watch Al Jazeera live online
If you want to see what’s really going on in the Middle East, you want to watch Al Jazeera. Unfortunately, the vast majority of cable companies in the U.S. do not carry the channel…
Net buzz
question of the weekend: How are your reading habits changing with the advent of ebooks and social media?
I’m certainly giving my Kindle a workout, and expect that I will read more classic novels this year than I have recently, because it’s so easy to find and download good e-versions of them… and because I’m feeling a little guilty about selling and giving away so many books…
wtf: Egyptian government shuts down Internet access in Egypt
And American politicians want to give the U.S. president the power to do nearly the same thing, without judicial oversight. Be afraid…
blogging for film preservation
Like old movies? Don’t want to see them disappear? Then join me and a whole bunch of film critics in the fundraising blogathon For the Love of Film, taking place from February 14-21, to support the film preservation efforts of the National Film Preservation Foundation. Learn more — including about how you can participate or … more…
Ben Domenech and me: fun fun fun
The Washington Post’s discredited right-wing blogger stole from me, the wanker…
American Film Institute’s AFI 100 (2007 list)
1. Citizen Kane (1941) 2. The Godfather (1972) 3. Casablanca (1942) 4. Raging Bull (1980) 5. Singin’ in the Rain (1952) 6. Gone With the Wind (1939) 7. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 8. Schindler’s List (1993) 9. Vertigo (1958) 10. The Wizard of Oz (1939) 11. City Lights (1931) 12. The Searchers (1956) 13. Star … more…
