CHONG GOES UP IN SMOKE
Tommy Chong, who played one half of the dope-smoking duo in the Cheech and Chong movies, asked for leniency from a judge Thursday but was sentenced to nine months in prison for conspiring to sell drug paraphernalia. Chong told the court he "got carried away" with his movie character.He admitted once having "a drug problem with marijuana" but said he beat it by redirecting his energy to salsa dancing.
(CNN, unearthed by W. Anderson Ward)
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Friday, September 12, 2003
Thursday, September 11, 2003
REPORTER BARRED FROM PATRIOT MEETING
I wanted to talk with John Ashcroft, but the door was closed.
(BUFFALO NEWS, unearthed by A Friend)
I wanted to talk with John Ashcroft, but the door was closed.
(BUFFALO NEWS, unearthed by A Friend)
EXCITABLE BOY DIES
The poet of Gower Avenue became a stateless pop star behind the single from the follow-up Excitable Boy, the mini-surrealist "Werewolves of London." As novelty smashes often do, it seemed to come from nowhere, or everywhere. On that record and the next two, Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School and The Envoy, Zevon removed his seamy scenes of betrayal and secret combat to an atlas of international hot spots, filled with spies, drunks, mercenaries, and the women who didn't love them.
(VILLAGE VOICE)
The poet of Gower Avenue became a stateless pop star behind the single from the follow-up Excitable Boy, the mini-surrealist "Werewolves of London." As novelty smashes often do, it seemed to come from nowhere, or everywhere. On that record and the next two, Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School and The Envoy, Zevon removed his seamy scenes of betrayal and secret combat to an atlas of international hot spots, filled with spies, drunks, mercenaries, and the women who didn't love them.
(VILLAGE VOICE)
PATRIOT ACT REDUX
"National Review Online recently invited Timothy Lynch, who directs Cato's Project on Criminal Justice, to write a column about Attorney General John Ashcroft's speaking tour in defense of the Patriot Act. That article can be found here. One week later, National Review Online published an article in response to Lynch, which was authored by Barbara Comstock, who serves as the director of public affairs at the U.S. Department of Justice. Tim Lynch submitted the following response to the editors of National Review Online, but they declined to publish it.
(CATO)
"National Review Online recently invited Timothy Lynch, who directs Cato's Project on Criminal Justice, to write a column about Attorney General John Ashcroft's speaking tour in defense of the Patriot Act. That article can be found here. One week later, National Review Online published an article in response to Lynch, which was authored by Barbara Comstock, who serves as the director of public affairs at the U.S. Department of Justice. Tim Lynch submitted the following response to the editors of National Review Online, but they declined to publish it.
(CATO)
UNINTENDED VICTIM
"In the two years since Sept. 11, 2001, the view of the United States as a victim of terrorism that deserved the world's sympathy and support has given way to a widespread vision of America as an imperial power that has defied world opinion through unjustified and unilateral use of military force."
(NYT)
"In the two years since Sept. 11, 2001, the view of the United States as a victim of terrorism that deserved the world's sympathy and support has given way to a widespread vision of America as an imperial power that has defied world opinion through unjustified and unilateral use of military force."
(NYT)
Tuesday, September 09, 2003
SHOULD YOU BE AFRAID OF THE PATRIOT ACT?
The truth of the matter seems to be that while some portions of the Patriot Act are truly radical, others are benign. Parts of the act formalize and regulate government conduct that was unregulated—and potentially even more terrifying—before. Other parts clearly expand government powers and allow it to spy on ordinary citizens in new ways. But what is most frightening about the act is exacerbated by the lack of government candor in describing its implementation.
(SLATE, unearthed by Kate Varner)
The truth of the matter seems to be that while some portions of the Patriot Act are truly radical, others are benign. Parts of the act formalize and regulate government conduct that was unregulated—and potentially even more terrifying—before. Other parts clearly expand government powers and allow it to spy on ordinary citizens in new ways. But what is most frightening about the act is exacerbated by the lack of government candor in describing its implementation.
(SLATE, unearthed by Kate Varner)
Sunday, September 07, 2003
REVOLUTION REVISITED
But for me, that visit was the start of a life-long love affair. There is no need to confuse that statement with uncritical acclaim for everything about the place. But criticism should never ignore the fact that Cuba's primary service to the world has been to provide living proof that it is possible to conquer poverty, disease and illiteracy in a country that was grossly over-familiar with all three. That is a pretty big service. The fact that it has been delivered in the face of sustained hostility from an obsessive neighbour makes it all the more stunning
(CUBADEBATE, unearthed by CubaNews Digest)
But for me, that visit was the start of a life-long love affair. There is no need to confuse that statement with uncritical acclaim for everything about the place. But criticism should never ignore the fact that Cuba's primary service to the world has been to provide living proof that it is possible to conquer poverty, disease and illiteracy in a country that was grossly over-familiar with all three. That is a pretty big service. The fact that it has been delivered in the face of sustained hostility from an obsessive neighbour makes it all the more stunning
(CUBADEBATE, unearthed by CubaNews Digest)
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