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		Journalism Called Out in New Film Shattered Glass

		Shattered Glass is a brilliant movie that analyzes the ethics and fact-checking practices exercised in professional journalism. As a freelance feature writer for such noteworthy publications as Rolling Stone, Harper's, George, and the famed political policy magazine The New Republic, Stephen Glass created quite a controversy when it was discovered that a majority of his work was partially, or in some instances completely, fictionalized. In fact, it caused the entire industry to rethink and evaluate its editorial practices. Based on the Vanity Fair article by Buzz Bissinger and marking the directorial debut of screenwriter Billy Ray, Shattered Glass is a thought-provoking thriller about honesty and integrity in news reporting that lends credence to the phrase: "Don't believe everything you read."




		Resource: September.11th.2001 "…Country Music that the Punk Rockers are Going to Hate."

		Psychoanalyzing John Ashcroft

		Thoughts on Writer's Block, the State of the World, Writing Fiction, Finances, & Why My Parents Will Never Understand Me!

		Fiction: Handsome Cab

Lock Up Your Sons and Daughters

When Bill Taylor came up with the idea for Lock Up Your Sons and Daughters, a series of anti-queer propaganda films used to show the true face of homophobia, it was met with a cool response from some members of Vancouver's gay and lesbian community. Taylor explains his reasons for screening these films, and his desire to get the film series out on the road and into the faces of as many people as possible.

Spelled Out, Spellbound is an H-I-T Hit

Logorrhea. L-O-G-O-R-R-H-E-A. Logorrhea. Words like this are seldom used in everyday speech, but are frequently used during the National Spelling Bee. An annual affair broadcast live on ESPN, the National Spelling Bee represents the culmination of regional spelling champions all competing for a $12,000 cash prize and the all-important title as the nation's best speller. Spellbound captures this phenomenon wonderfully with nail-biting drama and humor. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Spellbound is about big dreams, big words, and big hearts.

Fun and Adventures in the Davidverse

Not all comics have superheroes. Some have super persons who are able to reflect and comment on the goings on of everyday life. It takes an artist like David Hahn and his book Private Beach to remind us why we keep breathing and why we don't say all the things in our head.






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