Friday, October 29, 2004  "HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPOCAMPUS": Yet
another refraction of "Donnie Darko," this time kinda pop-
Freudian. I generally find that stuff a lot less interesting
than e.g. this take on Christian symbolism in "DD." And Emerson
is leaning way too hard on his pet interpretation. But there's
no reason the adolescence and sexual themes can't coexist with
and play into existential and religious themes (no duh, say
those who have read some of my stories), and I'm always, always
in the market for more interpretations of "DD." Spoilers abound
in both those links, of course. ...Both links via Dave Tepper.
YURODIVI replies to my voting post. I should note that I meant
that you should vote, not that you shouldn't--I wish I hadn't
missed the reg deadline. I'm lame.  Thursday, October 28, 2004
TIME TO TELL HUSSEIN'S STORY: Powerful Anne Applebaum piece.
Excerpt:  Listen instead to Kanan Makiya, the former Iraqi
dissident who has now dedicated himself to consolidating,
scanning and investigating the archive