A few weeks ago, a friend posed the following hypothetical: if you could eliminate one country from the face of the earth, which would you choose? I went with Switzerland. I figured they’ve had it too easy for too long, just sitting up there in the Alps all smug and neutral. Since then, I’ve found [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Roman Polanski'
Reconsidering Switzerland
September 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · AR, Politics, Uncategorized
Tags: Connecticut·Gaddafi·hypothetical destruction·neutrality·New Jersey·Roman Polanski·Switzerland·the UN
Shame on You, Polanski Apologists
September 28th, 2009 · No Comments · AS, Arts and Entertainment, Law and Justice, Uncategorized
Thank goodness someone said this so well, because every time I tried to write it I started getting all curse-y. Yes, Chinatown is a great movie. AND?! Shame on you, Joan Z. Shore, author of the book “Saging — How to Grow Older and Wiser,” which is apparently meant in an ironic way. Shame on [...]
Tags: Anne Applebaum·Chinatown·Joan Z. Shore·Kate Harding·Roman Polanski·Tucker Max
Polanski Arrested
September 28th, 2009 · No Comments · AR, Arts and Entertainment, Law and Justice
There may a good argument against finally bringing Roman Polanski to justice for the rape he committed over 30 years ago. This is not it. Particularly unpersuasive is this passage: Polanski, who panicked and fled the U.S. during that trial, has been pursued by this case for 30 years, during which time he has never [...]