally overwhelmed by the here and now.
Prior to Dexter's season 5 premiere I'd like to note that I'm quite thrilled for Michael C. Hall who "is" Dexter as well as for his bride, Jennifer Carpenter, who plays his sister "Deb" on Dexter that Michael looks great --it's a great relief to see him looking so healthy and I'm totally excited about the start of season 5 at the end of this month (Sept. 26)!
Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
- Mark Twain, a Biography
Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century.
- Notebook, 1894
If husbands could realize what large returns of profit may be gotten out
of
a wife by a small word of praise paid over the counter when the market
is just
right, they would bring matters around the way they wish them much
oftener than
they usually do. Arguments are unsafe with wives, because they examine
them;
but they do not examine compliments. One can pass upon a wife a
compliment that
is three-fourths base metal; she will not even bite it to see if it is
good;
all she notices is the size of it, not the quality.
- "Hellfire Hotchkiss," reprinted in Satires and Burlesques
I don't know about you but I am missing HBO's True Blood something fierce. I've kept myself partially occupied reading the entire Sookie Stackhouse series, except the last one which should be at my door step any day now.
Charlaine Harris has indeed created a memorable heroine in Sookie Stackhouse, who she puts in some truly other-worldly situations. Her heroine however remains firmly down to earth.
Since I'll be watching True Blood faithfully and blogging about it I thought it necessary to get my hands on the source material. That did help somewhat in the first season of True Blood as producer Alan Ball more or less stuck with the book(s) version(s). He changed up a few things plus he dipped into the second book in the series, "Living Dead In Dallas," so there would have been no way of knowing how much of the original Sookie Stackhouse stories he was using and how much of his own unique stamp he was putting on the series without reading the books.
With the exception of Book IV, which just did not gel for me, it would be great if Ball took as much of Charlaine Harris's original material and turned it into True Blood material. She just has the most fanciful imagination and her Stackhouse books are compulsively readable.
There has not been too much news about the production of Season Two of True Blood though this tidbit is very, very welcome news:
"True Blood is resurrecting Sookie's Gram (played by the sublime Lois Smith) in season 2! And by "resurrecting" I mean "returning in newly-created flashback scenes!" (Thanks to the Best spoiler source evar!)
For trivia buffs, Lois Smith (Gran) made her film debut with James Dean in 1955's "East Of Eden."
I am so, so glad that Lois Smith is going to be featured in True Blood again. Hers was such a welcome presence. She owned every scene she was in. Furthermore, Sookie often remembers things her grandmother said or did as she was a huge influence on Sookie so in my mind it would be completely natural to bring her back in flashback or other form as the series warrants.
Here are the the names of the first two episodes of True Blood: Season 2.
True Blood - Episode 2.01 - Nothing But The Blood
True Blood - Episode 2.02 - Keep This Party Going
I hope to have more True Blood news soon as production was to resume this month (January 2009). As soon as I know the official start date I'll post it as thus far we've only been told "summer 2009."
I belong to a forum. Anyone can read it but one of it's primary functions is for those of us who do or have done paid blogging to discuss things--from technical issues to monetary rewards or lack thereof, to other stuff which can be of our choosing.
Recently a blogger expressed the opinion that the people on the forum were falling victim to "censorship" and he began actively recruiting people on the forum to join a new forum he'd started.
Now there's a host of people who visit the forum to which I belong--from advertisers, seasoned bloggers, brand new bloggers, paid staff and everyone in-between. From the lack of responses it seemed that he did not have a lot of success in drawing from our forum to his.
I've been on forums before and of course there has to be rules in place as a forum exists as a community. What I've found on this forum is, on a scale of noose-like restrictiveness to almost no interference at all, is that this forum tries to be as hands off as possible and let the boards flow. The most involvement I've seen is when a duplicate thread (new topic) is introduced and that thread gets merged with the other or, someone asks a question in the wrong section and the thread is moved so the thread author will move likely get what they are needing.
I've seen very little of what New Forum Guy called censorship and when there was such a thing it was justified. The censorship takes the form of the topic not being able to have any more comments added to it. The thread becomes "locked."
So New Forum Guy has started a couple of new threads on the forum to which I belong and each one IMO, seemed more to promote his new forum than to discuss a relevant topic. I wasn't the only one to notice the self promotion and they called him on it. This provoked him to insult one of the volunteer moderators on the boards. She told him she didn't appreciate it and others including me, tried to give her support with kind words. New Forum Guy came back to the thread and threw more road apples around, this time provoking an all-out love fest for our mods.
Then something surprised me. A commenter downplayed it all by saying the thread comments "were just words." Just words?! We've all heard the old Internet axiom, "you can't convey in writing what you can in person." Oh yeah? So the Constitution is "just words" and the Bible and the Koran and everything Shakespeare ever wrote--do I have to go on? These very important pieces of writing, each conveying thoughts, ideas, beliefs, stories--all in WORDS.
This is the 21st Century. We are speaking less and less to one another and more and more we communicate by typing our messages. If we feel what we are doing is "just words," than why are we doing it? And since we are doing it frequently via instant messages, texting, weblogs, email, membership in forums, boards, and in gaming, these words are being used a great deal. And isn't something that is used frequently of import? And further, since we are using words frequently shouldn't we be getting better at expressing ourselves this way? When are we going to stop using the excuse that what we type is "just words?" That reasoning was never truly factual and it's far less so now.
Since I was 16 years old I've subscribed to Rolling Stone Magazine. Yes, there was a time or two that "someone" else let the subscription run out but even in my very lean years when I couldn't afford it, I'd request it as a Christmas gift from my parents. It's still only $20 for a year's subscription--think it was about $9.95 for a year back then. It comes every two weeks which keeps it's content relatively fresh (in the non-Internet sense).
Why have I subscribed so long? One.They practically give it away (see above).
Two, three, etc. Annie Leibovitz, Greil Marcus, Mikal Gilmore, Hunter S. Thompson, Peter Travers, Cameron Crowe, Ben Fong-Torres...that's a start.
RS has gone through many stages over the years much like the television show Saturday Night Live. It has had it's very high points right down to (some magazine covers especially) being kitty litter box-worthy.
Though I subscribe to a couple of news magazines too, RS would be the last magazine I'd stop.
My 25 y.o. son said to me a couple of months ago that he is fond of Rolling Stone for it's sharp writing and great political commentary and because he remembers it being in our home "all (his) life."
In sum, Rolling Stone Magazine is 40 years old. It's had it's share of hits and misses. But I subscibe because the overall quality of it's feature articles is generally good-to-excellent, it leans left as I do, and throughout the years many of it's covers have been frame-worthy.
As The Nation Eds. explain just below, they solicited diverse views on what the Democratic Platform should focus on. It's quite past my bedtime right now, so I shall go back and finish reading tomorrow in order to more fully comment on some of the views, but Studs was the first writer that made me chuckle at the outset.
As a "if-I had-a-card-I'd-carry-it" liberal, I love what Studs has to say to us all.
Humour: It's the key to winning people's hearts and minds.
A People's Democratic Platform
[from the August 2, 2004 issue]
The Democratic Party platform to be presented at the upcoming convention has been tailored to suit the positions of the presidential nominee and to raise as few contentious issues as possible. That may be good strategy as defined by political pollsters and strategists, but to our mind it represents a missed opportunity to put forward and debate some fresh, possibly unconventional ideas. So we've asked a disparate group of people--ranging from retired newsman Walter Cronkite to hip-hop activist Bakari Kitwana--what plank each of them would like to propose. Their answers were by turns provocative, quirky and unexpected. We offer them in the hope that voters will be stirred to come up with their own "planks" and then try to turn them into reality. --The Editors Studs Terkel Studs Terkel is the author, most recently, of Hope Dies Last.
Necrophilia should be the subtext of all the issues discussed at the forthcoming Democratic convention. Are we a life-affirming society or one that perversely courts death? We are the only industrialized country that does not have national health insurance (my small bottle of prescription tablets and my tube of nasal spray set me back $114.35), as well as the only such nation that insists on the death penalty.
Of course, the matters of our loony Iraq maladventure, environmental rape, outsourcing and mass firings, the USA Patriot Act and the Enronism of Dubya's buddy boys should be brought forth. However, what must be made most clear is the overarching assault upon our native intelligence and our innate sense of decency, all adding up to an unprecedented menace to our general well-being.
Oh, one more thing: the perversion of the American language. The word "liberal" has assumed a dark meaning, thanks in no small part to the kept boys and girls of the mainstream media. I suggest that the chair of the gathering should immediately read to the delegates the dictionary definition of "liberal": (1) expressing social and political policies that favor progress and reform; (2) following policies that favor the freedom of individuals to act or express themselves in a manner of their own choosing--in short, a reaffirmation of FDR's New Deal.
The assemblage should impel the presumptive nominee for the presidency to abandon his mummyesque role and, instead of denying that he is a liberal, proudly affirm it.
We all have pet causes. This is one of mine. Common sense. One day it shall rule! Eric Schlosser Eric Schlosser is the author of Fast Food Nation and Reefer Madness.
The United States must declare an end to the war on drugs. This war has filled the nation's prisons with poor drug addicts and small-time drug dealers. It has created a multibillion-dollar black market, enriched organized-crime groups and promoted the corruption of government officials throughout the world. And it has not stemmed the widespread use of illegal drugs. By any rational measure, this war has been a total failure...
In a nation where pharmaceutical companies advertise powerful antidepressants on public billboards and where alcohol companies run amusing beer ads during the Super Bowl, the idea of a "drug-free society" is absurd. Like the rest of American society, our drug policy would greatly benefit from less punishment and more compassion.
The beautiful women of Showtime's SHAMELESS like Emmy Rossum in NSFW VIDEO scenes and screencaps FROM THE SHOW as well as magazine scans from other sources. (Copyright: Showtime)
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