Apr 19, 2009

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Greek and Barbarian

The Landmark Herodotus:The HistoriesEdited by Robert B. StrasslerNew York: Pantheon, 2007Independent scholar Robert Strassler has produced far and away the best English edition aimed at the general reader of the work which remains the fountainhead of the Western historical tradition. Let us hope there is still a fit audience out there for it—men, that is, capable of learning what...

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Apr 18, 2009

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A History of Violence

David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence (New Line Cinema, 2005) is truly a superb movie, with a tight and economical script (the whole story is told in 96 minutes), a remarkably subtle and gripping performance by Viggo Mortensen (his best ever, in my opinion), excellent performances from the rest of the cast, and an unostentatiously elegant directorial style (unmarred by the...

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Apr 17, 2009

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The First Word:
Craig Bodeker’s A Conversation about Race

A Conversation about RaceA Film by Craig Bodeker Denver: New Century Productions, 2008When a white person awakens to our race’s peril, the first impulse–and the first duty–is to try to awaken others. But where to begin? Becoming a white nationalist often takes years of experience, reflection, and reading. And one has to find one’s courage along the way too....

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