The Voice takes a look at the legal dream team who are leading Dubya’s assault on civil liberties.
Genius or Hubris?
Scientists line up for and against former boy genius Stephen Wolfram’s paradigm-busting paean to algorithms.
There’s no snow in Mordor…
PJ and the WETA crew hose down the land of shadow for Two Towers reshoots.
Majority Opinion.
Back up, Spidey…advance word on this weekend’s Minority Report is inordinately positive. I hope they pulled it off.
Short leash.
TNR thinks Bob Woodward has been domesticated. In related news, John Dean remembers Nixon.
Manhunter Redux.
Entertainment Weekly posts a bunch of pics from Red Dragon, the Hannibal Lecter prequel (and Manhunter remake.) Looks ok, I suppose, but why are so many A-list actors signing on for “a film by Brett Ratner“?
Off the reservation?
Is John Ashcroft becoming a liability to the Bush White House as well as a national embarrassment?
Beam me up, Scotty…
one measly laser beam at a time. But, hey, it’s a start.
Head of the pack.
Former veep candidate Joe Lieberman tries to get out in front of the rest of the Democratic pack. Can’t say I’m too excited about this candidacy.
A level field.
While the US gets better at soccer, the rest of the world catches up in basketball. Looks like NBA GM’s had better brush up on the language skills.