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REVIEW: JFK vs. Allen Dulles

Edward Curtin Before I digress slightly, let me state from the outset that the book by Greg Poulgrain that...

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WATCH: 2+2=5

2+2=5 is an award-winning Iranian short film written and directed by Babak Anvari. First released in 2011, but arguably...

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Beethoven in the Age of Endarkenment

Ian Fantom Ludwig van Beethoven was baptised on 17 December, 1770, and so was probably born on the 16th....

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Review: Turning Back: The Personal Journey of a Born-Again Jew

Steve Lipman A review of Turning Back: The Personal Journey of a Born-Again Jew, by Michael Lesher. Published by...

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An Invitation to Seeking Truth in a Country of Lies

Edward Curtin In lieu of writing reviews of their own books – with the exception of Walt Whitman, who...

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OffG Recommends….V for Vendetta

"OffG Recommends" is a new series we'll be putting out intermittently commenting on books, film, television or other arts...

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The Machine Stops

The second half of short-story double is The Machine Stops, by EM Forster. While technically more science fiction than...

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WATCH: The Jones Plantation

The first half of our halloween short-story double bill isn’t a horror story in the tradiional sense. But it...

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Nothing Ever Happened

John Steppling Some books demand slower reading than others. Ed Curtin’s new book is such a case. But then...

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REVIEW: The people need to take back control

Tony Sutton A review of The Sport & Prey of Capitalists: How the Rich Are Stealing Canada’s Public Wealth,...

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REVIEW: Chasing the Light by Oliver Stone

Edward Curtin Like the wandering and rascally Odysseus upon whom he models his life, Oliver Stone is “double-minded” in...

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Faceless Beings

Faceless beings with muffled voices stare at me through dark sunken sockets full of fear and fright. Muzzled and...

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Donetsk film’s planned interference in the US Presidential Election

Rhys Jones The new spy thriller Alpha R, which is being shot in Donetsk for a release later this...

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Interview Most Foul

Edward Curtin Imagine this: A so-called presidential historian for a major television network publishes an interview in the most...

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REVIEW: Planet of the Humans

The pandemic is fetishized and much like the climate alarmism associated with Greta and The Guardian paper, there is...

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Bob Dylan’s Midnight Message to JFK’s Ghost

Edward Curtin For murder, though it have no tongue, will speak with most miraculous organ.” Hamlet On May 1,...

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REVIEW: The Man Who Skewers Presidential Numbskullery

Masterful essays take aim at the numbskullery of Trump, his hapless political opponents, and the boneheaded media warriors who...

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Painting A True Christ: A Review of Terrence Malik’s “A Hidden Life”

Edward Curtin There’s an early scene in Terrence Malik’s masterful new film – what I would call a moving...

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Neo-McCarthyite Witchhunters Hypocritically Mourn Kirk Douglas

Matthew Ehret Hollywood film legend Kirk Douglas’ passing on February 5th at the age of 103 has resulted in...

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Why Mainstream Critics Turned Against Joker

Kit Knightly The Oscars are happening as we speak, and I’m a little embarassed to say I want Joker...

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