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Henry Jenkins on Moral Kombat
Henry Jenkins at M.I.T. put up an excellent post about Moral Kombat, one of the first films we reviewed as part of our then-new (now not-so-new but significantl…
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SPLIT: A Divided America
Shocking and informative, SPLIT: A DIVIDED AMERICA takes a behind the scenes look at the partisanship dominating our politics. Balancing candid discussions with…
Kahle v. Gonzales - Brief of Respondent in Opposition to Petition for a Writ of Certiorari
Brief of Respondent in Opposition to Petition for a Writ of Certiorari. * Publication Type:Litigation Brief * Publication Date:11/28/2007 Download PDF…
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Beyond Belief
Susan Retik and Patti Quigley are two ordinary soccer moms living in the affluent suburbs of Boston until tragedy strikes. Rather than turning inwards, grief co…
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Debate Team
Debate Team is a documentary exploring the weird subculture of competitive college debate. Competitors battle at 360 words per minute, hauling around mountains…
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Land of Confusion
In March of 2004 a Pennsylvania filmmaker was activated with his National Guard unit and deployed to Iraq. During the next twelve months he would document his…
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Reputation Defender, a response to Social Networking Sites
Web 2.0 creates Web 2.1 opportunities. This morning I passed the offices of Reputation Defender in Menlo Park. Intrigued by the name, I checked out their site…
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Sarkozy’s digital agenda
Zdnet reports on a new initiative in France to tighten copyright protection over the Internet and prevent illegal downloading. The French president himself gave…
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New Copyright Statute for Israel
Some time ago I posted an update about the planned copyright reform in Israel. The Israeli copyright law now passed legislation and the text of the new statute…
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Using email in couples counselling
Great new article from ADR pioneer David Hoffman on Mediate.com today. From the conclusion: "Because email is such a new medium {...}the techniques for su…
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The second (un) civil war
Ron Brownstein has written a new book called "The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America." Here'…
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This is your brain on politics
A recent Op-Ed in the New York Times examined brain scans of individuals who were considering various political questions and candidates. The piece was written…