Category: Recommended
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Misc. Reading
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Donald Trump’s Anti-Globalist Response to a Global Coronavirus Epidemics are not a zero-sum game; you cannot ignore one to defend against another. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/donald-trumps-anti-globalist-response-to-a-global-coronavirus
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Since I Met Edward Snowden, I’ve Never Stopped Watching My Back
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Since I Met Edward Snowden, I’ve Never Stopped Watching My Back After receiving a trove of documents from the whistleblower, I found myself under surveillance and investigation by the U.S. government. via The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/06/edward-snowden-operation-firstfruits/610573/
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The Great Buenos Aires Bank Heist
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The Real-Life Bank Heist that Reads Like an Oceans 11 Sequel An all-star crew, a plan that tricked the police, and a successful getaway that left them with a fortune. But no one expected what happened next. via GQ: https://www.gq.com/story/the-great-buenos-aires-bank-heist
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The Twilight of the Iranian Revolution
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The Twilight of the Iranian Revolution For decades, Ayatollah Khamenei has professed enmity with America. Now his regime is threatened from within the country. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/25/the-twilight-of-the-iranian-revolution
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Reading
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Is Zero Hedge a Russian Trojan Horse? The father of the founder of the conspiratorial site filed a criminal complaint against me in Bulgaria. Then things got weird. via The New Republic: https://newrepublic.com/article/156788/zero-hedge-russian-trojan-horse?utm_content=buffer0e705&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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Deerskin Trailer
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Deerskin | Official Trailer SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/GreenwichSubIn this black comedy of middle-aged masculinity gone awry, Academy Award winner Jean Dujardin (The Artist) is a recent d… via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVT4jlEJYQA
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Insert Coin – Official Trailer
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Insert Coin – Official Trailer (Midway Games Documentary) The oral history of a team of geeks and misfits in the back of a Chicago factory creating the biggest video games (Mortal Kombat, NBA JAM, and others) of all… via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1OXgCmOvbQ
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Every Inch of Earth
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Every Inch of Earth Sebastian Meyer and Kamaran Najm co-founded a photo agency in Iraq and teamed up to document a new era in Kurdistan, a region with a long history of suffering. Until Kamaran was captured by ISIS. via Guernica: https://www.guernicamag.com/every-inch-of-earth/
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Turning Points: Life-Changing Moments by Magnum Photographers
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Turning Points: Life-Changing Moments by Magnum Photographers – Photographs and texts courtesy of Magnum Photos | LensCulture From iconic images of major world events, to intimate moments of pleasure and delight — here is an outstanding selection of remarkable images from Magnum Photos — each with a personal story via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/magnum-photos-turning-points-life-changing-moments-by-magnum-photographers
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Arundhati Roy: ‘The pandemic is a portal’
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Arundhati Roy: ‘The pandemic is a portal’ | Free to read The novelist on how coronavirus threatens India — and what the country, and the world, should do next Link: https://www.ft.com/content/10d8f5e8-74eb-11ea-95fe-fcd274e920ca
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Spanish Love Songs “Routine Pain”
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Spanish Love Songs “Routine Pain” CD/Vinyl/Merch: http://smarturl.it/SpanishLoveSongsiTunes: https://geni.us/SLSKickSpotify: https://spoti.fi/31vJ75PInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/spani… via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwA8P9Q1j_o
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As Coronavirus Invades West Wing, White House Reporters Face Heightened Risks – The New York Times
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As Virus Invades West Wing, White House Reporters Face Heightened Risks (Published 2020) At least three correspondents have tested positive for the coronavirus, along with the press secretary and two of her deputies. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/05/business/white-house-coronavirus.html Throughout a pandemic that has now landed squarely in the West Wing, Trump officials — who routinely shunned masks —…
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Inside the Lincoln Project’s War Against Trump | The New Yorker
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Inside the Lincoln Project’s War Against Trump Progressives are wary of the conservative group hammering the President, but its founders say they’re fighting for all Americans. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/10/12/inside-the-lincoln-projects-war-against-trump After Obama won his second term, the Republican National Committee commissioned a study that became known as the “autopsy report.” The country’s voting population…
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Jesse Michaels (Operation Ivy, Big Rig, Classics Of Love, Common Rider)
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Episode 167 – Jesse Michaels (Operation Ivy, Big Rig, Classics Of Love, Common Rider) THIS IS WHY WE DO THIS THING! This week on the show, we are joined by the legendary JESSE MICHAELS of Operation Ivy & Common Rider fame! Sit back & listen as Damian gets to talk to one of the most…
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Reporter On New Email Dump That Reveals Secret Inner Workings Of The EPA
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Reporter On New Email Dump That Reveals Secret Inner Workings Of The EPA New York Times reporter Eric Lipton says the response to a recent FOIA request shows that Scott Pruitt and his staff have gone to great lengths to keep the public and the news media at a distance. via NPR.org: https://www.npr.org/2018/05/09/609697381/reporter-on-new-email-dump-that-reveals-secret-inner-workings-of-the-epa
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The Endless
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The Endless (2017) – IMDb The Endless: Directed by Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead. With Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, Callie Hernandez, Tate Ellington. As kids, they escaped a UFO death cult. Now, two adult brothers seek answers after an old videotape surfaces and brings them back via IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3986820/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Deadpool 2
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Deadpool 2 (2018) – IMDb Deadpool 2: Directed by David Leitch. With Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison. Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (a.k.a. Deadpool) assembles a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with supernatural abilitie via IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5463162/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Revenge
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Revenge (2017) – IMDb Revenge: Directed by Coralie Fargeat. With Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe, Guillaume Bouchède. Never take your mistress on an annual guys’ getaway, especially one devoted to hunting – a violent lesson for three wealthy married m via IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6738136/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Cashgate
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Cashgate How a scandal started with a poor housemaid and ended up taking down the most powerful woman in Africa via Medium: https://medium.com/latterly/cashgate-2e6628549bf5