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...Still, Payne jumps to distinguish his work from that of Todd Solondz, whom he calls out by name as a “cruel” artist. “If there’s contempt,” he says of his own work, “not always but often it’s ameliorated by understanding...
...presidential politics, we can even personalize the news to jibe with our own particular reality. America's endless supply of niche media outlets has given us the option of selecting a news source that suits our specific political ideology, leaving us with a narrower perspective and a brazen contempt for any opposing viewpoints. Individualism and dissent are the lifeblood of our democracy. We have to remember, however, that we are all in this together, and the cacophony of so many angry voices vilifying one another is stifling informed debate rather than promoting it. Tyler P. Burke New York City...
...SHORT FILM ON DIRECTOR GILLO PONTECORVO'S RETURN TO ALGERIA, IN WHICH HE NOTES ALGERIAN CONTEMPT FOR THE WEST. WHY DO YOU THINK THIS EXISTS? It's a residual colonialism issue. Al-Qaeda says the U.S. invasion of Iraq is an attempt to reinstall colonial rule. That resonates. It wasn't long ago--1920--that the Iraqis had an insurgency against the British. In the 5,000-year history of Iraq, 1920 was yesterday...
...that even the news can be personalized to jibe with our own particular reality. America's endless supply of niche media outlets has given us the option of selecting a news source that suits our specific political ideology, leaving us with a narrower perspective and a brazen contempt for opposing viewpoints. Individualism and dissent are the lifeblood of our democracy. We have to remember, however, that we are all in this together, and the cacophony of so many angry voices vilifying one another is stifling informed debate rather than promoting...