tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46106377307439265882011-04-21T22:04:14.481-07:00A seventeen-year-old girl named Dua Khalil Aswad was murdered in Northern Iraq in April, 2007. In response, Joss Whedon has asked us to do something. Here are some things we are doing.QuoterGalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07777611797689081883noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610637730743926588.post-70556207704522259802008-04-03T11:14:00.000-07:002008-04-03T14:38:35.385-07:00

(This post is from guest-blogger TonyaJ, who sent this as a comment - but it needed to be a post. Here also are a couple of featured links: the Nothing But Red book project to benefit Equality Now and Amnesty International's International Violence Against Women Act. )On May 20, 2007, Joss wrote a stunning essay about Du'a Khalil Aswad's murder, violence against women depicted on film, and

QuoterGalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07777611797689081883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610637730743926588.post-51366733161985018802007-07-14T17:05:00.000-07:002007-07-14T20:29:00.179-07:00

Well, hah! And not surprisingly, the reviews, including of course this one from Jeannette Catsoulis at The New York Times, are confirming that Captivity is pretty stinkola.I loved this from the review, especially the last line:"By the time those heightened expectations are dashed (What? No chain saw?), the money is in and the sequel already in the works. There are no refunds on your innocence."

QuoterGalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07777611797689081883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610637730743926588.post-44822278829004021522007-05-27T15:54:00.000-07:002007-07-14T20:14:38.059-07:00

Well, I got a little ticky today - not terribly ticky, since you have to consider the source - but medium annoyed. I shot off a quick email to Walter Scott's "Personality Parade" for his response to this question:"Q: Why do so many good actresses - including Helen Mirren, Jane Seymour and Ashley Judd - do nude scenes? -- G.A., Richardson, Tex.A: For the paycheck or because they enjoy showing off

QuoterGalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07777611797689081883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610637730743926588.post-58938221629980703552007-05-24T11:26:00.000-07:002007-05-24T11:45:24.285-07:00

A seventeen-year-old girl named Dua Khalil Aswad was killed in Northern Iraq in April, 2007 by a group of more than twenty young men, including family members, in a so-called "honor killing." They recorded her murder on their cell phones.Joss Whedon posted his passionate reaction to this outrage on the fan-blog whedonesque, as well as his thoughts about the continued oppression of women worldwide

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