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Election Eve

Zachary - South Pasadena, California
Entered on November 10, 2008

As I wait for tomorrow with the restless anticipation of a child on Christmas Eve, my thoughts pour the political events of last year through my mind. The road leading to tomorrow, Election Day, is/was/continues to be an improbable epic, encompassing all the big themes, holding the attention of both the US and the world [...]

The Lost Art of Intelligence

Zachary - South Pasadena, California
Entered on September 18, 2008

The Lost Art of Intelligence The Coen brother’s latest film Burn After Reading boasts an A-list cast, spot-on dialogue, and their usual, unexpected plot twists. Yet this film feels uneasy at times, somehow difficult to watch. The fault, or perhaps better put, reason behind this is Mr. Joel and Mr. Ethan have expertly written very [...]

Our Future Demand

Zachary - South Pasadena, California
Entered on August 4, 2008

If you are my age, now twenty-seven, or younger, you can probably remember a time when an older authority figure called you a slacker, lazy, or perhaps even, spoiled rotten. We did, after all, come of age in the blinding light of mass media, where both rural and city life meant exposure to the secular [...]