Hang ’em High (1968)
This week we look at a case study in vengeance with Hang ‘em High (1968). This western classic explores revenge and justice, and the blurring of those lines. The law is about justice, or is it?
This week we look at a case study in vengeance with Hang ‘em High (1968). This western classic explores revenge and justice, and the blurring of those lines. The law is about justice, or is it?
The American mafia is exactly that — very American. While its roots are in Sicilian brigands who terrorized that Italian island to varying degrees for centuries, the American version is very much wrapped up in issues of immigration and insularity in the new world.
This is my favorite western of all time. It is not particularly well known or well received by critics, but I thought it was underrated. It is also not a quite a cop film, but here we are.
The future of crime fighting is seeing into the future.
Weekend Buff The Other Guys What a week. It was one of the most consequential 7 days in American
America’s travails in Afghanistain
A look at the life of a prolific fraudster.
That was interesting and smart. I’m not wholly convinced — feels like this was a retrospective reading of the tea leaves. But there might be much to what you say….
Finally-
If you can learn to read culture as a student of cultural texts, you won’t need political polls.
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But the elites on both sides of the Atlantic have been telling us Trump is Hitler. Right.
That is not wise, historically accurate, or helpful. You should stop that and figure out why over half the country doesn’t trust you or the party you represent. (And please don’t claim to be a Republican. You never really were).
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