THE INTERVIEW ANGERS NORTH KOREA AND EXPOSES HOLLYWOOD FOOLISHNESS Freaky behind the scenes, Dave Skylark (played by James Franco) has an interview program on television, produced by Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen). At the beginning of The Interview, rap star Eminem admits on the program that he is gay, and Rob Lowe takes off his wig
THE INTERVIEW ANGERS NORTH KOREA AND EXPOSES HOLLYWOOD FOOLISHNESS Freaky behind the scenes, Dave Skylark (played by James Franco) has an interview program on television, produced by Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen). At the beginning of The Interview, rap star Eminem admits on the program that he is gay, and Rob Lowe takes off his wig
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THE KILL TEAM EXPLAINS HOW SOME AMERICAN WAR CRIMES HAVE OCCURRED Patriotic Americans volunteer to serve in the army of the United States only to learn that the they are sometimes at the mercy of their commanding officers more than in jeopardy because of an enemy. In The Kill Team, a documentary directed by cinematographer
FREE THE NIPPLE EXPLAINS HOW TO ORGANIZE A MOVEMENT Photos in the 1920s show that both men and women covered their upper bodies at the beach. Sometime afterward, men showed their pectorals, but women were told that equality in that regard was obscene. Free the Nipple begins by noting that the legality of the public
FREE THE NIPPLE EXPLAINS HOW TO ORGANIZE A MOVEMENT Photos in the 1920s show that both men and women covered their upper bodies at the beach. Sometime afterward, men showed their pectorals, but women were told that equality in that regard was obscene. Free the Nipple begins by noting that the legality of the public
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KILL THE MESSENGER SHOWS HOW TO DISCREDIT AN HONEST REPORTER During 1985-1987, members of the Reagan administration persuaded Israel to sell guns to Iran in exchange for the release of Americans held hostage in Lebanon by a group connected with Iran. The United States Central Intelligence Agency then sold replacement weapons to Israel and used
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DIFRET EXPLAINS HOW ETHIOPIA STOPPED BRIDE ABDUCTIONS According to Ethiopian tradition, husbands seize brides after consultation with parents by the macho act of abducting them and having sex with them. But during 1986 in a farming area three hours from Addis Ababa 14-year-old Hirut (played by Tizita Hagere) does not like Tadele (Girma Teshome), the
DIFRET EXPLAINS HOW ETHIOPIA STOPPED BRIDE ABDUCTIONS According to Ethiopian tradition, husbands seize brides after consultation with parents by the macho act of abducting them and having sex with them. But during 1986 in a farming area three hours from Addis Ababa 14-year-old Hirut (played by Tizita Hagere) does not like Tadele (Girma Teshome), the
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INTERSTELLAR TRIES TO SOLVE HAWKING’S PROBLEM WITH ACTION The premise for interplanetary travel is that the earth is dying: The population is far below 1 billion, dust storms signal the inability to grow food, and the last crop is corn, which is endangered. Needing a new pilot, NASA evidently jiggles the earth polarity to summon
THE IMITATION GAME EXPOSES HOW A GAY CRYPTOGRAPHER SHORTENED WW2 Up to 1967, consensual sexual acts between male adults in Britain could result in two years of imprisonment. The most celebrated case is that of Oscar Wilde in 1895, whose health so declined in prison that died three years after his release. A lesser known
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