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Hey AP: Incumbency Also Explains Why The GOP Has Held Onto Power
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So, the Republican Party is the most dominant political force in the country. They control the White House, Congress, two-thirds of the governorships, and 69/99 state legislatures. They have at least 4,100 state lawmakers in office, the most since the party was founded. It's a far cry from the 2008-09 commentaries on the party with the election of Barack Obama, which predicted: Conservatism is dead. The GOP is DOA.
Well, after the stimulus and Obamacare, the red tide swept in for the 2010 midterms. What a difference a year does make. In 2012, there was a setback with the defeat of Mitt Romney, but conservatives hunkered down and retook Congress in the 2014 elections. Trump won the presidency in 2016. We didn't riot in the streets. We didn't set dumpsters on fire. We focused on where we could win.
The state-level is where the underreported war between Left and Right is being waged. It's where the new talent is found and cultivated. It's where the rank-and-file of the party can be replaced when time eats away at the current leadership. Right now, Democrats have a small talent pool, their leadership is devolving into the geriatric brigade and there doesn't appear to be any heavyweight capable of taking the reins who isn't over the age of 65. For the GOP, long after Trump, there will be top-tier candidates for national elections. Was this done through gerrymandering? Was the GOP's rural offensive partly due to gerrymandering? There are different theories. The Associated Press certainly thinks so [emphasis mine]:
The AP scrutinized the outcomes of all 435 U.S. House races and about 4,700 state House and Assembly seats up for election last year using a new statistical method of calculating partisan advantage. It's designed to detect cases in which one party may have won, widened or retained its grip on power through political gerrymandering.
The analysis found four times as many states with Republican-skewed state House or Assembly districts than Democratic ones. Among the two-dozen most populated states that determine the vast majority of Congress, there were nearly three times as many with Republican-tilted U.S. House districts.
Traditional battlegrounds such as Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Florida and Virginia were among those with significant Republican advantages in their U.S. or state House races. All had districts drawn by Republicans after the last Census in 2010.
The AP analysis also found that Republicans won as many as 22 additional U.S. House seats over what would have been expected based on the average vote share in congressional districts across the country. That helped provide the GOP with a comfortable majority over Democrats instead of a narrow one.
Republicans held several advantages heading into the 2016 election. They had more incumbents, which carried weight even in a year of "outsider" candidates. Republicans also had a geographical advantage because their voters were spread more widely across suburban and rural America instead of being highly concentrated, as Democrats generally are, in big cities.
The AP's findings are similar to recent ones from the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law, which used three statistical tests to analyze the 2012-2016 congressional elections. Its report found a persistent Republican advantage and "clear evidence that aggressive gerrymandering is distorting the nation's congressional maps," posing a "threat to democracy." The Brennan Center did not analyze state legislative elections.
There are a lot of alarms raised by gerrymandering. Yet, The Washington Post published two analyses that pushed back against the power of gerrymandering in 2013 and 2016. The 2016 analysis showed that incumbency, not gerrymandering, might be protecting GOP majorities. In 2013, George Washington University's John Sides and Danny Hayes noted how gerrymandering played a very insignificant role in the 2012 election, adding that incumbency was more of a factor:
What if we "re-run" the 2012 House election, but using the old districts? We have done that simulation, using the 2008 presidential vote in both the old and new districts to capture how the redistricting might have moved partisans around. If we assume that nothing else affects House election outcomes but the partisanship of the districts—in other words, if we allow redistricting to have its maximum possible effect—we find that the 2011 redistricting cost Democrats 7 seats in 2012.
The effect is even smaller if we incorporate other important factors. Incumbency is the most important of these: lots of Republicans who were running as challengers or in open seats in 2010—and then won—ran as incumbents for the first time in 2012. We know that incumbency is a powerful factor in House elections, bringing candidates greater visibility, adding to their campaign coffers, and deterring quality challengers from running. On average, an incumbent in 2012 ran five percentage points ahead of a non-incumbent candidate from the same party in a similar seat. Sixty-one seats were were decided by less than this margin.
More important, once we took incumbency into account, the apparent effect of gerrymandering vanished. That is, the ability of Republicans to retain the House majority may have been due to incumbency advantage, not new and more favorable districts.
We've written cautionary notes about redistricting several times in the past months. Simply raising the possibility that redistricting isn't always as powerful or pernicious as its critics suggest sometimes leads people to conclude that we are "gerrymandering deniers" who think redistricting has no partisan consequences whatsoever.
That is not the case. The analysis above does not confirm the worst fears about the "great gerrymander" of 2012. But given the challenge of answering, "compared to what?" we would not argue that the 2011 redistricting gave the GOP no advantage whatsoever.
Incumbency is a huge advantage in a member of Congress' ability to remain in office for years. Moreover, even in elections where there is anti-incumbent sentiment, those polled usually like their current representative, which is why except for a few, most incumbents who faced primary challenges won—and why those who ran for re-election in 2010, were given another term on the Hill.
Now, let's play with the gerrymandering angle for a second. Democrats have no one to blame but themselves. Every election is key. Former DNC chair Howard Dean understood this and his 50-state strategy post-2004 yielded his party political gains. That has been swept away and the mechanisms to find new candidates who can compete in right-leaning districts are no longer there. They dropped the ball on the state and local races, and this is what happens. Also, it's not just Republicans who are prone to gerrymandering. In Maryland, which was included but buried in the AP piece, Democrats in the deep blue state admitted using this method against their opponents. Does it disprove the incumbency theory? No. Democrats only picked up one seat, axing Republican Congressman Roscoe Bartlett. It mostly exposes that gerrymandering is a fact of life in politics, and that parties will do what they can to maximize their chances at clinching the majority. Hence, why winning state and local races is key. These are the folks who decide the maps after all, but the power of incumbency appears to be an equally legitimate theory to support why the GOP has been able to keep the majority thus far.


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[Peace in Prisons] [Organizing] [Gender] [Principal Contradiction] [California] [ULK Issue 80]
by a California prisoner January 2023 permalink
Thank you for Under Lock and Key No. 79 (could just as well be called Under Division and Unity). I could not help but draw a parallel between 2 articles. "Some Discussion on Bad Ideas Pt. 1" and "Show Proof to Build Unity".
First, in "Show Proof to Build Unity" MIM reminds us that the reintegration policy is a strategy to "displace the big four lumpen orgs". The divide and conquer tactic is a correct analysis although somehow avoids the subject implied which was/is: Unity with the biggest 'lumpen group' (sex offenders) as means to fight the real enemy (CDCR).
Perhaps it is fear that prevents any one sex offender from organizing. Fear of hate, after all hate is scary and dangerous especially when it is NOT justified. What does MIM propose? Does the sex offender boldly call for Unity with the prisoners that hate; or in reality need someone beneath themselves as a means to tolerate their own reflection in the mirror?
Does MIM propose the sex offender organize with other sex offenders? He prefers to keep his commitment 'offense' secret because the moment he attempts to unite he lets everyone know that he is the designated scapegoat thus opening himself up for attack, essentially a dangerous invitation.
Much safer to stay quiet, isolated although silence is complicit. Silence concedes that it is somehow ok to hate sex offenders when the reality is; hate for sex offenders is hate of self. Hate for sex offenders is simply a need to place someone beneath self as a means to tolerate ones own reflection in the mirror. It is a self conscious advertisement that the haters' bad acts are much, much worse than any perceived 'crime' of having sex. Mostly because everyone is guilty of having sex. This hypocritical aspect is further proof that hate of sex offenders is really hate of self. The delusion that sex is somehow a crime of the worst nature is paper thin, held together only by silence, fear, and hate.
Silence, fear and hate are powerful weapons that CDCR uses for control. Does anyone wonder how 3 pigs keep control of 200 prisoners? The haters need loom no further than his own reflection in the mirror for that answer.
The delusion that sex is a crime is only a manifestation of one's ego. An ego that requires someone; anyone to be worse than self. The haters must truly look at themselves and ask if CDCR oppression is great enough to drop their own ego. CDCR knows that haters will not drop their ego and this is how CDCR keeps everyone captive in chains and cages. Cages built out of ego, silence, fear and hate.
The haters must ask themselves if they can unite with the largest group of prisoners in prison because sex offenders are much, much deeper than any one hater knows. It is the silence; the secret, the dirty little secret that has allowed hate to grow into a uncontrollable big monster. The silence that has allowed the pigs to brand even greater numbers of regular, normal people with the brand of sex 'offender'. The fear of hate that forces silence is the cause of division. Division that gives CDCR so much power and control.
In the article "Show Proof to Build Unity" MIM suggests unity with sex 'offenders'. Perhaps by inherent necessity, it is the sex offender that must call for unity with his haters. The oppressed that must call for unity with the oppressor. Here I see the parallel in the other article "Some Discussions on Bad ideas Pt. 1." The call for unity with the 'White Worker' seems to be a suggestion that oppressed nations call for unity with the oppressor nation by inherent necessity. Because certainly the haters have no desire to escape oppression thru unity.
Forgive me if I interpreted notes of doubt on fear of hate or outright hate for the haters in your article "Bad Ideas." For instance, the hypothetical paragraph about a white person referring to the masses as "white worker" seemed to label that white person as a "former neo-nazi" isn't that a little harsh considering the demographics here in 1st world USA?
[Wiawimawo notes: This is a misreading of the article, the article assumed a comrade was a former neo-nazi as an example of when someone's past or identity might be relevant to a political criticism. But this was just an extreme example, as any Amerikan can show favor to the white workers without being a neo-Nazi, so in that sense we agree.]
The paragraph that "communists have failed the masses for 400 years by supporting the 'white workers' and putting the nation contradiction beneath"white worker interests" seems to refer to 3rd world nations rather than the demographics of national 1st world USA. Global perspective would provide clarity because this article was written and provided to and for 1st world USA. Prisoners who only know 1st world demographics, most of whom have never been outside the country.
I found the theme of 'identity politics' otherwise correct and intriguing for instance the paragraph about how it is wrong to be enemies with the MASSES for their bourgeois ideas when under oppression, such as patriarchy, homophobia, racism etc… I liked this whole analysis regarding friends being those who have the correct line on xyz and enemies being those who hold reactionary views as an incorrect communist stance.
I like the correct stance specified being "Mao's method of finding out who our friends and enemies [are] by looking at a group of people's relations to the means of production, relation to consumption, and relations to other classes." That word class seems to me to be a definition of economics therefore the only color of class is green. Thus for revolutionary purposes 1st world USA is obviously enemies and 3rd world is friend. But Revolution from within 1st world begs a different question of who are friends and enemies? Who are the MASSES of 1st world USA?
Which brings on the question of "cause of racism" I get it (I think). I can certainly identify with extreme frustration even outright hatred of the haters although I think racism is caused by individual thinking as evidenced by my statement above "Hate for others is really hate for self". It only seeks justification by blaming others therefore racism is caused by individual thinking and not necessarily by "Feudal European aristocrats (a class of people)" on "the white worker".
In the same way hate for sex offenders is not perpetrated by any one (class of people) rather it is hate of self and sometimes that hate manifests itself as hate for others. The unavoidable truth however in that cause is individual thinking. Sometimes it only feels like hate when it is nothing more than an individual desire to fit in with all the other haters. Conformity like the Holocaust.
I think it gets a little confusing when we are discussing who the masses are in relation to revolution from within the 1st world USA or from a global revolutionary perspective. Does the author regard emself as american? or a global citizen? Its relevant to eir view of who the masses are. MIM seems to subconsciously realize that hate is in fact caused by individual thinking in the last paragraph "The sub-culture problem" Here ey writes "Line struggle turns into flame wars with no purpose of uniting with others, but exist only to express ones individual self for the cathartic feeling of having the correct line." Here the people are seeking unity through the correct line even if that line is in reality incorrect, whether that line be a reactionary bourgeois idea on unity with the white worker.
MIM dismisses the unity of "300 college students with a Stalin portrait in their dorm room who thinks the white worker is a friend" however, at least that unity is not grounded in hate and fear, or doubt but conformity in the least and revolutionary at most.
Unity is key to revolution although revolutionaries must decide who are friends and enemies. Revolutionaries must distinguish where to wage revolution from. From the 3rd world against the 1st? or revolution from within the 1st world? MIM conceded conditions within the 1st world are unique, the follow up then is that revolution from 1st world the masses are in fact the white worker. Revolution from 3rd world only against 1st world may see the white worker as enemies. That is historically of course, considering the demographics of the 1st world today which only reinforces mass method of determining enemies and friend on class, class defines the only enemy color as green.
I want to thank MIM for calling on the haters to "Show proof and Build Unity" in ULK No. 79. I echo that sentiment to all that claim to dislike CDCR oppression. Show proof of opposition to imperialism (CDCR). Unite with the largest group of political prisoners, unite with sex offenders, we have a common enemy. Unless anyone really believes that any one 'crime' is somehow better than another.
I will give some thought to stepping outside of my self-imposed isolation, my shadow of safety. I think of a way to unite with those that hate me after all someone has to lead and haters obviously have no desire to escape their oppression through unity.
Wiawimawo of MIM(Prisons) responds: We appreciate this comrade's thoughtful response to ULK No. 79. It brings up a number of issues i will try to address here with suggestions for further study.
Historically, in the CDCr, and elsewhere, New Afrikan communists and revolutionary nationalists have joined hands with neo-Nazis to unite around common interests as prisoners. These united fronts represented different groups with different interests (for example, white prisoners and New Afrikan prisoners) that had an overlapping interest that came to the forefront. This is similar to the unity of the Communist Party of China with the bourgeois Nationalist Party to fight the Japanese imperialists. After joining forces for a period, many Nationalists went on to fight the Communists, though some joined them. To join in a united front may represent a stage of struggle and not a permanent alliance of interests.
If a group of New Afrikan revolutionaries can join forces, in a principled way, with white Nazis, then certainly the divide between general population and sex offenders can be bridged. The sex offender issue is very persynal for many, but so is the nazi issue for New Afrikans.
We can point to the example of Lucasville, Ohio, outside of CDCr, where the unity between nazi's and New Afrikans became permanent, however, despite the work of key leaders, the masses of white prisoners did not follow suit. In the case of sex offenders we believe the contradiction is less antagonistic. In other words it is more resolvable.
To an extent we agree with the author about the form hatred takes towards sex offenders being in peoples' heads. But we don't agree that it derives from the ideas of the individual. As Jean-Paul Sartre wrote in Anti-Semite and Jew:
"Underneath the bitterness of the anti-Semite is concealed the optimistic belief that harmony will be re-established of itself, once Evil is eliminated. Hist task is therefore purely negative: there is no question of building a new society, but only of purifying the one which exists."(1)
In Under Lock & Key 55 i contrasted our approach of dialectical materialism to that of metaphysics, that sees things as having an unchanging essence.(2) To many people, the sex offender is evil that must be eliminated and cannot be changed. Yet in prison, these same people will often preach for rehabilitation and parole for other prisoners who have committed crimes. As Sartre points out with the anti-Semite, their views are advantageous in allowing for laziness. There is no need to figure out how to make society better or transform ourselves as the solution is easy – eliminate others.
Above i acknowledge the persynal motivation of hating sex offenders. A very high percentage of people in the criminal injustice system were abused as children, often sexually.
Now where we strongly disagree with the author is with eir implications that sex cannot be criminal because everyone does it. On the contrary, we say under patriarchy that all sex is rape. We also say that all of us in the imperialist core are reforming criminals, whether we are in maximum security in the concentration camps or on the streets in minimum security. Where the author seems to think there is nothing wrong, we think there is something gravely wrong that can only be resolved by changing the whole system. We might call it overthrowing the patriarchy.
The author above is correct to note the difference between the national question internationally and within the United $tates. It is only the delusional who see people in this country as having the same interests as the masses of Central Africa, South Asia, the Andes Mountains, etc. It is much more reasonable to claim that New Afrikans or [email protected] have the same interests as Amerikans. The minimum wage laws apply to all U.$. citizens after all. However, other statistics on wealth, health, segregation, as well as history indicate great divides that still exist and in some cases are increasing.(3)
Therefore, it remains MIM line that the principal contradiction in the world is around nation (oppressed nations vs. imperialism), and the principal contradiction in the United $tates is around nation. Again the author is correct to recognize these as 2 separate, though parallel, contradictions.
One point of argument in favor of the MIM line is you can actually find a lot of support for Amerikan so-called workers from the Third World proletariat and their fighting organizations/communist parties. Yet it is the internal semi-colonies in the United $tates where we find more sober assessments of the role of the euro-Amerikan nation. If there is anything unique that the internal semi-colonies have to offer the International Communist Movement, it is this.
The author refers to sex offenders as the biggest lumpen group. There are currently about 20,000 sex offenders out of about 96,000 prisoners held by the CDCr, so this is not off-base. We have written plenty on the need to unite across these divisions. But this comrade brings up the important topic of how to do so. While this was the topic of ULK 55, which we recommend comrades check out, this is not a question with easy answers. The examples of uniting with nazis mentioned above focused on finding unity around key struggles.
We must recognize though that often those who are the most oppressive towards sex offenders are those who are most friendly with the cops. See the recent grievance response received from a Nevada comrade, where the pig responded with,
"Stop Sniveling! Child molestors have no rights and will get no help from me… If you send me anymore kites I'll make your life a living hell, do you want to be… labeled a snitch? Maybe I put your charges up on every bulletin board in the quad, or PREA your ass."
So in response to a request to be returned to the appropriate housing level this pig threatened to falsely label this persyn a snitch among inmates, publicize eir sex offenses to other inmates or to create a false charge against em claiming ey sexually assaulted someone (Prisoner Rape Elimination Act). The pig is openly demonstrating how the state uses these divisions to control the population, especially those fighting for prisoner rights. As long as other prisoners play along with this, unity will require a lot of creativity and looking for opportunities.
In the long run, teaching dialectical materialism and promoting MIM gender line can undercut the deep held beliefs behind these divisions; if not in the old-guard, then in the youth. We know there are many "sex offenders" (whether actual or labelled) out there, we get your letters. Real solutions come through struggle, so we challenge you to join the struggle and find the answers yourself as this comrade is challenging emself to do – and then share them with us in the pages of ULK. As the saying goes, "real recognize real."
1. Jean-Paul Sartre, 1965, Anti-Semite and Jew, Schoken Books: New York, p.43.
2. Wiawimawo, March 2017, White Nationalism and the prison Movement, Under Lock & Key 55.
3. see "Who is Lumpen in the United $tates?" for our analysis.
Some Discussions on Bad Ideas Pt. 1
Show Proof to Build Unity Against CDCR Divisions
White Nationalism and the Prison Movement
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New Footage From "Thor: The Dark World"
Sneak Peek a new TV spot revealing more footage from Marvel Studios' upcoming 3D feature,"Thor: The Dark World", directed by Alan Taylor ("The Sopranos") and produced by Kevin Feige..
"...'Thor', the 'Mighty Avenger', battles to save Earth and all the 'Nine Realms'...
"...from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself.
"In the aftermath of Marvel's 'Thor' and 'Marvel's The Avengers', Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos.
"But an ancient race led by the vengeful 'Malekith' returns to plunge the universe back into darkness.
"He is faced with an enemy that even 'Odin' and 'Asgard' cannot withstand.
"Despite the evil mischief of 'Loki, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet...
"One that will reunite him with 'Jane Foster' and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all..."
The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano and Jaimie Alexander with Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins as Odin.
"Thor: The Dark World" is directed by Alan Taylor and produced by Kevin Feige.
Presented by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, executive producers are Louis D'Esposito, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Victoria Alonso, Craig Kyle and Nigel Gostelow.
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Avicii's Cause Of Death Has Been Revealed
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The official cause of death for Tim Bergling, the Swedish DJ-producer who performed under the name Avicii has just been revealed.
The musician died last week age the age of 28 while he was vacationing in Oman.
Earlier this week an autopsy stated that there was no reason to suspect foul play in his death.
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Today we learned that apparently the actual cause of death was apparently by suicide.
A statement released by the artists family says, "He really struggled with thoughts about meaning, life, happiness. He could not go on any longer. He wanted to find peace."
It goes on to say that:
"Our beloved Tim was a seeker, a fragile artistic soul searching for answers to existential questions"
"Tim was not made for the business machine he found himself in; he was a sensitive guy who loved his fans but shunned the spotlight. Tim, you will forever be loved and sadly missed. The person you were and your music will keep your memory alive."
His family adds that he was, "an over-achieving perfectionist who traveled and worked hard at a pace that led to extreme stress."
He was one of the most popular and successful artists in his genre, probably best known for his chart topping hit songs Wake Me Up and Hey Brother, he was one of the top paid DJ's of all-time.
He suffered from numerous health issues in his life, having both his gallbladder and appendix removed back in 2014.
He also suffered from acute pancreatitis, which was at least in part due to his excessive drinking habits.
He was forced to retire from touring due to these health issues back in 2016.
During his musical career he collaborated with many artists including, Coldplay, Daft Punk and Madonna.
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Home News Mauritius: National Parks and Chester Zoo signs MoU formalise scientific collaboration
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Mauritius: National Parks and Chester Zoo signs MoU formalise scientific collaboration
Mauritius: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aiming to formalise scientific collaboration between the National Parks and Conservation Service and the Chester Zoo was renewed this afternoon during a signing ceremony held in Port Louis in the presence of the Attorney-General, Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr Maneesh Gobin, and the Senior Chief Executive of the Ministry, Mr Medha Gunputh.
Signatories were the Director of the National Parks and Conservation Service, Mr Kevin Ruhomaun and the Regional Field Programme Manager of the Chester Zoo, Dr Claire Raisin.
The purpose of the MOU is to promote terrestrial biodiversity conservation in the Republic of Mauritius through mutually agreed terms and conditions in respect of research projects such as education/exchange programmes, capacity building, technology transfer and resource mobilisation. It will also contribute to cementing north-to-south cooperation in the field of biodiversity conservation.
Speaking of the key milestones of Mauritius in the field of biodiversity conservation, Minister Gobin highlighted the designation of Black River Gorges-Bel Ombre as the new Biosphere Reserve for Mauritius by the UNESCO International Co-ordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme.
The Minister also recalled that this year the Mauritius Kestrel had been declared the National Bird of the Republic of Mauritius.
The inclusion of outer islands of the Republic of Mauritius, such as Agalega, Tromelin, Saint Brandon and Chagos Archipelago, as regards terrestrial conversation was also highlighted by the Minister.
Dr Raisin, for her part, spoke of the Chester Zoo's support to Mauritius for the last two decades and reaffirmed their commitment. She spoke of further strengthening cooperation in the field of biodiversity conservation by fostering capacity building.
About the MoU
The mutual technical, scientific, and educational cooperation between the Ministry and the Chester Zoo will further enhance the capacity of the National Parks and Conservation Service as the lead Government agency for terrestrial biodiversity conservation in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Vision 2030 and adhering to the obligations of the Multilateral Environmental Conventions.
The Chester Zoo, established in the 1930s, is a member of the North of England Zoological Society, with more than 1.8 million visitors per year. The zoo holds around 580 animals and over 2 000 plant species.
It has collaborated through the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation in the following conservation projects in Mauritius: the Olive White-eye (Zosterops chloronothos) survey in 2004, the Cuckoo-shrike (Lalage typical) in 2011 and onwards, Pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) recovery programme since the year 2003; and population monitoring and conservation management of the Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis) since 1998.
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Audience is Loser in Haneke's Unfunny 'Games'
In Michael Haneke's new film, a wealthy American family opens the door of their secluded vacation home to two strangers — who proceed to torture them in a series of sadistic games. David Edelstein has a review.
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Other segments from the episode on March 14, 2008
Fresh Air with Terry Gross, March 14, 2008: Interview with Quincy Jones, Review of the HBO miniseries "John Adams;" Review of the film "Funny games."
Quincy Jones, The Man Behind the Music
Quincy Jones started his career as a trumpeter in Lionel Hampton's big band in the early '50s. But Jones never became a noted instrumentalist. What made him famous and wealthy was his work as a record producer — perhaps, most notably, for the Michael Jackson mega hit Thriller.
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Interview: Quincy Jones talks about his career as a musician,
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This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies, senior writer for the Philadelphia Daily
News, filling in for Terry Gross.
Our guest, Quincy Jones, started his career as a trumpeter in Lionel Hampton's
big band in the early '50s. Jones never became a noted instrumentalist. What
made him famous and wealthy was his work as an arranger, composer, producer
and media mogul, work that spans the big bands through be-bop, pop, movie
soundtracks, TV themes and hip-hop. He's arranged or produced recordings for
Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Dinah Washington, George Benson,
James Ingram and Ice-T, and he produced the Michael Jackson megahit
"Thriller."
Terry Gross spoke with Quincy Jones in 2001 about his memoir, called "Q." He
had just put out a four-CD box set of music featuring him as a trumpeter,
arranger, composer or producer. Here's a sampling.
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Unidentified Woman #1: (Singing) Another bride, another June
Another sunny honeymoon
Another season, another reason
For making whoopee.
Unidentified Woman #2: (Singing) I never cared much for moonlit skies
I never wink back at fireflies
But now that the stars are in your eyes
Unidentified Woman #3: (Singing) Look at me
I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree
And I feel like I'm clinging to a cloud I can't understand
I get misty just holding your hand...
Mr. FRANK SINATRA: (Singing) Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
And let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, baby, kiss me.
(Soundbite of "Soul Bossa Nova")
(Soundbite of "Beat It")
Mr. MICHAEL JACKSON: (Singing) You better run, you better do what you can,
Don't want to see no blood, don't be a macho man
You want to be tough
Better do what you can
So beat it
But you want to be bad
Just beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Unidentified Group: (Singing) Back, back on the block.
Backup Singers: (Singing) Do-whoa-oh. Do-wa-da-nay-oh-oh.
Group: (Singing) Back, back on the block.
Back Singers: (Singing) Do-whoa-oh. Do-wa-da-nay-oh-oh.
Group: (Singing) Back on the block
So we can rock with soul, rhythm and blues
You got to hip-hop back on the block.
Group: (Singing) Back on the block.
ICE-T: (Rapping) Ice-T...
(End of soundbite)
DAVIES: A sampling of tracks from the Quincy Jones retrospective CD box set
called "Q," also the title of his autobiography.
One of the first musicians he came to know well was Ray Charles. They met
when they were both teenagers. Terry asked him about their friendship.
You said that you admired Ray Charles' independence. He was 16 years old. He
was blind. But he had his own apartment, he got around town himself, he had a
girlfriend; I mean, he had a lot of things that you wanted.
Mr. QUINCY JONES: Yes, he did. He had his own apartment, too, and two
suits. It was amazing. But I guess what impressed me the most with Ray is
that he was so independent, and that his sightlessness did not hinder him at
all. It's one of the treasured, cherished friendships that I really have,
because as kids we used to talk about everything. He'd show me how to write
music in braille, Dizzy Gillespie songs like "Emanon" and be-bop, etc. And we
used to dream about the future, like, `Wouldn't it be great to work with a
symphony orchestra? One day we're going to do that. One day we're going to
have three girlfriends each,' you know? `One day we're going to do movies
together.' We're going to do all of that stuff, and we did it. And that's
what's amazing. We did, you know, "In the Heat of the Night" together. And
we did "We Are the World," all of those things. Everything--the girls. So we
did--it's amazing to dream and have your dreams executed like that, you know?
GROSS: Well, I thought I'd play a 1959 recording that you arranged for Ray
Charles, and this is from "The Genius of Ray Charles" album, which was
recorded in 1959. We're going to hear "Let the Good Times Roll." Would you
like to say anything about this track?
Mr. JONES: I would just like to add that we had half of Count Basie's band
on that session and half of Duke Ellington's band on that session. And in
those days, that's when I first started to work with Phil Ramone, the
engineer, who's now a producer. And Ahmed Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry
Wexler came by, because in those days what you heard was what you got. It
wasn't about fixing in the mix. There was nothing to mix.
GROSS: This is Ray Charles' arrangement by Quincy Jones, "Let the Good Times
Roll."
(Soundbite of "Let the Good Times Roll")
Mr. RAY CHARLES: (Singing) Hey, everybody, let's have some fun
You only live but once
And when you're dead, you're done
So let the good times roll
I said, let the good times roll
I don't care if you're young or old
You ought to get together and let the good times roll
Don't sit there mumbling, talking trash
If you want to have a ball, you got to go out and spend some cash
And let the good times roll now
I'm talking about the good times
Well, it makes no difference whether you're young or old
All you got to do is get together and let the good times roll
GROSS: Ray Charles recorded in 1959, from the album "The Genius of Ray
Charles." The arrangement is by my guest, Quincy Jones. He has a new
autobiography. Quincy Jones also has a new four-CD box set that spans his
whole career.
Your first important music job was with the Lionel Hampton big band. You got
that job while you were still in high school. How did he hire you when you
were still in school?
Mr. JONES: Well, I had written a suite that I'd been working on for a long
time called "From the Four Winds," and it was almost a descriptive piece. And
I didn't understand theory too well then, but I just went ahead straight--it
didn't stop me from writing. I didn't understand key signatures or anything,
you know. I'd say silly things at the top of a trumpet part like `Note: When
you play B naturals, make the B naturals a half step lower because they sound
funny if they're B naturals.' And some guy said, `Idiot, just put a flat on
the third line and it's a key signature,' you know? Because it didn't bother
me that I didn't understand that, because I knew eventually I'd learn it.
And so I gave this arrangement to--submitted this to Lionel Hampton. And he
said, `You wrote this, huh?' I said, `Yeah.' He said, `Play the trumpet, too?'
I said, `Yeah.' Well, he said, `How'd you like to join my band? Please.' I
says, `Are you kidding?' And so they had little brown leather bags for your
trumpet then. I had that and just a very few toilet articles and so forth.
And I went and sat on that bus so nobody would change their mind, and I
wouldn't have to ask the people at home whether I could go or not. And sure
enough, everybody got on one by one. Hamp said, `Hi,' and I felt secure.
Then Gladys Hampton got on the bus and says, `Unh-unh. What is that child
doing on this bus?' And she said, `No, son, you get off the bus.' She said,
`We will try to talk later, but you go to school.' And I was destroyed.
And so I got a scholarship to Boston--to the Berklee College of Music, and I
got the call. A friend named Janet Thurlow was singing with the band and she
reminded them, and they called and said, `We'd like you to be with the band.'
I was 18 then and I was ready. And I told the school I'd be back, but I guess
down inside, you know when you go with a band like that you'll never go back.
GROSS: Now, you say that you were afraid that when you were playing with
Hampton that Parker or Thelonious Monk might show up in the audience, and you
were worried they'd laugh at what you had to wear in the band. What did you
have to wear in the Hampton band?
Mr. JONES: Well, that incident happened when we were playing at a place on
Broadway right next door to Birdland; I mean, totally like adjacent. And both
places were downstairs. And we had to wear Tyrolean hats, purple
shawl-collared coats and Bermuda shorts.
GROSS: Bermuda shorts. Why?
Mr. JONES: Oh, my god, the whole band. And...
GROSS: Why did you have to wear shorts?
Mr. JONES: Oh, I don't know. That's just Hamp's idea. But he--Hamp was
like a rock 'n' roll band. He was the first rock 'n' roll band, because he
attacked an audience like a rock 'n' roll band; no prisoners, and he knew how
to get them, too. He put...
GROSS: Well, some of the tenor solos are almost like a rock 'n' roll band,
too, yeah.
Mr. JONES: Yes. In the theaters, they'd walk--they had thin-soled shoes.
They'd walk over the audience's heads with these thin-soled shoes on top of
their chairs, you know. It was absolutely incredible. And he had this sense
of show business, but he had a lot of music in the band, because, you know,
they had people like Wes Montgomery and Charlie Mingus and Fats Navarro and
Clifford Brown--amazing musicians in the band. And I loved Hampton for having
that ambidexterity because he liked great music, but he also liked to level
his audience and take no prisoners. Until they were wrung out, he was not
satisfied.
GROSS: So did any of your be-bop friends end up seeing you in that band that
night?
Mr. JONES: Well, that particular night, he had this favorite thing he'd like
to do. He'd have everybody--he'd get his drumsticks and start a whole line,
almost like a conga line. The saxophone section would follow him around the
audience, and he'd go around and beat the drumsticks on everybody's table.
The trumpets and trombones were right behind him playing "Flying Home." Then
he'd go upstairs. I said, `Oh my God.' Clifford Brown and I said, `If he goes
upstairs, we may run into Charlie Parker and Bud Powell and Mingus and all
these great musicians.' And Hamp went upstairs and he's playing his drumsticks
all over the awnings and the guys are saying, `What is going on here?' He'd
even go so far as to get in a taxi cab with the saxophone section and go to
another club maybe three blocks away and play with the saxophone section
there, and meanwhile, back at the ranch, we're still playing. So it was quite
an experience. He had no shame, and he was a great musician--one of the great
times of my life.
GROSS: But did Parker see you in your Bermuda shorts?
Mr. JONES: Oh, yes. But on top of that, Parker would come next door. Bird
would come next door. He loved to read music. And he was starring next door
with like the 52nd Street All-Stars, the Be-Bop All-Stars, and they were
looking for him next door. It was time for him to play his set. And he's
sitting over there in our band playing second tenor because he loved to read
music. And he's sitting for an hour while people are next door waiting to
hear him as this genius of the 20th century. And he's over there playing
second tenor parts to practice his reading--because all the musicians read
music back then.
DAVIES: Quincy Jones speaking with Terry Gross. We'll hear more after a
break. This is FRESH AIR.
(Announcements)
DAVIES: Let's get back to Terry's 2001 interview with trumpeter, producer,
arranger and composer Quincy Jones.
GROSS: Now I've got to move to a 1962 recording. This is the "Soul Bossa
Nova," which became the theme for "Austin Powers"...
Mr. JONES: Yes, it did.
GROSS: ...the movie, which just goes to show how this epitomizes a certain
'60s sound. What was the occasion for writing this originally?
Mr. JONES: We had just come back from two State Department tours with Dizzy
Gillespie. The first was in the Middle East, the place was Pakistan, right
there, you know? I've been down in Iran and Syria, Beirut. And we came back
to the White House Correspondents' Ball in Washington, and they liked what we
had done, and so they sent us out to South America after that.
And so we went down to Argentina first and Buenos Aires, and when we got to
Brazil Dizzy played with a rhythm section, samba rhythm section at the Gloria
Hotel one afternoon. And sitting in the front row were three teenagers, a
married couple, Astrud and Joao Gilberto, and Antonio Carlos Jobim, who
started a whole bossa nova movement. And ironically, the first record that
came out in the United States was "Desafinado." And the melody on the
first--just the opening strain was just almost pure Dizzy Gillespie. That's
why they referred to it at that time as jazz and samba before they even called
it bossa nova.
And so we came home all excited about this new music. They had moved
the...(unintelligible)...beat, which is really like the foundation of Latin
music, straight up and down Latin America. It's--that's the foundation
of...(unintelligible)...beat. It's the guiding force. And I wanted to record
some of this stuff, and so I made a thing called "Big Band Bossa Nova," and I
wrote in about 20 minutes--this is 1962--a tune called "Soul Bossa Nova."
GROSS: Well, let's hear your 1962 recording of "Soul Bossa Nova," which later
become the theme for "Austin Powers."
Mr. JONES: Shagadelic. Behave! (Unintelligible).
GROSS: Let's talk about your childhood. Your early years were spent on the
South Side of Chicago. Your father was a carpenter. And you say that he
worked for the guys who ran the rackets on the South Side. How did he end up
being their carpenter?
Mr. JONES: Well, you know, that was the--Chicago during the Depression, in
the ghetto, nobody asked any questions, you know? And Chicago also was the
spawning ground of every--of probably the headquarter spawning ground of every
gangster in America, black or white--Roger Touhy, Dillinger, Capone,
everybody. So the Jones boys were just--they were one of the first black
gangsters. They started a policy racket, and they also had a five-and-dime
store chain, the Jones five and dime, which they used to call the "Vs and Xs."
So someone's making a trip over to the Vs and Xs today.
GROSS: So these were the Jones boys your father worked for. This isn't the
Quincy Jones family you're talking about?
Mr. JONES: No, no, no, no, no.
Mr. JONES: They were the gangsters back in the day.
GROSS: Your mother was a Christian Scientist. Did she bring you up in your
early years as a Christian Scientist?
Mr. JONES: I think so, if I can remember. She went to Boston University
probably in the '20s, which was very unusual, you know, for an
African-American female in those days. And she--very smart lady. She spoke
and wrote, like, 12 languages, spoke in Hebrew, everything. And she could
type a hundred words a minute. And so she was like kind of the administrator
or superintendent of one of the places we lived in, like the Rosenwall, before
we got into a house.
GROSS: Your mother was later diagnosed as schizophrenic, and she was
institutionalized for a while. What were some of her problems at home before
she was actually diagnosed, problems that you found disturbing?
Mr. JONES: Well, it's dementia praecox, which is schizophrenia. She was
obsessed with religion, all forms of religion. And I didn't understand that
at that time, and I don't really know what happened. You know, the families
don't really tell you what the bottom line is, but she would stare out of the
window, and she would sing spirituals. She'd play spirituals and was just
erratic at times.
And I remember when I was about five years old, she--my birthday party, she
threw my coconut cake off the back porch. And it was really a big deal to me
then. I don't know why I remember that so much, but it was really something
that I couldn't understand because the cake was supposed to be, like, the
symbol or the metaphor for the joy of the birthday party, you know. That's
the object that you...
Mr. JONES: ...the campfire. And she threw it out. And it just really
shocked me. And it was a very traumatic moment. I know it sounds like it's
GROSS: No, it doesn't sound like it's nothing.
Mr. JONES: But at five years old, it freaked me out. And I realized--my
brother and I both realized something was wrong. I mean, every day we
realized something was wrong because it just wasn't like other people's
parents. Even the bad parents, it wasn't the same as that. It was...
Mr. JONES: Because she was very smart. And so finally, she was committed.
And I didn't know or kind of blanked out what the process was until I went
back there, like 50 years later when I did Listen Up. All of it came back,
and I guess that's the part of the book that was cathartic. There were
missing pieces in my memory, and it got clarified.
GROSS: I want to get back to your music, and to get to the most colossal
success that you had, and that was the album "Thriller" with Michael Jackson.
What was your approach to producing "Thriller"? What did you think of as your
major contributions to the sound of that record?
Mr. JONES: Of course, "Thriller" was a combination of all of my experience
as an orchestrator and picking the songs and Michael's--all the talents he has
as a dancer, as a singer, as an amazing entertainer. It was like us throwing
everything we--accumulated experience, putting it all together.
GROSS: Well, let's hear "Billie Jean." I really regret we're out of time. I
wish we could talk some more. I want to thank you so much for talking with
Mr. JONES: It's a pleasure, Terry.
DAVIES: Terry Gross spoke with Quincy Jones in 2001. Today is his 75th
birthday. I'm Dave Davies, and this is FRESH AIR. Happy birthday, Q.
(Soundbite of "Billie Jean")
Mr. JACKSON: (Singing) She was more like a beauty queen from a movie
I said don't mind, but what do you mean I am the one
Who will dance on the floor in the round
She said I am the one who will dance on the floor in the round
She told me her name was Billie Jean, as she caused a scene
Then every head turned with eyes that dreamed of being the one
Review: David Bianculli on HBO's miniseries "John Adams"
On Sunday HBO presents the first two installments of a seven-part
eight-and-a-half-hour miniseries called "John Adams," based on the Pulitzer
Prize-winning book by David McCullough. Tom Hanks is one of the executive
producers and Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney star as John and Abigail Adams.
Our TV critic David Bianculli has this review.
Mr. DAVID BIANCULLI: If you remember your American history, even a little,
you probably know of John Adams as one of our country's founding fathers, as
well as its first vice president and second president of the United States.
That was back when uniting those states, formerly British colonies, was by no
means a sure thing. But there's so much about him in this new HBO miniseries
that wasn't covered in high school history classes that "John Adams" is
bursting with one surprise after another.
The opening hour begins in 1770 with John Adams arriving home on horseback in
the snow and rushing almost immediately to the scene of what becomes known as
the Boston massacre, British soldiers firing on an angry mob, killing several
of them. The soldiers are captured and put on trial, and John Adams takes the
case, but defending the British.
By the show's second hour, Adams is a delegate to the Continental Congress,
trying to push for a colonial militia to fight against the British.
Pennsylvania delegate John Dickinson is one of those who would rather
negotiate with the crown than oppose it militarily, but Adams ultimately
forces the issue by nominating a colonel, another delegate to the Congress, as
the general of a new colonial army.
That Virginia delegate was Colonel George Washington, one of many famous
figures fleshed out in this entertaining, well-told history. We get up close
and personal with George Washington, played by David Morse, and with Thomas
Jefferson and Ben Franklin, played respectively by Stephen Dillane and Tom
Wilkinson.
But the core of the story, which spans more than five decades, belongs to John
Adams, portrayed by Paul Giamatti, and his beloved, influential, opinionated
wife, Abigail, played by Laura Linney. Though often separated
geographically--John's political career takes him not only to Philadelphia but
to France and England--John and Abigail constantly seek each other's comfort
and counsel through letters. And when they're together, the strength and
equality of their relationship is evident and impressive. Here's a scene in
which John returns to Boston and Abigail, having just secured George
Washington's appointment as head of a ragtag army, but getting no political
support from most of the other colonies for waging war against England. John
and Abigail are standing outside in the snow.
(Soundbite of "John Adams")
Ms. LAURA LINNEY: (As Abigail Adams) I understand people like Mr. Dickinson
and his friends all too well, John. Send a woman to the Congress. She might
knock some sense into them.
Mr. PAUL GIAMATTI: (As John Adams) This is not a question of men and women,
Abigail. It is a matter of politics.
Ms. LINNEY: (As Abigail Adams) Politics! Politics?
Mr. GIAMATTI: (As John Adams) Mm.
Ms. LINNEY: (As Abigail Adams) And do women not live politics, John Adams?
When I go to the cupboard and I find no coffee, no sugar, no pins, no meat, am
I not living politics? This war touches people that your Congress treats with
the same contempt King George reserves for the people of Boston. I mean
women--yes, and slaves too, for that matter, though I'm sure you wish I would
not mention that subject as it might upset your Southern friends.
Mr. GIAMATTI: (As John Adams) You're harsh, madam.
(Soundbite of birds)
Ms. LINNEY: (As Abigail Adams) I am cold. I'm frightened. I'm afraid this
war will never end, or begin.
Mr. GIAMATTI: (As John Adams) I am frightened, too, Abigail, that however
much I talk and talk I will never carry the Congress.
Mr. BIANCULLI: It's an extraordinary relationship, and these are
extraordinary performances. It's almost impossible to think of Giamatti as
the same guy who starred in "American Splendor" and "Sideways." And Linney as
Abigail exudes such strength and sense, you can't help but wish our country
had made room for some founding mothers.
Kirk Ellis wrote the smart screenplay adaptation for "John Adams," and it's
directed by Tom Hooper. Hooper's credits include two of the best TV dramas in
recent years, "Elizabeth I" and "Longford," and he's just as self-assured
"John Adams" includes some major set pieces, but not as many as you might
expect. Even the Boston tea party is an off-camera event. This HBO
miniseries is far more concerned with where the real action is. It's in
private conversations and public debates. It's dialogue. It's vocabulary.
It's ideas. And it's truly inspirational.
This historical miniseries also brings to mind another piece of history, TV
history. The first time television devoted a miniseries to John Adams was in
the bicentennial year of 1976 with the PBS drama "The Adams Chronicles." Even
before that, CBS presented a miniseries about Benjamin Franklin, and in the
1980s gave us Barry Bostwick as a memorable George Washington. But now the
broadcast networks don't even bother making miniseries anymore, much less
important, impressive, instructive historical dramas. They've ceded that
territory to cable, which is a a short-sighted, stupid mistake. "John Adams"
is just the sort of program the broadcast networks should be proud to present.
If they don't know why their losing audiences, here's another reason why.
History in the right hands is a thrilling resource for television, and the
miniseries form is the perfect canvas for a story that spans decades and
contains lots of complex characters and events. Tom Hanks, as a movie star,
understands this all too well. As a TV producer, his company has given us
long-form dramatic miniseries about space travel--"From the Earth to the
Moon"--and World War II--"Band of Brothers." And now the birth of our nation
in "John Adams." Hanks is three for three, and all three were made for HBO.
Good for Tom Hanks, good for HBO, and very, very bad for broadcast television.
DAVIES: David Bianculli writes for tvworthwatching.com and for Broadcasting
and Cable Magazine.
Coming up, Marian McPartland's piano jazz. This is FRESH AIR.
Filler: By policy of WHYY, this information is restricted and has
been omitted from this transcript
Review: David Edelstein on the new film "Funny Games"
The 65-year-old director Michael Haneke was born in Germany and raised in
Austria, the setting of many of his violent and controversial films. In 2005
he had his biggest international hit, the French language "Cache." His new
English language film "Funny Games" stars Naomi Watts and Tim Roth and is a
remake of his own 1997 Austrian thriller. Critic David Edelstein has this
Mr. DAVID EDELSTEIN: Two years ago, I was the butt of Michael Haneke's sick
joke. The folks at Kino Video sent me a package of the German director's
pre-"Cache" features, among them "Funny Games," which Haneke has now remade
with Naomi Watts and Tim Roth. The original is the tale of a well-to-do
Austrian family--a mom, a dad, a little son--whose vacation home is invaded by
two courteous young men in white preppy duds who, for no apparent reason, go
on to torture them. I watched to the end, removed the DVD and snapped it over
my knee. It hit me later that my response would have delighted Haneke. Here
was proof he'd succeeded in shocking the bourgeoisie.
I can't say whether the American "Funny Games" is a frame-by-frame remake of
the original because, of course, I broke the DVD. But the changes are
minimal. Here are the same elegant tableaux, the same impassive camera, the
same creepy-crawly flatness. Michael Pitt and Brady Corbet now play Paul and
Peter, who move from gated compound to gated compound, introducing themselves
with a polite request on behalf of a neighbor for eggs, dropping them by
accident and asking for more. When Naomi Watts' Ann tells Michael Pitt's Paul
to leave, he feigns total incredulity.
(Soundbite of "Funny Games")
(Soundbite of door closing)
Ms. NAOMI WATTS: (As Ann) Listen, young man. I don't know what kind of game
you're playing, but I don't want to be a part of it.
(Soundbite of steps)
Ms. WATTS: (As Ann) Would you please leave now?
Mr. MICHAEL PITT: (As Paul) What game? I'm sorry, ma'am, but I don't
understand why you're suddenly being so unfriendly. Did Tom or I do anything
to upset you?
Ms. WATTS: (As Ann) Please leave.
Mr. PITT: (As Paul) Did--did you misbehave while I was outside? Was he
rude? Did he say something that...
Ms. WATTS: (As Ann) Stop it!
Ms. WATTS: (As Ann) I've asked you nicely to leave. Now I'd like you to go.
Mr. PITT: (As Paul) Well, I don't understand what's upset you, but if you
insist, just give Tom the eggs and we won't bother you any more.
EDELSTEIN: Naomi Watts produced this remake, apparently concluding she hadn't
yet been sufficiently violated on-screen. "King Kong," after all, turned out
to be a softie. Now she's hopped into the hairy paw of a giant ape artiste.
And this ape has post-modern pretensions, so Paul occasionally turns to the
camera and winks at the audience. The campiness surprisingly doesn't take the
edge off what we're watching. The suffering of the mother, father and child
is hideously realistic, and our thoughts turn not to the picture's artifice
but to the line of cinematic killers in the last few decade who videotaped
their atrocities.
One is the title character in Haneke's early "Benny's Video," a media-deadened
12-year-old who repeatedly watches a tape of a pig being slaughtered then
tries out the pig-killing gun on an adolescent girl in a scene that would
appall even "No Country for Old Men"'s Anton Chigurh. Benny was played by
Arno Frisch, who grew up to be one of the home invaders in the original "Funny
Games," and the link is significant. "Benny's Video" was part of what Haneke
called his "glaciation trilogy," in which he indicted the people of Austria
for their callousness toward the carnage in nearby Bosnia.
Later, in "Cache," he used a mysterious videotape as a means of punishing a
Frenchman for repressing his country's crimes against Algerian immigrants.
The sociopaths of "Funny Games" are monstrous, but the director also seems to
be mocking the American family they ravage for its privileged obliviousness.
I say "seems to be" because it's difficult to grapple with serious themes when
what comes through most vividly is the director's sadism. In the end, "Funny
Games" is little more than high-tone torture porn with an edge of
righteousness that's not unlike Peter and Paul's.
Audiences flock to nightmarish home invasion thrillers because of an implicit
pact with the filmmakers that the invaders will be vanquished and the family
unit saved. Some could make the case that Haneke deserves a measure of
respect for reminding us how pathetically dependent we are on that pact and
its cathartic endings, but I won't because the movie is shallow and itself
glacially unengaged, a punkish assault without punk's redeeming passion.
There I go again, metaphorically snapping "Funny Games" over my knee. I bet
that tickles Haneke. That's the thing about vapid provocateurs. No matter
how wretched their work, they think the joke is always on us.
DAVIES: David Edelstein is film critic for New York Magazine.
DAVIES: For Terry Gross, I'm Dave Davies.
Pretending To Be A 'Good Nurse,' Serial Killer Targeted Patients
In 2003, a hospital nurse named Charlie Cullen was arrested under suspicion of injecting patients with lethal doses of a variety of medications. He is now considered one of the nation's most prolific serial killers. Journalist Charles Graeber explains how the hospital system failed to stop Cullen.
Michael C. Hall: Playing A Killer Role On 'Dexter.'
The star of Showtime's bloody crime drama talks about the show's eventual plans for an ending — and also about matters both professional and personal, from how he plays an emotionless killer to how Hall himself, while filming Dexter, has dealt with both cancer and a divorce.
Film critic David Edelstein
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Many guidebooks, especially those printed more than a few years ago, describe the "poor quality" of food and restaurants in Cuba. My experience is that there has been a remarkable increase in food quality over the past 4-5 years. Today, the overall quality is often surprising to first-time visitors, who apparently expected to find a Cold War-era dining environment. (Understandably, the highest quality food is distributed to the tourism sector.) The travelers on my six expeditions over the past two years were surprised and very satisfied with our dining adventures. I believe this was primarily due to the recent rapid increase in the number of paladares—in-home restaurants—where you can consistently find the country's best dining. Many are located in old remodeled mansions. The cuisine and ambiance might remind you of restaurants in San Francisco or New York. To locate new ones, ask around for recommendations, especially the concierge at your hotel. I like to visit the location first and ask different patrons who are leaving about their experiences.
Cuban food is generally not hot or spicy. Some travelers carry their own bottles of Tabasco Sauce with them to enhance some meals. If you fly from Miami, you will often see cases of Tabasco transported by relatives to be used in their families' restaurants. There are also Italian, Arabian, Peruvian, Thai, and Vegetarian restaurants, American-style barbeques, pizza palaces, hamburger joints, and other various types of dining establishments. There are several excellent Chinese restaurants in Havana's Chinatown, located a few blocks west of the Capitol Building. Beef is available at most restaurants, but pork, chicken, or seafood often are specialties. Personally, I really like Cuban lobster.
Most hotels and casas particulares include buffet-style breakfast for their guests from 7-9:30am. (It's okay to bring along a zip-lock baggie to liberate pastries and other munchies to snack on later.) Many beachfront resorts, such as those in Varadero, are all-inclusive, providing all meals and snacks. Some even have 24-hour restaurants.
So in addition to the many things to see and do in Cuba, you just might add dining to your list of highlights. Bon appétit!


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Akagami no Shirayuki-hime – 19
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So wait… After all that turbulence we experienced from the show's big jump into a full on adventure story… This is it? Really? I mean, err… Really?
In perhaps the biggest surprise thus far from the series, this week's Akagami no Shirayuki-hime episode wasn't terribly bad, exceptionally great or even unexpected, it was just average and decent.
The mediocrity of just being "okay" is an entirely new sensation when it comes to this show, because its always oscillated between two extremes. Akagami no Shirayuki has either been really darn good, or its been frustratingly hard to deal with. And to be honest, while the last few episodes didn't set well with me, I did respect the show for trying to branch out and strive to become something beyond its original limits.
By the end of last week, I was pretty darn sold on the whole "Zen and Raj are going to go and rescue Shirayuki with some crazy plan". But… Try as Akizuki-sensei may, she's not a fantasy adventure mangaka. The resolution we do get, after weeks of wait, is pretty lackluster, luke warm, despite a few highlights here and there.
The biggest issue with this episode, is that it doesn't really do anything too special with the whole battle between the good guys and the Claw of the Sea Pirates. The only real surprise we get from the show, is seeing Raj become even more admirable of a prince, and really become someone impressive. Raj fully makes the transition from slimey weasel to an impressive and admirable leader and heroic character in his own right.
The change isn't over the top, but its clearly there, and I have to give props to the show and the story arc, for really transforming Raj into a character that deserves a serious place in the recurring cast of characters. But while Raj is the perhaps this episode's crowning achievement, he's unfortunately the only real thing that provides any sense of surprise.
Once Raj strikes the Sea Claw Ship with his own, and follows them past the Blue Vortex, everything else is pretty cliche and stereotypical from there on out. There's no clever plan or big reversal from Zen and the rest. They just attack Umihebi from behind, after having already taken care of her hideout.
Its unfortunate and more than a little disappointing of a finish, if only because the series' spent around 3 episodes building up to all these characters getting some pay back. Yet the actual confrontation becomes little more than a shouting match, before Zen and the rest take care of everything.
Umihebi, as a villain, just utterly and completely falls on her face. Unlike say… Every character we've seen in the show thus far, she's very one dimensional and lacks any depth to her motivations or character at all. She's just an evil, cartoony villain that shouts and screams at everyone as she is quickly taken down.
There's nothing triumphant about the battle with Umihebi and her fall. There's no sense of irony, no major awesome moment, no sense of gratification. Zen has a huge bone to pick with Umihebi, for you know, kidnapping and hurting his girl, yet that anger hardly ever shows. Obi, for all the anger and self hate he's gone through, doesn't even strike down Umihebi at all.
The one who actually takes down Umihebi in the end is neither Zen, nor Obi, nor even Kiki or Mitsuhide, but rather Shirayuki's dad. Oh yeah, the Chief of the Mountain Lions is actually Shirayuki's dad. Wait… What?
I'm seriously almost insulted by how shamelessly the show pulls that card out at the end of the episode. After no mention of Shirayuki's parents, we're supposed to believe that Shirayuki has a dad, one that she knows about? Really? REALLY?
I know I'm being exceedingly harsh on the show, but despite not actually disliking the episode as much as it probably sounds, man was everything just so plain and unoriginal. There's just nothing all too great or epic about this finish, and any potential that this story arc DOES have, is almost entirely squandered too.
We don't get a powerful moment of our heroes prevailing thanks to their smarts, wits or goodness. Instead, they just take down a screaming, blithering idiot of a woman, as she helplessly just rushes at them. And the heroes aren't any more graceful than her, as they just rush at her and power through it all via brute force.
The sad part is that we gain almost nothing of note from this whole ordeal (besides maybe Raj's redemption). We finally had a moment for Kiki to shine and actually do something, and we hardly if ever, see her and Shirayuki do much of anything.
Shirayuki herself, doesn't do anything other than get saved by Zen and just break down and cry when she finally does get to see him. Listen, I get that Shirayuki is finally able to be vunerable around Zen, and I appreciate the moment but… I wish she had done more, and shown us another one of those impressive actions that made her so awe inspiring in the first cour. But no, all we get is Shirayuki just chilling upstairs, in safety, while Zen and the rest do all the fighting.
Look, I'll freely admit to actually not noticing or seeing all these problems in the moment, when they were actually happening. I fully and completely admit to going with the flow, and actually finding the whole thing to be pretty fun and enjoyable to watch. But the second that roller coaster ride of an episode actually slowed down to a finish, I couldn't help but feel empty and cheated.
It was at the end of the episode,after the "big" reveal of Shirayuki's dad came out, that all that disappointment and realization just hit me. "Is that really it? Really?" Was the only thing that I could think as the ED theme played. And I think this entire post has been a rather raw reaction to what this episode produced.
This week's episode isn't offensive, it isn't entirely horrible, but its the mundane, mediocre quality of the wrap up, the throwaway nature of the conclusion, that really just hurts. It hurts me because I don't think I can really go back to holding Akagami no Shirayuki-hime on the pedestal that I long had it on.
Instead, I think I really am just going to adjust my expectations for this show. If it continues down the path of "adventure fantasy romp", then I'll just have to look at it as a B-tier show, one that just doesn't ever reach the power and level of omph! that the Shoujo Romance version of the show had.
Do I hope that this whole story was a terrible misstep, and that the show will course correct itself back to the stuff that it excels at? Yeah I do. I really do hope that Akagami no Shirayuki-hime has learned its lesson, and is going to steer away from everything that it did these past few weeks. Maybe I'm in the minority, maybe you enjoyed this episode a lot more than I did, maybe I'm being too harsh on a show that's just good clean fun, but I can't help but feel the way I do.
I feel that Akagami no Shirayuki has been a lesser show for a while now, and I really do believe that it hit its all time low in this episode. If there's a silver lining to this whole thing story arc, its that the show can only go up from here, because there simply is no other way to go.
Look, I really don't mean to sound like a jerk when I say that, honest. I really do feel like, in some ways, the worst may be behind us. I really do want to think that Akagami no Shirayuki-hime and Akizuki-sensei have gotten whatever weird bug they had, out of their system, and that next week will make it all better. I suppose we'll just have to wait, and find out, won't we?
Seems like we'll be exploring some of the fallout from Obi's failure to protect Shirayuki. Hopefully this particular drama subplot brings some of the emotional power back into the show… Hopefully.
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MANCHESTER: Two Pakistani-born British citizens were wounded in a robbery here in the United Kingdom, Geo News reported, citing foreign authorities.
The incident took place at a mobile phone retailer, where Saeed Ahmed and son, both of whom are British-Pakistanis, were present. However, they were attacked with knives by the dacoits when they showed resistance during the mugging.


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Terrorism in Australia takes us into a world unknown to most of us on how the culture of terrorists groups work and think and how this is an issue that authorities continue to strive to stay on top of around the world but also in Australia. How do we stop an attack on our shores, who is who in our terrorist groups in Australia and around the world and stories behind capturing some of the most dangerous terrorists in Australia and putting them into prison.
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New Pokémon GO information revealed
Pokémon GO is the upcoming augmented reality mobile game from Niantic and The Pokémon Company; the game will bring Pokemon to the real world and allow players to locate and capture Pokemon all over the world. So far there is no official release date for the game but there is plenty of speculation from the Pokemon fans who can't wait to get their hands on the game.
More information has finally revealed about the gameplay for Pokemon Go and fans finally have some of the answers to the questions they've been asking since the game was first announced. There is still plenty left unanswered at this point however. The Pokemon website has provided some more information about the game.
Moving around the environment will cause the smartphone to vibrate when there is a Pokemon nearby, once the Pokemon has been encountered the player can throw a Pokeball to try and catch it by aiming with the touchscreen. Trying to catch a Pokemon is not entirely certain and there is a chance that the Pokemon will run away before the player can catch it. This makes it more realistic and in-line with the Pokemon games, there was no mention of battling the Pokemon first before capturing them however.
One of the biggest questions on the mind of potential players is about PokeMarts and if they would be in the game; it has been confirmed that there are PokeStops located at places of interest such as historical markers or monuments where the player can collect more Pokeballs and other items. So to collect more Pokeballs the player must travel to the needed locations.
Pokemon Gyms have been confirmed where players assign their own Pokemon to defend local gyms from other teams of players. Other teams can challenged the Pokemon to a battle to try and win control of the gym for their team. So it seems that players will be split into teams which compete against each other to control as many gyms as possible.
As expected there will be achievements for players to complete and also medals will be rewarded for completing them; there was no mention about gym badges and so far there are no other comments about Pokemon Battles.
More information about Pokemon Go should be released soon as the first Field Test for the game is due to start in Japan this month.
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By Staff Reporter	 On Aug 29, 2019
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority is aiming to promote domestic tourism and lure more local tourists through various activities (Pic by Lovejoy Mtongwiza)
PREPARATIONS for the Sanganai/Hlanganani World Travel Expo have picked up a gear with the Local Organising Committee (LOC) working around the clock to ensure the expo provides the best of what Zimbabwe has to offer.
Zimbabwe is set to host Africa's Premier Business Exchange, the 12th Edition of the Sanganai Hlanganani World Tourism Expo, at a time the country has intensified re-engagement efforts.
The World Tourism Expo —an annual Tourism Trade Fair organised by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) — runs from 12 to 14 September 2019 at the ZITF Exhibition Center in Bulawayo.
Commenting on the preparations Butholezwe Nyathi who is part of LOC in Bulawayo said Zimbabwe's second-largest city was ready to welcome the world.
"It's a matter of days before the 12th edition kicks off and as a representative of the Local Organising Committee we are delighted, adrenaline is kicking in. We are looking forward to receiving tourists from the broader continent of Africa and beyond," Nyathi said.
"On our part, we are seized with making sure that our preparations are heightened so that people see the best that Zimbabwe has to offer in terms of the tourism product in its multi-faceted nature."
He continued: "One of the elements that we are excited about this year is the visit by three provincial tourism councils from South Africa.
"Those who know our tourism history will know that South Africa has been a traditional source market for tourists and that tourism is also playing its part in the ongoing re-engagement process.
"Tourism is also playing its part leveraging on the historical relations we have with South Africa all in an effort to ensure the sector contributes to the broader agenda under Vision 2030. So, in essence, Bulawayo looks forward to receiving Africa and the world," he said.
To date, Sanganai/ Hlanganani has over 250 registered local and international exhibitors with more expected to come on board. Exhibitor registration will close on Friday 30 August.
ZTA head of Corporate Affairs Godfrey Koti, who spoke from Bulawayo encouraged exhibitors, visitors buyers, investors to use the opportunity to establish strategic business partnerships with world tourism players.
"We can confirm that preparations are at an advanced stage for this mega event and already we have over 250 exhibitors who have registered," Koti said.
"About 20 countries have confirmed their participation and these include India, China, Italy, Nigeria, Zambia, South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique have confirmed participation," he continued.
"This is going to be a two-day event in which we seek to showcase and promote Zimbabwe for MICE, which is Meetings, Incentives Conferences and Exhibitions."
"We are promoting Zimbabwe as a MICE-destination where people come and converge. We want to use this event to further promote the idea, especially with the fact that this exposition is registered under the United Nations World Tourism Organisation calendar," he added.
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New Heroes Reborn TV promo seemingly confirms a big character death
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The latest Heroes Reborn TV promo centers on Claire Bennet (Hayden Panettiere) and her grieving father Noah Bennet (Jack Coleman), aka HRG, seemingly confirming her death.
While the show opened with the awesome premise "Save the cheerleader, save the world" when it hit our TV screens back in 2006, now the Tim Kring series will have to find a new hero to save the world. Enter a whole new bunch of ordinary people waking up with extraordinary abilities -- and it looks like Robbie Kay's Tommy Clarke is ready to step up to the plate.-- and the return of some fan favorites.
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With Claire Bear's ability to heal from everything -- yes, even death -- I'm curious to see how Claire's demise will stick ... if that's really her on that slab.
The saga behind the 2006 breakout series "Heroes" will continue this fall as creator Tim Kring returns to the fold and develops new layers to his original superhero concept. This highly anticipated 13-episode event series will reconnect with the basic elements of the show's first season, where ordinary people were waking up to the fact that they had extraordinary abilities.
"Forget about the past, save the future." Heroes Reborn will premiere with a two-hour episode on Sept. 24 on NBC.


AwesomeAlan1 (also known as Scortch Alcatraz) is an Ex-Vaktovian Captain. He retired on September 26th, 2014.
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He initially joined the Vaktovian Cadets, then joined The Army Corps when the Cadets was AA'ed. Finally, at level 4, he joined TVA, and after impressing everyone with his sword fighting skills, he was given his graduation test by BishoBlox, and he was accepted into the Empire on February 11th, 2012 by Liam3131.
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A Captain who's main goal was to train the soldiers of VAK the best he can.
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Birthplace of Captain Scortch Alcatraz. Deep in the arctic mountains of the frozen planet near the edge of Galaxy 2, in a facility not known to many Vaktovians, experiment #3043 was subjected to intense amounts of fire-proof armor experiments. After an accident with one of the fusion reactors, he was merged with his fire-proof armor, and his body was permanently fused with the fire used in the first experiments. After escaping the facility, news of the accident spread through communications. VMP were already on the scene, they captured #3043 and took him back to train and hone his new-found abilities.
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Story Pub will explore local origins of 'Men in Black' & more, starting Feb. 9
Jan 13, 2022 | Arts, Burien, Burien News, Des Moines, Events, Featured Post, History, News
Steve Edmiston
The Quarterdeck at the Des Moines Marina will host a series of four storytelling events starting Feb. 9, 2022, all drawn from fascinating, often-forgotten local history.
Hosted by Des Moines attorney, filmmaker, and public speaker Steve Edmiston, each evening will feature true stories – some famous, some infamous, and some simply "lost to history."
The Story Pub series was originally launched in early 2020, but canceled after just one program due the pandemic.
"We're so happy to have our big tent as a setting for beverages and storytelling, and we can't wait to hear more of Steve's truly local tales," said Quarterdeck Manager Mackenzie Meyers. "Plus, we're delighted that the net proceeds from the ticketed programs go to the Des Moines Historical Society."
"While it's 'live' storytelling, we've also got some great visuals for each program – on a truly big screen!" Edmiston said. "I hope the audience is as happy as I was to 're-discover' these seemingly lost local histories."
Tickets will go on sale later in January at https://www.quarterdeckdm.com/events. Net proceeds to benefit the Des Moines Historical Society. Tickets are $10 per person per event, and the price includes one drink (any beer, cider, or $8 wine).
WHERE: Quarterdeck, located at 22307 Dock Ave. S. Unit 1 Des Moines, WA 98198 (map below).
The 2022 Quarterdeck Story Pub schedule
All programs from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 – The Birthplace of the Men In Black
The controversial legacy of Harold Dahl's tragic 1947 UFO sighting over Puget Sound continues with this exploration of whether Dahl's tale of the "Men in Black" may have been plagiarized by others in the 1950s. The event also launches the run-up to the 75th anniversary of the June 21, 1947, Maury Island Incident.
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 – A Body on the Beach
On February 21, 1933, the body of a Tacoma socialite is found at Woodmont Beach. The national scandal that follows encompasses heartbreaking grief, a love triangle, tabloid reporting, and an ongoing mystery.
Wednesday,A pril 13, 2022 – History Pub Open Microphone Night
Warm up with host Steve Edmiston's "short take" on lost local history, followed by a guest storyteller, then take the microphone to share a tale from the past – (almost) anything goes!
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 – The Crisis
On the final day of the Cuban Missile Crisis, missile officers are exhausted, shaken, and fighting paranoia. Inspired by the remnants of the Nike Ajax Missile Site buried beneath the Kent Grandview Dog Park.
About Quarterdeck at the Des Moines Marina
The Quarterdeck serves beer, wine, and coffee, all enjoyed with the best view in Des Moines. Bringing outside food is encouraged! (The Quarterdeck encourages patrons to utilize local restaurants and delivery services.) Learn more at https://www.quarterdeckdm.com.
About Steve Edmiston
Steve Edmiston is an appointee to the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau, and has keynoted the Washington State Historical Society, Smith Tower Rumrunners Club, McMenamin's History Pubs, conferences, festivals, historical societies, and business groups. He is also a business, entertainment, and IP attorney, and independent film screenwriter/producer. He is credited with four feature films, and his award-winning shorts include The Maury Island Incident, The Day My Parents Became Cool, and Thr33.
The Quarterdeck is located at 22307 Dock Ave. S. Unit 1, Des Moines:
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