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10 Reasons to Give Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. a Chance
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has taken a lot of flak, even before it premiered. PJM's own Scott Ott declared "no interest" in the series despite loving its source material. I confess to holding my own doubts regarding a superhero show without superheroes. However, unlike Ott, I was willing to give the series a chance. After watching the first season in its entirety, I'm glad I did. Here are 10 reasons to take a look at Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
10. Cinematic Action
Certain shows have come along in recent years to demonstrate that the small screen can nonetheless explode with cinematic action. Syfy's Battlestar Galactica comes to mind, a genre show which looked better than many films from past years.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. makes a similar case for the possibilities of televised entertainment. In essence, it's an international spy thriller, much of which takes place in the enormous aircraft our heroes call home. The special effects, while lackluster here and there, largely do justice to their Marvel cinematic pedigree.
Now if we can just get a live-action Star Wars series, life will be good.
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10 Barriers to Healthy Relationships Explored in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Don Jon
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial style in his debut Don Jon proves a bit jarring. But that fits the blunt, vulgar character he plays in the lead. You have to endure Don Jon to see it for what it is. It tramps deliberately through cliché expectations before finally defying them. Along the way, it explores 10 barriers to healthy relationships encountered in real life.
10. Overvaluing Appearance
As Don Jon begins, Gordon-Levitt's title character establishes himself as a porn-addicted philandering bachelor whose tastes prove highly superficial. He spends a lot of time at the gym maintaining his physique, and takes great pride in the appearance of his "pad." Of course, there's nothing wrong with nutrition, exercise, and cleanliness. It's Jon's motivation which deserves scrutiny.
On the prowl with his pack of like-minded friends, Jon rates women at the club on a scale of 1 to 10, basing his assessment solely on physical attributes. Upon meeting his match in the stunning Barbara (Scarlett Johansson), Jon rates her a perfect 10. It's her sultry appearance that drives Jon to pursue her, and blinds him to the uglier aspects of her personality.
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The 10 Most Popular Movie Trailers Released So Far This Summer
This month sees a new feature here at PJ Lifestyle, our review of movie trailers promoting upcoming theatrical releases. This will be a work in progress, guided heavily by your feedback and insight. So don't hold back.
To kick things off, we present a list of the top 10 movie trailers released in June, based on their online popularity. There's a surprising mix of several-hundred-million-dollar would-be blockbusters and smaller independent films, everything from chick flicks to the epic actioners you might expect. We begin with:
10. Very Good Girls
Two actresses work to advance their careers in this sexually charged coming-of-age drama. Dakota Fanning continues to shed her child star image, while Elizabeth Olsen continues to distinguish her individual brand from that of her more widely known elder sisters. The two play girls who "make a pact to lose their virginity during their first summer out of high school," a plan complicated when they both pursue the same man.
Both Fanning and Olsen have portrayed older roles, and this may seem like a step backwards but for the mature subject matter. Peter Sarsgaard looks to turn in another performance as a pervy creeper, something he's quite good at. The film also stars Demi Moore, Richard Dreyfuss, and Marvel's Agents of Shield lead Clark Gregg.
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10 Fiction Stories I Love, Which School Forced on Me
Despite my largely public education, I still learned a few things by accident. My favorite subjects were Social Studies and English, which figures for a kid who grew up to be a political writer.
Over the years, I was exposed to a number of fiction stories which I resisted at first but grew to love. It's something I recall whenever trying to convince my finicky five year old to try new things.
Here are ten books, films, and plays which grew on me after being forced down my throat. They're presented in ascending order of my personal enjoyment, not necessarily their critical or literary gravitas.
10. My Fair Lady
Yeah, yeah, go ahead with the jokes. I like The Sound of Music too. It's a brave new post-modern, genderless world, or something. Get over it.
Despite its feminine trappings, the story at the heart of My Fair Lady emerges from unbridled masculinity. What else would you call a gentlemen's bet that an unrefined flower girl could be transformed into a convincing lady of high society through an act of male will? It's a theme so reliable that it's become a cliché used in romantic comedies to this day.
This was also my introduction to Audrey Hepburn, who ain't too bad to look at.
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10 Stand-Alone Star Wars Films Which Can Take Our Money Now
Here's what we know about the future of Star Wars on the big screen. Director JJ Abrams and his cast and crew are currently weaving dreams at Pinewood Studios in London, heading into production of Star Wars Episode VII. We're going to get Episodes VIII and IX to complete a third trilogy. There will be a couple years between each new episode of the saga.
But Lucasfilm has also confirmed at least three "stand-alone" films which will release between the main episodes. The stated goal is to have a new Star Wars film every year starting in 2015. Gareth Edwards, the man behind the lens of the new Godzilla, has been tapped to direct the first of these stand-alone films. Josh Trank, director of the found footage superhero pic Chronicle and the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot, will helm the second.
Rumors have been circulating regarding the subject matter of these stand-alone films. The conventional wisdom, or perhaps just the communal wish, is that we'll get films focused on popular characters from the franchise.
Assuming the purpose of these stand-alone films will be to flesh out the broader mythology of the fictional universe while remaining anchored to the core saga, here are ten stand-alone Star Wars films fans would love to see.
#10. Jedi Master Dooku
As the Star Wars prequels progressed, the Sith menace took phantom forms. One such manifestation was Darth Tyranus. Known by that name to few, Tyranus was known to the galaxy as Count Dooku.
Dooku's choice to abandon the Jedi Order, reclaim the wealth and title of his birth, and rally opposition to the Republic led directly to the Clone Wars and the rise of the Empire. A prototype of Vader, Dooku once commanded the highest respect and confidence from his Jedi peers, before turning against them and everything they represent.
In the prequels, we learn far more about Dooku from what others say about him than from what we witness firsthand. A stand-alone film exploring the arc of this Jedi swordmaster turned Sith lord would add layers of depth to one of the saga's most under-utilized characters.
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Do Celebrities Owe Their Fans Free Meet and Greets?
If you love movies and everything about them, you owe it to yourself to follow AMC Movie Talk, a daily web show headlined by AMC Movie News editor John Campea and a rotating cadre of entertainment experts. As marketing moves go, you would be hard pressed to come up with a better way to develop brand loyalty for a theater chain than feeding fans a steady stream of incisive commentary about every movie news tidbit that comes across the wire.
More than that, what I really appreciate about AMC Movie Talk is the insight consistently offered into the business side of the industry. Campea and company are fans like you and me, and that comes across in how they regard the films they discuss. But they are also industry professionals, and therefore bring a perspective to the process that most people lack.
The above clip highlights one such moment. A viewer writes in to ask the AMC Movie Talk crew why celebrities charge fans for personal appearances, autographs, pictures, and the like. The emailer writes:
Most of them have millions of dollars already from their work. I don't see why they charge their fans to meet them, because it seems like it's done out of pure greed. [Punctuation added.]
The response from around the AMC table lands right on point. Campea cuts to the chase, noting that actors and other celebrities take time and attention away from other activities which they value in order to meet fans at public appearances. "Everybody who's not a millionaire thinks that people who have money should do everything for free… But if we're really rational about it, I don't think that's the case."
Film director Jon Schnepp points out the folly of assuming that every celebrity must be a millionaire. Even considering the few that are, does their wealth grant fans some claim upon their time and attention?
Commentator Miri Jedeikin adds that these public appearances where celebrities interact with fans factor into their job. It's an aspect of their profession for which they ought to be compensated, provided the demand exists to pay for their time. In fact, charging for meet and greets helps control the demand. "Imagine if it were free," Jedeikin says. "The line would be five days long."
It's one of those interchanges which demonstrates that Hollywood proves far more conservative and rights-affirming in their daily practices than in the fashion of their expressed politics. The emailer's angst at celebrities getting paid for meet and greets jives well with the rhetoric of the radical left who believe people with ability ought to work for free in the service of perceived need.
If you watch AMC Movie Talk long enough, you'll encounter this kind of stealthy, countercultural conservatism on a regular basis. It may not be intended as such by Campea and company. But it proves immensely satisfying nonetheless.
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We Evangelize That Which We Love
In this brief but powerful message about Christian evangelism, pastor Jeff Vanderstelt looks past the logistics of church organization and any crafty rhetorical tricks to the heart of what properly motivates the Great Commission.
I've never had to tell somebody to talk about somebody they love. They know how.
If you have to train people how to talk about someone they love, they don't love them.
That insight proves useful for highlighting the idols in our lives. What people or things are we eager to evangelize? What topics dominate our conversations with others? Who dominates our thoughts? The answer reveals who and what we love.
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Kevin Smith's Read on the Future of Star Wars
Tabling for the moment how lackluster the prequel films were, recall both the anticipation leading up to The Phantom Menace and the sense of finality which accompanied Revenge of the Sith. For me, those two moments — waiting for the Episode I reel to roll and, six years later, contemplating that I was about to see a new Star Wars film for the last time — define the bittersweet agony of Star Wars fandom in the Lucas age.
For decades, Star Wars was three movies released years apart with contradictory spin-off stories scattered throughout an "Expanded Universe" of books, comics, and video games. When the prequels were announced, it gave fans a reason to live. I remember actually thinking, "Please God, let me make it to 2005 to see this thing through. Then I can die."
Perhaps that heightened sense of anticipation, fostered by a long drought of new adventures, magnified the disappointment of the prequels. Maybe fans would have endured Episodes I through III with more grace if they knew they might someday get more.
That's the point writer, director, and big-time Star Wars fan Kevin Smith makes in the above interview with IGN alongside friend and frequent co-star Jason Mewes. He points out the stark contrast in development between when Lucas owned Lucasfilm and the property now under Disney.
They got the right idea now. Instead of treating it like champagne – like, "We're gonna bring it out once every hundred years, a new cask of Star Wars" – these [guys] are like, "We're gonna milk it to death."
Let's say they make twenty, and ten of them are great, and five of them are okay, and five of them are dog shit. F— it dude, that's twenty more Star Wars movies than we were ever going to have in this lifetime.
Some of the best Star Wars storytelling and cinematics have come out of video games like The Old Republic or The Force Unleashed which were not personally directed by Lucas. It stands to reason that similar success will eventually grace the screen among Disney's many planned films in the franchise. With something new consistently on the horizon, the stakes for each installment will be lowered. That may enable us to enjoy them more.
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This Christian Ministry Just Went Galt
Recently, my wife approached me with the unwelcome news that our health insurance plan — which we like — will likely be cancelled next year. Her employer, a healthcare provider, generously provides benefits even for those working part-time. Due to the devastation wrecked upon the industry by Obamacare, they anticipate the need to drop coverage for all employees working less than 60 hours per pay period. My wife works 56. Since my employer's offering proves virtually worthless, far too expensive for far too little coverage, we will be left effectively uninsured.
We may consider Samaritan Ministries as an alternative to insurance. Resembling the mutual aid societies which were common throughout America before the rise of the welfare state, Samaritan Ministries operates as a "health care sharing" service. Here's how it works:
Each member commits to sending a set "Share" amount each month. These "Shares" are sent directly through the mail from one household to another, to the members with "Needs". Samaritan Ministries uses a database that randomly matches Shares to Needs, so that the Sharing is coordinated and Shares go to the appropriate members with Needs.
Born to a world dominated by employee-provided health insurance, we may find the notion of health care sharing bizarre or even suspect. But is it really any more odd than our rapidly corrupting government?
It's with some irony that a Christian ministry has essentially gone Galt. While Ayn Rand may have balked at the religious context in which Samaritan Ministries operates, she also may have tipped her hat at their defiance of convention.
The service "even satisfies the Federal health care law's (Affordable Care Act) requirement that you have insurance or pay a penalty-tax (see 26 United States Code Section 5000A, (d), (2), (B))."
Would you consider a health care sharing service like Samaritan Ministries? How might the business model be applied to other needs?
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DC Vs. Marvel: Why This DC Fanboy Believes Marvel Already Won
Will the Justice League film be able to compete with The Avengers? That was the tagline for this post, inviting readers and contributors to debate whether DC or Marvel has created the more compelling fictional universe. The formally proposed question was:
Who will ultimately triumph in the superhero battles to define the genre? Does Marvel with Spider-Man, the Avengers, and the X-Men set the standard? Or does DC with Batman and Superman provide a better model for aspiring comic and superhero creators?
As a lifelong rabid fan of both Superman and Batman, I want those properties to succeed. However, if I am going to be objective about it, I have to concede that Marvel not only will win the battle to define the comic book film genre – they already have.
Some say imitation is the highest form of flattery. If we make our assessment based upon who imitates who, then Marvel leads the day. DC seeks desperately to clone the achievements of Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe. It can be seen in the rush to cram as many characters as possible into the forthcoming Batman vs. Superman, ramping up quickly toward the debut of the Justice League. Would DC be so eager were it not for the massive success of The Avengers? In a business where there's one Deep Impact for every Armageddon, probably not.
This modern relationship is ironic considering that DC predates Marvel and retains the oldest characters with some of the most tried and true narrative conventions. Spider-Man creator Stan Lee has confessed that he was inspired by Superman. But today, the Man of Steel seems to follow where Lee's creations lead.
A decent popcorn flick, Man of Steel was certainly the most entertaining Superman film in decades. But that's not saying much. Once the comic book king of the silver screen, Superman graces scant few films on any "best of" list. Batman has fared much better, but has remained largely sequestered from other heroes. Particularly in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, Batman works because he could be anybody.
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How Interesting Is Kid Batman and His Kid Rogue's Gallery? We'll Find Out on Fox This Fall
What is Gotham anyway? That's been the question surrounding the upcoming FOX series set in Batman's hometown.
Early reports indicated the show might be a police procedural centered on the exploits of police detective and future commissioner Jim Gordon. Then came news that producers had secured the rights to the entire rogues gallery of Batman villains, everyone from Catwoman to the Penguin. Those latter reports fueled concern that Gotham may be going for a Smallville vibe where all these characters somehow know each other as kids and attend the same high school.
Now we get an "extended" trailer for the show, our first look at what we will actually get come this fall. At first glance, the producers seem to be threading the needle between a hard-nosed cop drama and comic-flavored tween soap opera. Indeed, there will be an adolescent Bruce Wayne, a teenage Catwoman, and a young adult Penguin. The future Riddler and Poison Ivy also appear in a roll call. But the focus seems to remain on Jim Gordon and his introduction to the festering corruption of Gotham City.
One thing the trailer doesn't make clear is whether or not all these characters will necessarily interact. It may prove better if most of them do not, and we get parallel narratives showing diverse experiences of the city. Given the age range of the rogues gallery, that at least seems plausible.
What say you? Will you give Gotham a chance? How will this series fit with the new DC cinematic universe?
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How Would Jesus Vote?
On today's Fightin Words podcast: Pastor Kevin Erickson of Crosshill Community Church in Virgina, MN joins the program to recap his keynote address to a Republican Liberty Caucus state convention. How should Christians approach political activism?
(12 minutes long; 11 MB file size. Want to download instead of streaming? Right click here to download this show to your hard drive. Subscribe through iTunes or RSS feed.)
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The Best Way to Help Others
On today's Fightin Words podcast: In this "best of" episode, first published 12/12/13, Tea Party coordinator Jake Duesenberg gives an unconventional answer to what motivates his activism. He's doing it for himself. How you still benefit.
(13:56 minutes long; 13.44 MB file size. Want to download instead of streaming? Right click here to download this show to your hard drive. Subscribe through iTunes or RSS feed.)
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That Moment When Your Family Loses the Plan You Like
On today's Fightin Words podcast: Walter's reaction to learning that his family will lose their healthcare plan next year. Whose equality is served by depriving middle class children of their healthcare plan?
(15:39 minutes long; 15.09 MB file size. Want to download instead of streaming? Right click here to download this show to your hard drive. Subscribe through iTunes or RSS feed.)
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35 Reasons Why Walter Hudson Is The Gen-X Dennis Prager
Editor's Note: I've written about what a big influence Dennis Prager has been on me and PJ Lifestyle. I have his show on the radio most mornings while editing and his approach emphasizing the importance of talking about issues well beyond politics including pop culture, religion, male-female relationships, and the big questions of life has influenced the scope of subjects covered at PJ Lifestyle, infusing a diverse range of perspectives. The Prager blend of high-minded, challenging subject matter is only half of the formula. His warm, inviting personality and straight forward presentation make important issues accessible. His show, books, and nonprofit Prager University each model important aspects of what activists and cultural creators should be doing to try and restore this country. Especially important: reach out beyond the conservative choir to people who don't agree with you. Reframe and recreate arguments in new ways and get beyond just politics — the issues lie much deeper than ideology.
Walter Hudson is a gifted writer-activist I've gotten to know the past few years whose work reinvents this inspirational approach for the new media era. In both writing and in his podcast Walter uses culture and creativity to transcend the typical Left vs Right boilerplate arguments. He's fun to read and listen to and offers fresh arguments with wit and warmth.
Check out Walter Hudson's podcast Monday-Friday here at PJ Lifestyle and stop by on weekends to get caught up on any you may have missed. Each Saturday we'll expand this compilation updating it with the newest episodes. In this week's installment I've decided to expand it to include links to some of his articles too, both recent commentaries and his first greatest hits collection published last weekend.
What would you like to hear Walter discuss in future podcasts? Do you have any challenges to his ideas? Please leave you suggestions in the comments. -Dave Swindle
5 Compelling Cultural Commentaries From the Past Few Weeks:
1. Star Wars Casting: Is Disney Pulling a Jedi Mind Trick?
2. Lucasfilm to Partially Reboot Star Wars
3. Captains for Clinton: William Shatner's 2016 Endorsement
4. Feminist Says Actress Kirsten Dunst Too 'Dumb' to Have an Opinion on Gender
5. Seven Ways Noah Turns the Bible Upside Down
20 Podcasts on Culture, Religion, Values, and Tea Party Activism
1. 'Shelter In Place' or Lay Down and Die?
2. Christianity's Contribution to Progressive Politics
3. Who Owns Compassion in Politics?
4. Is Jeb Bush Right on Immigration?
5. Don't Fear the Future (Interview with Bonnie Ramthun)
6. Making Racism Impotent
7. The Danger of Utopia
8. What Is 'The Right' Anyway? (Part 1 of a dialogue with Dave Swindle)
9. Anarchists Among Us (Part 2 with Dave Swindle)
10. Battling for the Conservative Soul (Part 3 concluding with Dave Swindle)
11. We're All Minorities Now
12. Daring to Be Different
13. Sotomayor's Confused Dissent in Affirmative Action Case
14. One Issue to Rule Them All (Interview with Minnesota State House candidate Matthew Kowalski)
15. What If Your Neighbor Acted Like Government?
16. The Establishment Strikes Back
17. Peasants Fined for Hunting the King's Deer
18. Then They Came for the Porn Stars
19. Why Did the Founding Fathers Create the Electoral College?
20. Why Did the Founding Fathers Create the Electoral College? Part II
10 of Walter Hudson's Greatest Hits:
1. March 2, 2012:
American Immaturity: How We Grow Up After We Grow Old
2. May 9, 2013:
Walter Hudson's Guide For Making Peace Between Christians and Objectivists
3. April 18, 2013:
The Anti-Gospel of Bioshock Infinite
4. July 17, 2012:
Eight Ways Blacks Perpetuate Racism and the Only Way to Thwart It
5. July 6, 2013:
The Red Placebo: Confessions of a Former Conspiracy Dabbler
6. July 13, 2013:
Folly of the Jedi
7. January 29, 2013:
Five Ideas You Need to Rise From Poverty to the Middle Class
8. January 31, 2012
Hunkered Between Santorum and Paul Lies Peace Through Total War
9. September 2, 2013:
Six Ways Activists Sabotage Their Cause
10. March 7, 2013:
Five Tips for Coming Out as a Black Conservative
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Why Did the Founding Fathers Create the Electoral College?, Part II
Listen to Part I here.
On today's Fightin Words podcast: Continuing discussion with constitutional scholar Dave Benner on the temptations and hazards of the National Popular Vote state compact.
(11:12 minutes long; 10.81 MB file size. Want to download instead of streaming? Right click here to download this show to your hard drive. Subscribe through iTunes or RSS feed.)
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Why Did the Founding Fathers Create the Electoral College?
On today's Fightin Words podcast: Constitutional scholar Dave Benner joins the show to discuss a compact making its way through state legislatures which would effectively nullify the Electoral College.
(12:57 minutes long; 12.43 MB file size. Want to download instead of streaming? Right click here to download this show to your hard drive. Subscribe through iTunes or RSS feed.)
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Star Wars Casting: Is Disney Pulling a Jedi Mind Trick?
We might be witnessing one of the most clever viral marketing schemes of all time. Could there be method behind the madness surrounding the casting of Star Wars Episode VII?
Lucasfilm, now a subsidiary of Disney, dropped their big casting announcement on Tuesday. Along with "the Big Three" of the original trilogy – Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford – the cast of new characters included several men and only one woman, the virtually unknown Daisy Ridley. By Wednesday, Movieplot was reporting on a wave of anti-patriarchal indignation rolling across social media. A sample:
Eliza Thompson at Cosmopolitan wrote:
There is absolutely no reason why there can't be new characters added to account for the lack of women in the original trilogy and the newer trilogy.
Annalee Newitz at IO9 quite elegantly wrote:
Myths are powerful things, because we learn who we are by telling stories. When are we going to let little girls and kids of diverse races have fantasies as powerful as those given to white boys?
Here's the rub. Wednesday also saw a second announcement from Lucasfilm indicating that a second female cast member was yet to be revealed. This proves noteworthy not just in light of the backlash over too few women in the cast, but because previous casting rumors indicated a very different direction than Daisy Ridley. The Huffington Post expounds:
Daisy Ridley appears to have nabbed the role that at one point had Lupita Nyong'o in talks with director J.J. Abrams, as she and Carrie Fisher are the only actresses announced for the movie. More recently, British newcomer Maisie Richardson-Sellers was also reportedly tied to the part, which was described as a "young black or mixed-race woman who may be a descendent of Jedi Knight Ben Kenobi."
What if HuffPo has it wrong? What if the role Ridley secured was different than the one Nyong'o and Richardson-Sellers were considered for? With "Star Wars Day" approaching on May 4th, are we about to see confirmation of a young black woman in the next Star Wars?
If so, this could be one of the most brilliant viral marketing moves seen in a while. It would have been preconceived to exploit the knee-jerk reactions of progressive culture warriors. Intentionally release news of a male dominant cast. Get the headlines from the announcement. Foster buzz from social backlash. Then announce a black female cast member days later, on a Sunday no less, and dominate Monday with a fresh set of headlines. If someone's doing this on purpose, they're a Jedi master of earned media.
Director J.J. Abrams is well known for playing elaborate tricks on fans as part of his marketing of projects. Could he be the force binding this scheme together?
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Then They Came for the Porn Stars
On today's Fightin Words podcast: They haven't broken any laws. Yet their bank accounts are being closed arbitrarily. Have porn stars become the latest cultural pariahs to be targeted by the Department of Justice for unequal treatment under the law?
(8:53 minutes long; 8.6 MB file size. Want to download instead of streaming? Right click here to download this show to your hard drive. Subscribe through iTunes or RSS feed.)
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Peasants Fined for Hunting the King's Deer
On today's Fightin Words podcast: Police operating undercover in Madison and Pittsburg fought back against the societal scourge of rides across town. Targeting drivers of the Uber and Lyft ride-sharing services, they issued citations during the "sting." Should individuals need permission from the state to offer their services in trade?
(7:43 minutes long; 7.47 MB file size. Want to download instead of streaming? Right click here to download this show to your hard drive. Subscribe through iTunes or RSS feed.)
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The Establishment Strikes Back
On today's Fightin Words podcast: Republicans described as relatively "mainstream and conservative" have ousted liberty activists from state party leadership in Iowa. Has the rebellion been fully routed?
(10:40 minutes long; 10.3 MB file size. Want to download instead of streaming? Right click here to download this show to your hard drive. Subscribe through iTunes or RSS feed.)
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Why Would a Racist Vote Democrat?
As a black man active in Republican politics, I find it noteworthy that I never feel excluded or stigmatized by other Republicans on account of my race. Race never comes up at a Tea Party meeting, or a Republican political convention, or when socializing with my conservative and libertarian cohort. On the contrary, all my encounters with race-obsessed individuals have been with self-professed liberals who treat me like a freak show exhibit.
Leftists demand an explanation for my politics. How is it possible that a black man could be a Tea Partier? How is it possible that a black man could vote Republican? What's wrong? What's the angle? What secret deficiency or corruption explains this oddity? The curiosity is racist in and of itself, because it proceeds from an assumption about how people "like me" ought to think.
Then I see the vile treatment of personages like Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. In the wake of the court's recent verdict upholding Michigan voters' choice to ban state-mandated racial discrimination (euphemistically called affirmative action), Thomas became the target of viciously racist comments from supporters of "progressive" policy.
Most recently, we learn that long-time Democrat Party contributor and Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling faces compelling accusations of racism. Prior to TMZ reporting on obtained audio which seems to record Sterling making blatantly racist remarks to his girlfriend, the NBA owner was slated to received a lifetime achievement award from the NAACP in May. Presumably, he would have accepted it eagerly.
How do we reconcile this? Why would a racist who doesn't want his girlfriend publicly associating with black men support a political party which claims to represent the best interests of black people? How can a racist be seen by the NAACP to merit recognition for a lifetime of philanthropic achievement?
Psychological projection is "a defense mechanism that involves taking our own unacceptable qualities or feelings and ascribing them to other people." When I encounter people convinced that blacks labor under the weight of insurmountable racism, I suspect they harbor bigotry of their own. They may not express it quite like Donald Sterling, but their worldview brims with the soft bigotry of low expectations.
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10 of Walter Hudson's Greatest Hits
Editor's Note: For years now Walter Hudson has been a perpetual inspiration and a joy to edit. His articles, lists, blog posts, and now podcasts dance across the fault lines of politics, culture, and religion with an always encouraging sense of optimism and clarity. See this compilation today here of his most recent podcasts: Ready For An Argument? 15 of Walter Hudson's Fightin' Words Podcasts Not To Miss. Also follow him on Twitter here. For more of of his work check out this collection of PJ Lifestyle's Top 50 List Articles of 2013, which includes several more Hudson hits. This selection of 10 articles here showcases some of Walter's most popular and engaging pieces. Please consider adding Walter to your list of #ReadEverythingTheyWrite writers. He's been on mine for some time now…
- Dave Swindle
1. March 2, 2012:
American Immaturity: How We Grow Up After We Grow Old
2. May 9, 2013:
Walter Hudson's Guide For Making Peace Between Christians and Objectivists
3. April 18, 2013:
The Anti-Gospel of Bioshock Infinite
4. July 17, 2012:
Eight Ways Blacks Perpetuate Racism and the Only Way to Thwart It
5. July 6, 2013:
The Red Placebo: Confessions of a Former Conspiracy Dabbler
6. July 13, 2013:
Folly of the Jedi
7. January 29, 2013:
Five Ideas You Need to Rise From Poverty to the Middle Class
8. January 31, 2012
Hunkered Between Santorum and Paul Lies Peace Through Total War
9. September 2, 2013:
Six Ways Activists Sabotage Their Cause
10. March 7, 2013:
Five Tips for Coming Out as a Black Conservative
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Ready For An Argument? 15 of Walter Hudson's Fightin' Words Podcasts Not To Miss
Editor's Note: Check out Walter Hudson's podcast Monday-Friday here at PJ Lifestyle and stop by on weekends to get caught up on any you may have missed. Each Saturday we'll expand this compilation updating it with the newest episodes. What would you like to hear Walter discuss in future podcasts? Please leave you suggestions in the comments.
1. 'Shelter In Place' or Lay Down and Die?
2. Christianity's Contribution to Progressive Politics
3. Who Owns Compassion in Politics?
4. Is Jeb Bush Right on Immigration?
5. Don't Fear the Future (Interview with Bonnie Ramthun)
6. Making Racism Impotent
7. The Danger of Utopia
8. What Is 'The Right' Anyway? (Part 1 of a dialogue with Dave Swindle)
9. Anarchists Among Us (Part 2 with Dave Swindle)
10. Battling for the Conservative Soul (Part 3 concluding with Dave Swindle)
11. We're All Minorities Now
12. Daring to Be Different
13. Sotomayor's Confused Dissent in Affirmative Action Case
14. One Issue to Rule Them All (Interview with Minnesota State House candidate Matthew Kowalski)
15. What If Your Neighbor Acted Like Government?
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Golden Saffron and Cardamom Spiced Chicken & Rice Pilau
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Richly fragrant golden saffron rice pilaf (pilau) that's delicately scented with rose water & studded with pistachios, almonds, and sultanas, combined with moist, tender chunks of chicken infused with lemon, yogurt and musky spices: this is a FABULOUS one-dish meal! Inspired by a Nigella Lawson recipe, from one of her cookbooks. Wonderful served warm, or at room temperature. Enjoy!
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- 1 1/4 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 cup whole milk yogurt
- juice of half a lemon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 small pinch garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon saffron thread
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- 2 tablespoons rose water
- 1 fresh lemon, juice and zest
- 1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted
- 1/4 cup shelled pistachio nut
- 1 cup fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 1Marinate the chicken in the yogurt, lemon, cinnamon, small pinch of garam masala, and grated ginger for about 1 hour. Soak the saffron threads in the chicken stock.
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- 3In the same pan, melt the butter with 1 tablespoon of the oil and add the rice, stirring to coat until glossy. Pour in the saffron and chicken stock, add the sultanas, cardamom pods, rose water, lemon juice and zest and bring the pan to the boil, then clamp on the lid and turn the heat down to very low. Cook for about 10-15 minutes, by which time the rice should have absorbed the liquid and be cooked through.
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- Sugars 9.7 g
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I'm currently looking into switching from Vectorworks to Revit due to a job application I'm being offered. What I really want to know is if the following floor plan is possible to make in Revit. I just want floor plans to be with color to better show the different things on it and make them more clear.
I also want to know if it is possible to show symbols in a plan view other than just a rendered hidden line view of the 3D part of it, so I can have a simplified version for the plan view and a detailed object for the 3D. Like you have a 2D-plan component for the plan views and e 3D component for all other views.
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Completely doable. You have control over almost everything... You should make sure you take a really good class, it is not easy to learn on your own, there are a lot of little things that unless they are pointed out youwill never find.
A couple of good books to use from Sybex (you can find them on Amazon) Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013 Essentials and Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013. I use these all the time while I am teaching.
You can always post questions here and we will help!
After two days trying to recreate the drawing, I can conclude that it is not entirely possible. Not only in color, but in the way you can present things like the stair.
In order to have colors 'behind' hatches, you need to set the display options to consistent colors. You can then have a color fill and a hatch on top of each other for a material. So for the floors, they take over the shade color and the surfuce hatch of their material. The problem with this is that in section, the same color is used and you can't override that color by material. So I get the section hatch and the same shade color, while I need a darker color and the section hatch. Unless I'm overlooking something to make the shade color in section of a material darker.
A solution for objects that doesn't require a surfuce pattern is to set the surfuce pattern to solid and choose another color for the surface and have the shade color used for the sections. But it only works for objects that doesn't require a surfuce pattern and it doesn't work on all objects. The stair object doesn't take over the surfuce pattern but used the shade color of the material.
Making object subcategories also doesn't resolve the problem as you can't override the fill color in views of the subcategories. So that's also a no go. For this system to be more flexible, there needs to be a shade color for both surface and section, or the possibility to have a background color for a pattern.
Otherwise, I find Revit a better program than I thought it would be. It has it's obvious strengths and it does really well for what it was intended to do, but it lacks in versatility. At the end of the day, it seems that you still need other programs to finish the job, while with Vectorworks, I never needed any other program to do all things in an architects office. You can't even export to a vector pdf. On the other hand, Vectorworks' bim capabilities are weak and awkward, but it has tremendoes power in annotations, 2D, 3D modelling and graphical representation.
I really am wondering if Revit users ever using colors for their plans? Colors just can 'brighten' up the plans and really make things clearer.
If someone can prove me wrong, I'm all ears....
Some other points I want some answers on:
Or am I missing something here?
You only gave it two days? How much have you used the program or training?
I have attached an image - you will see that it is has color and hatch. I am in hidden line - so it is possible.
I am not in for proving you wrong - that is not what this community is here for - we are here to help with questions.
I have over 8 years with the program and understand the program. You will need to give it more then 2 days...
You have many questions - It is better to post them indivudally so each one can be answered. You may not get many answers on this.
I don't say the program is bad, but it lacks power in graphical representation.
The image you attached is not what I'm looking for. I want the floors to have colored filled hatch in plan and a another colored filled hatch in section (The finish component). I can do this by choosing Consistent colors for both the views, but you can't have a light color for the plan and a darker one for the section because you can't override graphical settings of materials. I just don't find it logical you can set the graphics for materials and not for objects while you can override the graphics for objects but not for materials.
What I meant with "proving me wrong" was just that I could be mistaken in what I'm saying and that I like to hear my mistakes. English is not my first language, sorry for that.
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I'm having a problem getting my code to do exactly what I want. I would like to define a function that takes two numbers as the arguments and used the numbers to look at a section of the RNA code which is previously stored as a string.
Then I would like to count all possible base pairs in the section so that 'a' and 'u' pair and 'g' and 'c' pair. However there has to be a gap of 3 characters between the pairs and the pairs cannot crossover. e.g. if rna[4] pairs with rna[10], rna[5] cannot pair with rna[12]. however if a pair occurred between 4 and 10 i.e. 5 and 9 that would be ok.
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def base_pairs(x,y):
return (x=='a' and y=='u' or
x=='u' and y=='a' or
x=='c' and y=='g' or
x=='g' and y=='c' or
x=='g' and y=='u' or
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a = i
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print a+1,b-1
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b = b-1
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