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Margaery Tyrell
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- Petyr Baelish: "Do you want to be a queen?"
- Margaery Tyrell: "No. I want to be the queen."
- — Margaery confiding in Littlefinger.[src]
Margaery Tyrell, legally Margaery Baratheon, is a major character in the second and third seasons. She is played by Natalie Dormer and debuts in "What is Dead May Never Die." Queen Margaery Tyrell is the widow of King Renly Baratheon, a claimant to the Iron Throne in the War of the Five Kings. Her father Lord Mace Tyrell is the ruler of the Reach. She is betrothed to King Joffrey Baratheon after the Battle of Blackwater.
Margaery is the only daughter of Lady Alerie Tyrell and Lord Mace Tyrell, the High Marshal of the Reach. The Reach is one of the constituent regions of the Seven Kingdoms and House Tyrell is one of the Great Houses of the realm. Margaery was raised in privilege in the family seat and regional capital of Highgarden. She is close to her brother, Ser Loras Tyrell, the Knight of Flowers. She is said to be as beautiful as she is clever.[1]
Season 2
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Margaery marries King Renly Baratheon, the lover of her brother Loras, though she's aware of their relationship. Two weeks afterward they have not yet consummated their marriage. Renly camps his army in the Stormlands, near his seat of Storm's End, and holds a tournament for his followers. Margaery is disappointed when Loras is defeated in the final bout by Brienne of Tarth. Catelyn Stark arrives to treat with Renly on behalf of her son Robb Stark and Margaery greets her warmly. Margaery encourages Renly to produce an heir with her but he is unable to become aroused by her. She is pragmatic about his desires and shocks him by offering to bring Loras into their bed.[2]
King Joffrey Baratheon's Master of Coin Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish also visits the camp to treat with Renly. He makes a point of provoking Margaery about her husband's sexuality and she affirms her loyalty to Renly. Renly treats with his brother King Stannis Baratheon but is unable to reach a compromise.[3] Renly is killed in mysterious circumstances and his Kingsguard Brienne of Tarth is blamed for his death. Margaery convinces Loras to flee the camp with her before Stannis arrives. Littlefinger accompanies them to Highgarden having gauged Margaery's ambition to become Queen.[4]
Petyr sways House Tyrell into siding with House Lannister. As a result, House Lannister is victorious at the Battle of the Blackwater.[5][6]
In a ceremony to celebrate victory, King Joffrey tells Loras he may ask anything of him in return for his aid. He asks Joffrey wed Margaery to cement the new alliance between their Houses through matrimony. Margaery states she has heard of Joffrey's courage and come to love from afar. Joffrey states that he has heard of Margaery's beauty and reciprocates her feelings but balks at setting aside his betrothal to Sansa Stark but is convinced by his courtiers that Sansa's family's status as attainted traitors is reason enough.[7]
Season 3
Lady Margaery Tyrell accompanied her betrothed King Joffrey back from the Great Sept of Baelor in a heavily guarded palanquin. Against official protocol, she stopped the procession in Flea Bottom unexpectedly. To the shock of her guards and the bewilderment of Joffrey, Margaery out of her carriage and began exploring the streets. She eventually arrived at an orphanage and began interacting with the children. Meanwhile, her servants distributed bread and toys, earning her the love of Flea Bottom's smallfolk. That evening, Margaery and her brother Loras Tyrell were visited by Joffrey and his mother Cersei. Cersei was unhappy with Margaery's earlier actions and admonished her boldness; reminding her that her impromptu charity work took place on the same streets where the royal party was assaulted weeks earlier. During this argument, Joffrey defended Margaery and criticized his mother. As a result, Cersei realized that she was on the verge of being outmanoeuvred by the Tyrells. While Cersei only knew how to rule through fear, Margaery was adept at winning the hearts and minds of her people, a skill which Cersei lacked.
Later, Margaery and her grandmother, Lady Olenna Tyrell, invited Sansa for a private meeting with them at the gardens of King's Landing. Loras escorted Sansa to the gardens for the meeting. During the meeting, Lady Olenna dismissed her father Mace as a fool for supporting Renly Baratheon's claim to the throne. By contrast, Margaery spoke well of her late husband Renly. During the meeting, Olenna insisted that Sansa tell them the truth about what Joffrey was like since Margaery was to marry him. While Sansa was initially reluctant to share her feelings, she admitted that Joffrey was a "monster" since he had reneged on his earlier promise to spare her father's life. While Olenna was disappointed at these revelations, she was not surprised given the rumours that have been circulating about Joffrey's public outbursts. While Sansa was worried that this would mean that the Tyrells would cancel their proposed marriage alliance (meaning Sansa will be stuck with Joffrey again), Olenna assured her that her son Mace was too intent on Margaery entering into a royal marriage to cancel it for anything.
Later, Joffrey gave Margaery a tour of the Great Sept of Baelor, where their royal wedding was scheduled to be held. They were followed by Cersei Lannister and Olenna Tyrell, representing the Lannisters and Tyrells respectively. During their tour, Joffrey chapters of the Great Sept's history. Margaery feigned interest in Joffrey's topic but his mother Cersei was annoyed. While Cersei and Olenna were engrossed in a conversation about the men in their lifes, Margaery managed to convince Joffrey to greet the crowd outside. Having been somewhat placated by Margaery's charity, the crowd happily cheersed for the pair. As a result of this incident, Cersei felt that she had lost control of Joffrey to the Tyrells. She came to fear that the Tyrells did not have her family's interest at heart. In response, the Queen Regent ordered Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish to spy on the Tyrells.
Later, Ser Loras invited Margaery and Sansa to watch him sparring him with squire at the castle gardens. During that time, Sansa praised Loras' swordsmanship and expressed her interest in marrying Loras as part of the Tyrell plot to keep her out of the hands of Baelish and/or the Lannisters. Margaery replied that she would "plant the seed" of the idea after she and Joffrey got married. While Sansa was sceptical that Joffrey would let her go, Margaery was confident that he would do it to please his betrothed. Unknown to Margaery and Sansa, Ser Loras was having a secret homosexual relationship with his squire Olyver. During this meeting, Loras briefly mentioned that he was to be married to Sansa. Unknown to Loras, Olyver was a spy working for Littlefinger, who reported to Cersei. In response, Cersei's father Lord Tywin Lannister arranged for Cersei and her brother Tyrion Lannister to marry Loras and Sansa respectively in order to curb the ambitions of House Tyrell and to bolster the marriage alliance between the Lannisters and the Tyrells.
While Sansa was unhappy about this arranged marriage to a Lannister, Maragery Tyrell consoled Sansa by reminding her that Tyrion was far from the worst Lannister and that Tyrion might be able to make her happy given his skills as a lover. Later, Margaery also attended Sansa and Tyrion's wedding where she would witness her Joffrey's capricious tendencies and excesses. During the reception dinner, she attempted to ingratiate herself with Cersei, commenting that they would technically be sisters soon. However, Cersei rebuffed her friendship by telling Margaery about the story behind the "Rains of Castamere". She explained that the song referred to House Lannister's destruction of the rebellious of House Reyne of Castamere. This was meant to infer similarities between the ambitions and position of Houses Reyne and Tyrell and that the same fate may fall upon House Tyrell if they plotted against the Lannisters). Cersei also threatened to have Margaery killed in her sleep if she ever dared to call Cersei sister again.
|Season Two appearances
|The North Remembers
|The Night Lands
|What is Dead May Never Die
|Garden of Bones
|The Ghost of Harrenhal
|The Old Gods and the New
|A Man Without Honor
|The Prince of Winterfell
|Valar Morghulis
|Season Three appearances
|Valar Dohaeris
|Dark Wings, Dark Words
|Walk of Punishment
|And Now His Watch is Ended
|Kissed by Fire
|The Climb
|The Bear and the Maiden Fair
|Second Sons
|The Rains of Castamere
Image gallery
Behind the scenes
- On the Season 2 Blu-ray, Margaery narrates Histories & Lore videos on "House Tyrell" and "Robert's Rebellion".
Family tree
|Luthor Tyrell
|Olenna Tyrell
née Redwyne
|Mace Tyrell
|Alerie Tyrell
née Hightower
|Joffrey Baratheon
Margaery's 2nd husband
|Renly Baratheon
Loras's lover
Margaery's 1st husband
|Loras Tyrell
|Tommen Baratheon
Joffrey's younger brother
Margaery's 3rd husband
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Margaery is the unwed daughter of Mace Tyrell, one of the most powerful lords in Westeros. Margaery herself is considered to be not only very beautiful, but very intelligent despite her relatively young age. The Tyrells are a loving family, and Margaery has a good relationship with both her parents and her brother Loras. She also has a close relationship with her paternal grandmother, Olenna Redwyne, who has tutored Margaery in the skills of court intrigue.
Many Houses and eligible lords want to marry their sons to Margaery and gain an alliance with the formidable House Tyrell, but Mace has been holding out for the most favorable match possible.
Magaery is younger in the books, sixteen at the time of her marriage to Renly making her the same age as Robb Stark. However, Margaery has been further aged in the series, making her slightly older than Robb Stark, as Natalie Dormer is four years older than Richard Madden. The TV series producers enjoyed Dormer's audition so much that they decided to overlook this minor difference. Thus while Margaery is the youngest of Mace's children in the books, TV-Margaery is officially a year or two older than her brother Loras - though in the male-dominated culture and inheritance system of the Seven Kingdoms, this does not change Margaery's place in line of succession, or significantly change her character.
Margaery's true motivations are not discussed in the books, but the TV series makes her ambitions clear to the audience. This is largely due to the narrative mechanics: Margaery is not a POV character in the books (neither is Renly or Loras), and the scenes at King Renly's army camp are told from Catelyn's point of view - logically, she doesn't see the inside of Renly's tent nor is she privy to Margaery's actions. The TV series has the freedom to expand on the stories of non-POV characters, hence the apparent expansion of Margaery's character. Thus Margaery in the TV series is faithful to Margaery's actions and behavior in the books, it's just that the TV series actually depicts events which occurred "off screen" in the books.
An interesting result of showing Margaery's POV actions is the effect it will have on portraying the sparring between Margaery and Cersei Lannister. Most of the clashes between Margaery and Cersei are shown from Cersei's POV, but Cersei is an "unreliable narrator". Cersei is vindictive and paranoid, and starts suspecting that anything that goes wrong in the capital, both large and small matters, must be Margaery plotting against her, or at least the Tyrell family in general. Intriguingly, at least some of these attempts to outmaneuver Cersei were objectively true, i.e. the Tyrells do try to marry Sansa to their eldest son (Willas in the books, Loras in the TV series) but how much of these plots were actually masterminded by Margaery, or simply Margaery following orders from her father Mace and grandmother Olenna, weren't entirely clear. The inner mechanics of House Tyrell's political schemes in the capital are not directly portrayed in the narrative of the books. Margaery could conceivably have masterminded some of these, while others may have been the actions of House Tyrell as a whole, though Cersei increasingly fixates on Margaery and blames her for everything the Tyrells are planning, because she fears that Margaery is the new young queen who has come to supplant her. Even so, as Cersei's paranoia increases, she starts blaming Margaery for plots which other parts of the books objectively establish that other people were responsible for (i.e. Littlefinger, Varys, the other scheming courtiers, etc.). Due to these events occurring in Cersei's skewed POV narration the books were never entirely clear about which of these were plots Margaery herself directly orchestrated (at least some actually were), and which of these plots Cersei irrationally blamed on Margaery even though she actually had no hand in them (at least some events were revealed to not involve Margaery at all). Thus the TV series may end up definitively establishing which events Margaery was or was not responsible for, when this was left deliberately vague in the novels.
The first book Game of Thrones features a small subplot hinting that Renly Baratheon was working as an agent to the Tyrells' rising power by trying to bring Margaery to King's Landing. He shows her picture to Ned Stark and asks if resembles Lyanna Stark, hoping that such a resemblance will convince Robert to lay Cersei aside and make Margaery Queen. A slightly bemused Ned insists that Margaery and Lyanna look nothing alike.
"Margaery" in the series is pronounced identically to the real-world "Marjorie".
See also
- Margaery Tyrell at A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
|Lord Mace Tyrell
|Ser Loras Tyrell
|The Reach
|Lord Paramount of the Reach · Lord of Highgarden · Warden of the South
|Garth Gardener · Harlen Tyrell · Lyonel Tyrell
|Current members:
|Olenna Tyrell · Alerie Tyrell · Margaery Tyrell · Tyrell lady
|Deceased members:
|Luthor Tyrell
|Mira Forrester · Sera Durwell
|House Baratheon of King's Landing


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what a good idea my pin dish is always spilling.
Great idea! I can't wait to go find some of those magnets!!
Fabulous idea and pretty too!
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oh my gosh, that is so cute!
What a wonderful idea. I've been using thrift store finds for years but for the regular kind of pincushion made with a needlepunched ball of wool. You idea allows all the wonderful colors and shapes in the china to shine through. Thanks for sharing. I think my next trip to the store will include magnet shopping.
What a wonderful idea. My magnetic pincushion is so useful that I've put up with the fact that it's an uglybug until now…it's days are numbered though…I am now on the trail of some strong magnets.

Thank you for the fantastic and incredibly Marthaish tutorial,

Florence x
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Love this idea…Thank you so much for sharing!!
Love your "tomaot" dish…I am going to my thrift store tomorrow to see what I can find 🙂
I see an attractive replacement for my paper clip holder on my classroom desk! Thanks for the idea.
Nothing like seeing this link on tip nut and clicking on it only to come to a blog THAT I ALREADY FOLLOW!!!!!! How did I miss this the first time? Great pin dish!!

Ditto the summer tomatoes!

Blessings,

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Great IDEA!!! Thrift store shopping for me!!!
Genius!! I love my magnetic "wand" for my pins, but it's less than attractive. I think I'll be on the lookout for a cute little dish now.

I linked to your tutorial over at Craft Gossip Sewing:
http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-magnetic-dish-pin-holder/2010/07/29/

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Thanks for the great idea, it's beautiful!
Visiting from Nettacow. That dish is so gorgeous I could scream! What a neat idea you came up with 🙂
Love this, and I think I'll put it on my handmade Christmas gift list to give to my MIL who is a quilter! I linked to this on my weekly roundup – thanks for sharing!
Love your ideas! this pin dish is perfect! You can even glue a piece of felt fabric to the back. It would make the perfect gift.
love the idea.
Actually, I made one of these for a quilt friend who came for a visit. She was so happy with it since it was a pretty dish from Romania!
I love this idea! I can't wait to try it. My husband is always getting on me to pick up all of my pins that seem to float around the house:)!

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I'll try it as soon I'll find magnets
thanks for sharing !
clever! I like this because I seem to never stick them in the cushions as I sew and end up with a pile next to my machine!
This is just a great idea!
Gonna make one for myself…
Thanks! Helped the children make these and they turned out great! I just posted pictures on the blog.
Thank you! What a great idea for my guild buddies Christmas gift!
Duh, why didn't I think of that?
But, I have a metal bowl that I got at an auto supply store instead. I'm thinking that it is really ugly but very functional so… after looking at your picture I was thinking I could use some fabric and some starch or "Stiffy Stuff" and "Line" the metal bowl with the still wet fabric and it would still work but look nicer. Off to
That is an awesome idea, thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I live in Alabama and a dear friend in West Virginia sent this to me!
Thank you so much for this idea! I made a couple and blogged about them and directed people to this post on your blog. I would love to know what you think!

I already have the perfect dish. I had this same idea a while back when I found this dish. But my magnets did not work, so I will tey again using your kind. Thanks for the help!
Great idea! Thank you from Italy, Emanuela
That is an adorable dish! I will have to keep my eye out for something cute that will work. Thanks for the tip!
I've done this but using only one magnet, which didn't work well. I used the self adhesive extra strong magnets. I guess I'll get some more magnets and add them where I can.
Love it!
I have long been using a small dish hand-painted by my great-great-grandmother. But adding magnets to the bottom is brilliant!
OMG, I have two dishes that would suit this idea perfectly! An antique blue glass dish and an antique painted china dish. I've been hanging on to them because they are so pretty, but otherwise I don't have a use for them. Now I do! Thanks!
I am going to try this and i do have a little dish already just need the magnets…thanks for sharing…
Love, love, love it! I'll have to look for a special little dish. Thanks so much for the idea.
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Love this & so much prettier & easier to just toss the pins into the dish. Great idea!
I love this idea – thanks for sharing – and your photos are fab.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful idea. I have also used duct tape to attach my magnets so I can re use the little dish or switch it out when I find a new one at a thrift shop . I have also used glass spray paint to paint a cute dish a fun color from a thrift I store really enjoy your posts. Keep them coming


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Ron Paul: Understanding Liberty
Recorded: Wednesday, April 9, 2014
April 9, 2014
In this clip from "Ron Paul: Liberty Defined," Dr. Paul describes how real positive change comes from understanding liberty and economics.
Experts: Ron PaulType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Economic Policy, Economists, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Government Power, Political Ideology and Philosophy
Dr. Ron Paul Liberty Defined: The Future of Freedom
Recorded: Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Ron Paul, the former 12-term Congressman and Presidential candidate,
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system. Drawing on his 24 years in Congress, he highlights the need
to rein in unchecked government power. The author of numerous
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and spending, free markets, restrained foreign policy, and sound money.
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Recorded: Thursday, February 13, 2014
P.J. O'Rourke, a Member of the Board of Advisors for the Independent Institute, is Americas leading political humorist and the best-selling author of over twenty books. He spoke at an event held on February 13, 2014 at the Independent institute in Oakland, CA.
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More of a question than a forum topic, but, when is the next issue of railbricks to come out? Will it come out? what will it be about? Just me having a burning curiosity toward the magazine and what might be shown in the next issue... On a similar note, I don't mean to sound swanky or anything, but how do I submit an article for consideration? I think I may have a good idea of how to make rolling stock for cheap!
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I was having the same type of question too. What has happened to the next issue of Railbricks? There was no winter issue and we're getting deep into summer. Any idea as to what's up or a status teaser?
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First, I'll take full responsibility for the lateness of the next issue. In addition to editing, I also do the layout work for the magazine.
Unfortunately, I haven't had a lot of time to work on the magazine. We do have enough articles to put together another issue, I just need to find time to edit them and do the layout work.
I hate to give a deadline without knowing if I can commit to it. I'll do my best to get the next issue together for a summer release though.
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The Protectors from "Anti-Religious Bigotry", in their Own Words
Timothy Kincaid
December 8th, 2008
Below are listed a few choice comments by those who oppose "mob veto". These do not encompass all that they may think on the subject and some, like Ron Sider, may have views that have evolved over the years. But, nonetheless, these are statements that hardly add credibility to the position of the Becket Fund and it's coaltion of indignant objectors to gay protestors.
Ronald J. Sider – Evangelicals for Social Action
We cannot ignore this general truth when we come to the issue of AIDS. If the Bible teaches that homosexual practice is wrong, as I think it does, then it is right to suppose that violating God's law in this area will have negative consequences.
This is not to say that the AIDS virus is some supernatural divine creation to punish homosexual practice; have emphasized that I reject that view. But I refuse to bow to today's widespread relativism and deny and ignore the clear biblical teaching that some actions are wrong no matter what Hollywood or Greenwich Village says. Ignoring the moral order of the universe has consequences.
As a citizen. I insist on the right to say that and to seek to shape public policy in ways consistent with that belief without being called a bigot. [Emphasis added]
Chuck Colson – Prison Fellowship
It's these attitudes, and the worldview that produces them, that have fueled the gay-rights movement. It rolls on because it resonates with what many Americans believe. And that means that the only way to slow it down is to change the terms of the debate: to once again establish that we are not lower than the animal species, that sex is not for recreation-it is for procreation.
This is why, for example, we need to pass a federal marriage amendment. If we do nothing, we are going to be facing the same future that Christians in the UK are facing: a future in which preaching the truths of the Gospel is against the law.
Dr. Alveda King – civil rights activist
God hates racism and God hates homosexuality.
Add to this Mr. Obama's unprecedented support for homosexual rights and anti-procreative marriage legislation, which includes his promise to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and which would unleash a storm of sexual immorality such as America has never seen: then we can see which way the wind is blowing.
That's what we're facing today in the debate over homosexual rights. Homosexuals can either choose to be victims, or choose to make a change.
William J. Donohue – Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
Who really cares what Hollywood thinks? All these hacks come out there. Hollywood is controlled by secular Jews who hate Christianity in general and Catholicism in particular. It's not a secret, OK? And I'm not afraid to say it. That's why they hate this movie. It's about Jesus Christ, and it's about truth. It's about the messiah.
Hollywood likes anal sex. They like to see the public square without nativity scenes. I like families. I like children. They like abortions. I believe in traditional values and restraint. They believe in libertinism. We have nothing in common. But you know what? The culture war has been ongoing for a long time. Their side has lost.
Name for me a book publishing company in this country, particularly in New York, which would allow you to publish a book which would tell the truth about the gay death style. There are certain things that the left won't tolerate. They are censorial at heart.
Marvin Olasky – The King's College, New York City
Last week's Washington tempest blew in when Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., said that if the Supreme Court in a pending case rules that homosexual practice is constitutionally protected, "then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery. You have the right to anything."
Instead of being defensive, Republicans who are both wise and shrewd will go on offense. They should ask gay interest groups and Democrats to respond to Santorum's challenge: Make a constitutional argument that will differentiate the right to consensual gay sex from a right to bigamy, polygamy, incest, or adultery. … As Santorum knows, once we move off that ["developmental spec sheet" that God has given us], anarchy reigns.
But what happens when individuals or their churches believe that homosexuality is wrong? Gays need strong governmental action to keep people from speaking out against it. They need criticism of homosexuality to be declared "hate speech." They need government to force religious organizations to hire gays or facilitate adoption by gays.
Roger Scruton – writer and philosopher
The propaganda that has tried to rewrite heterosexuality as an "orientation" is really an attempt to persuade us to overlook the real truth about sexual union, which is that it is, in its normal form, the way in which one generation gives way to the next.
This truth is recognised by all the great religions, and is endorsed in the Christian view of marriage as a union created by God
Equally novel is the loss of the concept of normal sexual desire. In 1963 we still saw homosexuality as a perversion, even if an enviably glamorous one. We still believed that sexual desire had a normal course, in which man and woman come together by mutual consent and to their mutual pleasure. We regarded sex with children as abhorrent and sex with animals as unthinkable, except for literary purposes. Thanks in part to massive propaganda from the gay lobby, in part to the mendacious pseudo-science put out by the Kinsey Institute (whose charlatan founder has now been admitted to the ranks of saints and heroes), we have abandoned the concept of perversion, and accepted the official view of 'sexual orientation' as a natural and inescapable fact.
Armando Valladares – former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Human Rights Commission
[If Obama wins] more than ever, our society will be in great danger. One of his objectives is the dissolution of the family and its values. Obama supports marriage between same-sex partners. He wants to bring it to the Constitution. Obama is in favor of the adoption of children by gay couples. Rather than favoring prayer in schools, he advocates the distribution of condoms.
Not all signatories have expressed views that are so undisguisedly hateful or in opposition to equality, but by joining forces with those who expound views that are inarguably bigoted they are tainted and their argument loses all moral authority.
Homosexual Mob Violence?
Timothy Kincaid
December 8th, 2008
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty published a full page ad in the New York Times today decrying the "violence and intimidation being directed against the LDS or 'Mormon' church" by opponents of Propostion 8. Those signing the missive included:
- Kevin "Seamus" Hasson – the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
- Nathan Diament – Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations in America
- Rick Cizik – National Association of Evangelicals.
- Ronald J. Sider – Evangelicals for Social Action
- Chuck Colson – Prison Fellowship
- Chris Seiple – Institute for Global Engagement
- Dr. Alveda King – civil rights activist
- William J. Donohue – Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
- Robert Seiple – Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
- Douglas Laycock – University of Michigan Law School
- Marvin Olasky – The King's College, New York City
- Roger Scruton – writer and philosopher
- Armando Valladares – former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Human Rights Commission
Although the signatories claim to "differ about a great many important things" including "the wisdom and justice of California's Proposition 8", I find little evidence of this assertion.
The chief signatory, Kevin "Seamus" Hasson is, on the surface, neutral. However he has on several occasions stated his opinion (and that of his organization) that marriage equality is "very expensive in terms of religious liberty", has an impact that is "severe and pervasive", and that he opposed the court's actions legalizing same-sex marriage.
Some others on the list, including Alveda King, Chuck Colson, Roger Scruton, and William Donohue, represent the extreme of anti-gay activists – those who not only oppose marriage equality but any rights or freedoms granted to gay persons. Armando Valladares and Nathan Diament, while not outright haters, are on record in opposition to gay marriage as well as other rights and freedoms.
Others are lesser known and some are liberal on environmental or economic issues. Douglas Laycock advocates for the separation of religious and civil recognition. And Marvin Olasky advocates that "same-sex marriage be opposed only in ways that treat gays as still possessing human dignity". Rick Civik supports some civil unions recognition.
But I was unable to find a single instance of anyone signing onto this list that was either directly effected by Proposition 8 or opposed to its passage. The range within the signatories is from "I oppose gay marriage" to "I really, really, really oppose gay marriage and anything else that would benefit gay people in any way."
Now let's examine this "mob violence and intimidation" against Mormon Churches and their members and see if it merits a full page of condemnation.
Becket and Pals listed a grand total of one objectionable event, so we'll look at it first:
- "Thugs sent white powder" to two Mormon churches.
It has never been determined just who sent the powder or why. That, of course, doesn't deter those who think that gay people should quietly accept a second class status from making the baseless accusation.
The other incidences of "violence" (if you really stretch the word) through November 24th have been itemized by the Salt Lake Tribune. They consist of:
- Disruption. A group called Bash Back! disrupted services at an Evangelical church in Lansing, Michigan.
- Vandalism: There have been windows shot out with a bb gun, walls spray-painted, and glue poured into the locks of LDS churches. A Pentecostal church was peppered with eggs and toilet paper.
- Minor Arson: A Book of Mormon was set on fire on a LDS church doorstep and a plastic plant lit on fire at a University. Someone tried to burn a Yes on 8 yard sign.
In addition to the items listed by the Tribune, I also know of:
- A Styrofoam cross being carried into a Prop 8 protest by a Phyllis Burgess, a 69-year-old Palm Springs perennial anti-gay agitator, was snatched and broken.
- A group of Christian Dominionists were taunted and yelled at by angry gays until they were escorted by police out of the Castro in San Francisco.
Incidents of physical violence seem to have been limited to two, one on each side, and both before the election:
- A man was hit why trying to protect Yes on 8 signs outside a church in Modesto.
- An opponent to the proposition was attacked by a supporter and hit with a Yes on 8 sign in Torrance.
But from the language of Becket and Pals, you'd think that buildings were aflame and hospitals full from the victims of rampaging homosexual mobs terrorizing the nation:
Regrettably, some public voices have even sought to excuse the threats and disruptions simply as "demonstrations" that got out of hand. Perhaps that's true in some cases. Far too many, however, seem never to have been demonstrations in the first place, but more nearly mobs, seeking not to persuade but to intimidate. When thugs send white powder to terrorize any place of worship, especially those of a religious minority, responsible voices need to speak clearly: Religious wars are wrong; they are also dangerous. Those who fail to condemn or seem to condone that intimidation are at fault as well. Consciously or not, they are numbing the public conscience, which endangers us all.
I condemn the behavior that is listed above. I do not, by any means, seek to justify or excuse vandalism. It is not appropriate to break someone's protest cross even if she is seeking to insult and offend. It is absolutely not acceptable to trespass onto a church property in order to disrupt services.
But the sole instance that could even remotely be considered "nearly a mob" was the instance in the Castro. And while one incident may be "far too many", this language is intended of obfuscate rather than clarify.
I have to conclude that this ad had nothing to do with violence against Mormons. Rather it is a way of demonizing gays and using insinuation to portray a community as violent and aggressive.
Wayne Besen at Truth Wins Out lists some examples of the religious bigotry spouted by some of these very signatories.


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Hoy es el Día Mundial de los Humedales y el 40 aniversario de la Convención Ramsar, adopatada en la ciudad de Ramsar, Irán, el 2 de febrero de 1971. Durante las últimas cuatro décadas Ramsar ha tenido un impacto positivo en la valoración, manejo y conservación de humedales alrededor del mundo. Como una de las Organizaciones Internacionales Socias, la Red de Socios de BirdLife está orgullosa de estar trabajando para apoyar a la Convención.
Today is World Wetlands Day and the 40th anniversary of the Convention on Wetlands, which was adopted in the Iranian city of Ramsar on 2 February 1971. Over the last four decades the Ramsar Convention has had a huge positive impact on how wetlands are valued, managed and conserved around the world. The BirdLife Partnership is proud to be working in support of the Convention, as one of its International Organisation Partners.


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NEW YORK (AP) -- NBC News President Steve Capus says he is leaving after seven years running the network's news division.
While NBC News stood at the top of the ratings during most of his tenure, the decline of the "Today" show over the past year was a major blight on the division. Six months ago, NBC's corporate parents installed Pat Fili-Krushel to oversee the division, diminishing Capus' influence.
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BW092: Jostling for the Junior Cup!
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Finally arriving at Lacunosa Town, Ash and co. finally arrive for the World Tournament Junior Cup, where the winner will battle Alder. As they go there to register they found Alder talking to Cynthia outside having a conversation. Naturally, Ash's rival Trip is there with his newly evolved Serperior (since Ash's 3rd battle with him 58 episodes earlier) when his Servine evolved, and he's not going to be knocked out of the tournament that easy. But Trip's not the only rival that their friend Dawn meets who can be a pain in the neck exactly. That's right! And lookout everyone, here comes Iris' rival, Georgia, the Dragon Buster, and Cilan's rival, Burgundy, the C-Class Pokémon Connoissuese who doesn't like Dawn's Pokémon Coordinator personality when she's friends with Cilan. Now that Ash's friends and rivals are all here to enter (minus Luke, Bianca, and Stephan), who will come out on top? Round 1 begins now!
World Tournament Junior Cup Exhibition Match
World Tournament Junior Cup Match-Ups of the First Round
- 1st battle: Trip v.s Burgundy
- 2nd battle: Manning v.s Kenton
- 3rd battle: Shepard v.s Cilan
- 4th battle: Horatio v.s Simeon
- 5th battle: Maris v.s Ash
- 6th battle: Geraldo v.s Cassie
- 7th battle: Ramone v.s Dawn
- 8th battle: Georgia v.s Iris
Advancing to the Second Round
- Trip by defeating Burgundy
- Manning by defeating Kenton
- Cilan by defeating Shepard
- Horatio by defeating Simeon
- Ash by defeating Maris
- Geraldo by defeating Cassie
- Dawn by defeating Ramone
- Iris by defeating Georgia
- Dawn: There sure are lots of pain in the necks around here.
- Dawn's Piplup: Lup. Pip-lup.
Dawn and Piplup thinking about Ash and co.'s rivals: Trip, Georgia, and Burgundy.
- Iris' Dragonite's personality of being reckless is the same as Ash's Charizard while battling Sparky in IL079: Friend and Foe Alike.
- Prior to two of these episodes, Ash swapped Snivy, and Scraggy for Leavanny, and Boldore to go along with Krokorok and Pignite.
- This episode marks the first time when two different rivals of Ash and co.'s (minus Dawn's) face each other off in a Pokémon Battle. Which is Trip: The Pokémon Trainer from Nuvema Town v.s Burgundy: The C-Class Pokémon Connoisseuse.
- That's the second time when a Connoisseur's or Connoisseuses' Evalutation Time gets interrupted. First was Cilan's Evalutation Time gets interrupted by Stephan, during the 2nd round match-up #1 of the Clubsplosion Tournament. Hosted by Don George.
- This episode would be the first time Trip made a type disadvantage to a win other than Ash.
- Also, this would be the only episode that both Burgundy and Georgia are knocked out of the tournament of round 1 because of Trip and Iris who made their type disadvantage to a win with Trip's Serperior and Iris' Dragonite (with its disobedience behavior between a bond of both Trainer and Pokémon).
- The Title Theme of Arceus and the Jewel of Life is heard again the 7th time before the match-ups, and after the exhibition match since BW064: Crisis at Chargestone Cave!, BW065: Evolution Exchange Excitement!, BW069: Cilan Takes Flight!, BW080: Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!, BW086: Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 2), and BW089: Expediton to Onix Island!.
- Burgundy shouldn't known better to not give Trip an evaluation time because this would waste time. Also, she shouldn't do that in the first place without giving Darmanitan a chance to launch an attack on Serperior.
- When Burgundy said that Trip made toast out of her instead of Cilan, she was burnt toast after all when Trip did this when he executed Darmanitan.
- Normally, a Normal-type move like Leer would decrease a Pokémon's defenses one time but Ash and co. had no idea that Serperior's Leer is more powerful than they thought as he finish this battle with SolarBeam.
- Every scene in the Pokémon Battle Tournament went by so fast as all of the trainers Pokemons gets beaten after another just to get to the part when Iris is battling Georgia.
- Its possible that Dragonite wants to battle a tough Pokémon like Beartic alone without any help from Iris as it blocks Hidden Power and Focus Blast by using hands.
- After Beartic freezes Dragonite with Ice Beam, its impossible for Dragonite to break free from ice by moving around from the inside.
- It would be impossible for a Dragon-Flying type to survive Blizzard as Dragonite run up to Beartic to score a critical hit by using ThunderPunch.
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For MAC and Windows — You can access all your important files from your Android phone. Pretty important, nowadays, for anyone who works with a computer on a daily basis.


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Tampa Tribune editorial encourages Florida's efforts to fund Alzheimer's research, Andrew Lo talks about energizing stakeholders in the fight against Alzheimer's, and new research finds linkages between veterans and dementia (read more).
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African American Network Against Alzheimer's highlights importance of African American participation in clinical trials, California launches project to spur neuroscience innovation, and Merck announces multimillion dollar Alzheimer's research collaboration (read more).
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RAND report calls on policymakers to improve long-term services for dementia sufferers and caregivers, the role of intellectual stimulation in holding off Alzheimer's, and Alzheimer's research spurs Las Vegas' growing medical research industry (read more).
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The need to define "dementia" to cure it, more on the power of tech to transform dementia care, George Vradenburg talks about proposed Alzheimer's "megafund", and Georgetown University puts a focus on recruiting diverse participants for Alzheimer's medical trial (read more).
British Prime Minster David Cameron makes Alzheimer's a priority, the need to recruit minorities in the A4 clinical trials, and an online Alzheimer's screening test raises questions about the efficacy of early diagnosis (read more).


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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Advanced Style Hits The West Coast
I have been keeping my eye out for Advanced Style, while attending some weddings on the west coast where I came across the two wonderful folks above. I look forward to returning to New York in September, but in the meantime I hope you enjoy the posts to come!
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- August 24, 2010 at 4:31 PM
- Erin (penny. LA) said...
I love women who aren't afraid to experiment with color.
- August 24, 2010 at 9:46 PM
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Oh my gosh...I just came across your blog and adore it! I love the concept and I just love the two in these photos!
- August 25, 2010 at 5:15 PM
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wow, they both have amazing style... especially the lady, i love her colors.
- August 26, 2010 at 5:51 AM
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It's all in the hat!
- August 27, 2010 at 10:26 AM
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would love to see more West Coast Advanced Style , perhaps you need a West Coast correspondent...
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Ever since his arrest last month, Roman Polanski has been locked away in a Swiss jail awaiting his fate. But that hasn't stopped him from working. Aceshowbiz reports that he is continuing work on his latest movie, an adaptation of the Robert Harris novel The Ghost, while incarcerated.
Harris spoke with the press and said that Polanski was supplying instructions to composer Alexandre Desplat regarding the score. He also said Polanski is trying to have the movie completed in time for the Berlin Film Festival in February.
He can make his wishes known from his cell. I don't think he can make phone calls, but he can communicate ... It is a nightmare looming that the director might be in jail at the time [of the film's release] but we will just have to cope with this as the situation develops ... I'm sure he would want the film to go ahead, having worked on it for two years.
The Ghost tells the story of a ghostwriter who is hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister and eventually uncovers secrets that put his life at risk. Polanski has a writing credit alongside Harris'. No date has been specified for a US release.
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NEWTOWN, Conn. — People drawn to Newtown to share in its mourning brought cards and handmade snowflakes to town Monday, while residents prepared to observe Christmas less than two weeks after a gunman killed 20 children and six educators at an elementary school.
On Christmas Eve, residents planned to light luminarias outside their homes in memory of the victims. Tiny empty Christmas stockings with the victims' names on them hung from trees in the neighborhood where the children were shot.
"We know that they'll feel loved. They'll feel that somebody actually cares," said Treyvon Smalls, a 15-year-old from a few towns away who arrived at town hall with hundreds of cards and paper snowflakes collected from around the state. Organizers said they wanted to let the families of victims know they are not alone while also giving Connecticut children a chance to express their feelings about the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Extras: Connecticut school shooting
- Slideshow: Connecticut struggles with Sandy Hook school shooting aftermath.
- Slideshow:The world reacts a day after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
- Slideshow: Photos of vigils around the country honoring the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
- Slideshow: Photos from the scene of the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
Police say 20-year-old Adam Lanza killed his mother in her bed before his Dec. 14 rampage and committed suicide as he heard officers arriving. Authorities have yet to give a theory about his motive.
While the grief is still fresh, some residents are urging political activism in the wake of the tragedy. A grassroots group called Newtown United has been meeting at the library to talk about issues ranging from gun control, to increasing mental health services to the types of memorials that could be erected for the victims. Some clergy members have said they also intend to push for change.
"We seek not to be the town of tragedy," said Rabbi Shaul Praver of Congregation Adath Israel. "But, we seek to be the town where all the great changes started."
Since the shooting, messages similar to the ones delivered Monday have arrived from around the world. People have donated toys, books, money and more. A United Way fund, one of many, has collected $3 million. People have given nearly $500,000 to a memorial scholarship fund at the University of Connecticut. On Christmas Day, police from other towns have agreed to work so Newtown officers can have the time off.
In the center of Newtown's Sandy Hook section Monday, a steady stream of residents and out-of-towners snapped pictures and lit candles at an expansive memorial filled with stuffed animals, poems, flowers, posters and cards.
"All the families who lost those little kids, Christmas will never be the same," said Philippe Poncet, a Newtown resident originally from France. "Everybody across the world is trying to share the tragedy with our community here."
Richard Scinto, a deacon at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, which was attended by eight children killed in the massacre, said the church's pastor, Rev. Robert Weiss, used several eulogies this week to tell his congregation to get angry and take action against what some consider is a culture of gun violence in the country.
Praver and Scinto said they are not opposed to hunting or to having police in schools, but both said something must be done to change what has become a culture of violence in the United States.
"These were his mother's guns," Scinto said. "Why would anyone want an assault rifle as part of a private citizen collection?"


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In October, News 12's Laura Warren sat down with Lee Anderson and John Barrow, candidates for the 12th Congressional District in Georgia:
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This is a phase II, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study to evaluate efficacy and safety of RO4917838/Bitopertin in combination with Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
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Age: 8-17
The Pediatric Psychopharmacology Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is conducting a research study that focuses on children affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). The researchers are looking for children to participate in a pilot study to find out whether the antibiotic Seromycin, or D-Cycloserine (DCS) can boost the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), particularly with regard to fear extinction in the treatment of pediatric OCD.
The current study is enrolling children ages 8-17 years old who have OCD. The participation of one parent to accompany the child to all study visits is required. Subjects will randomly (that is, by chance) receive DCS or a placebo (no active drug). This study will involve 10 CBT sessions over 8 weeks. In addition, there will also be 3 assessment visits, which involve structured clinical interviews, blood drawings, a full physical exam, a pregnancy test (if applicable), and the monitoring of participants' safety. Highly trained clinicians will conduct CBT, and an expert in the field of OCD will conduct all assessment visits.
If a child meets the criteria and you are interested in learning about this study, please call the Pediatric Psychopharmacology office at 617-503-1436, or send an email to email@example.com.
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder/ Body Dysmorphic Disorder Study
Age: 18-65
The UCSD OCD Program is looking for individuals with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and/or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) to participate in a research study providing 12 weeks of medication treatment, brain imaging, and neuropsychological testing. If interested please review our web site: http://psychiatry.ucsd.edu/OCD_BDDStudy.html.
Posted: 14 October 2008
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Tanzania Investment Bank (TIB) plans to set up two subsidiary banks - TIB Development Finance Institution (TIB DFI) and TIB Corporate Bank.
According to TIB Managing Director Peter Noni, the two subsidiaries will be operating closely, although each bank will be managed differently.
"As we put up our branches across the country, we will have both the DFI Bank and Corporate Bank under the same roof. In terms of accounts, the DFI Bank accounts will be managed separately from the Corporate Bank's. However, we will have a group DFI board," Noni told journalists.
He said the bank management was set to table the proposed structure for government's approval by the end of June, this year, and if all goes well, new developments would start after the approval.
Noni revealed this after concluding the Association of African Development Financing Institutions (AADFI) annual general assembly in Arusha on Wednesday.
According to Noni, the new developments would help the bank manage its development financing plans and serve corporate customers effectively.
"The developments we are planning to do will empower our bank to finance development projects by partnering with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other financial institutions not forgetting the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), who seriously need funding to ensure the first economic transformation in our country," said Noni.
Noni assured Tanzanians that his team would ensure TIB performed its duties to the highest required standards.
On the resolution reached by the AADFI, Noni who is the current chairman, said delegates agreed to partner with the government, development partners, international DFIs and the private sector in addressing a huge gap in road infrastructure financing. "We agreed to target SMEs to ensure inclusive growth, strengthen relationship with the AfDB private sector department," he said.
Noni also said AADFI members agreed to reform and strengthen institutions through consistent subscription to the standards provided in the AADFI potential standard guidelines and rating systems (PSGRS).
Speaking at the closing of the AADFI general assembly, Bank of Tanzania (BoT) Governor Prof Benno Ndulu said it was difficult for Tanzania to convince multilateral institutions that the country needed to set up a development fund institution due to lack of sustainability many developing countries experienced.
"It is important that we have such institutions to enhance competitiveness in the private sector. It is a fact that there is a large infrastructure gap in Africa especially in road infrastructure, telecommunications and electricity. Africa needs over US$80 billion annually to bridge this gap. "Bridging the gap through development financing institutions will not only enhance accessibility to basic services but will also help integrate Africa through connecting its ports, roads and railways as engines to first economic growth," said Prof Ndulu.
He said TIB and the Agricultural Bank (which is yet to be established) were the tools through which Tanzania planned to seriously invest in road infrastructure, which was currently dominated by the public sector by 75 per cent.


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Jon Maravelias is a Development Associate with the NGO NaDEET based in Namibia, Africa.
Recent news and developments
- April 2011: Jon Maravelias of the NGO, NaDEET, traveled to five communities in Namibia to evaluate results of previous solar cooking workshops conducted by the organization. The areas are mostly rural and poor. He reports; In general, it seemed that the poorer you were, the more you relied on solar cooking since it meant you did not need to collect firewood for the day. He visited several women who use the solar cooker and fuel-efficient stoves to heat their bath water and to cook all of their meals. The most successful communities were the ones with a traditional power structure. Both the communities of Maltahohe and Bethanien were under the leadership of two elder women. NaDEET also has been active in planting new trees in this mostly barren area. Read more...
Articles in the media
- September 2011: Richmond resident hopes to continue nonprofit work after trip to Africa - Northwest Herald
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Here's a new video I just finished, directed by Curt Bright, on film journals and magazines.
As I note in this brief video, there are really three types of film journals: fanzines, which are designed for the general public; trade journals, which keep abreast of developments within the industry; and more scholarly journals, which seriously examine film as an art form. This brief list of cinema journals isn't by any means exhaustive; for example, Film International has recently emerged as one of the most important scholarly film journals available on the web, and also publishes a print edition; and Hollywood Wiretap has recently changed its name to Studio System News, offering inside industry information on a daily basis, also free; all you have to do is sign up for a subscription.
There's also Cinema Journal, one of the most important of all scholarly film journals, published by The Society for Cinema and Media Studies, and numerous other journals that could also have been mentioned in this video.There are many, many other journals to choose from. What I really wanted to do here was not to be a completist — otherwise the video would be thirty minutes long – but rather to give the viewer some idea of the general outlines of what's available in film journalism beyond the "daily reviews" and blogs that proliferate on the web and in print, which offer more detailed analysis that daily reviewers can possibly offer.
In any event, check out the video for yourself, and also the journals it mentions, as well as other publications in the field, available either online, or at your local library; they'll give you a much better picture of film as a business, and an art form.
Click on the image above to see the video.