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BWP on Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo

Posted by Joshua Bradley Minton in March 29th, 2006  
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Posted in: Film, Television, Music and Books, History     

I’m not sure where to start on this one. Normally, I can delve into the theme, character, arcs, and symbolism–blah, blah, blah.
This has been called the most important anti-war book ever written. It was also written by an admitted Socialist (back in the 1930s when Socialism was socially fashionable).
I’m not going [...]

Check Out the Tim Russert Inscription on My Copy of “Big Russ & Me”

Posted by Joshua Bradley Minton in March 28th, 2006  
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I love my job because I sometimes get access to some pretty sweet people–Tim Russert is one of them. He’s great.
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Yer’ Not Frum Aroun’ Heah, Ah Ya’, Boy?: BWP On Illegal Immigration

Posted by Joshua Bradley Minton in March 28th, 2006  
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Yesterday the Senate voted to allow guest workers provided that they register, pay a small fee, pay their taxes, remain gainfully employed and get in line to become full citizens. A few prominent Republicans (Arlen Specter, inventor of the Magic Bullet Killed JFK theory, among them) broke ranks and lobbied for this bill.
The debate [...]

BWP on Sopranos Episode 68: “Mayham”

Posted by Joshua Bradley Minton in March 27th, 2006  
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Posted in: Film, Television, Music and Books     

OK, first of all, as for the episode title being mispelled–the only thing that I first came up with was the connection between “ham” and the ridiculous name for the “slasher flick” that the gang is considering investing in. Not to mention the fact that everything and everyone around him is falling apart without [...]

Revenge of the Diaper Heads

Posted by Joshua Bradley Minton in March 26th, 2006  
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I have a good friend whose father is a General in the United States Army and he is currently stationed in Iraq and I was lucky enough to catch up with him at a funeral last week.
He has always told it to me straight even back when I didn’t give a shit about politics or [...]

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