Posted on Monday, February 26, 2007 by Laura
Deb and I watched Kevin Kline in In and Out this weekend. I know stereotypes are the unfortunate source of a lot of humor, but I liked the way this film used stereotypes to make fun of stereotypes. And to still be just a funny movie.
The “teapot” scene — where Kevin Kline’s character is listening [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 by Laura
As part of V-Day week, Dodie’s and Shannon’s English 101 classes watched the Afghani film Last Night, Last Verse today. I wanted to find something on the ‘net about it, about Mujahedeh, about her verses, her writing. I haven’t found that much coverage of Mujahedeh’s story. There’s this: Afghanistan: Muslim Honor Killings Increasing, from “Western Resistance.”
And honor [...]
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