Culture – Page 85

Lord of War

October 29, 2005March 26, 2008 John arms, Culture, dealer, good, movie, Movies, War, weapons

An arms dealer (Cage) confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an Interpol agent (Hawke).

Why Golf Courses Have 18 Holes

October 27, 2005January 10, 2010 John 18, golf, golf course, holes

Golf courses didn’t always have 18 holes. The number of holes used to vary widely: 11, 22, 24, etc. As with most golf tradition-related questions, the reason why 18 became the standard goes back to St. Andrews of Scotland, the granddaddy of all golf courses.

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Constantine

October 13, 2005March 26, 2008 John Action, Constantine, Drama, Fantasy, Francis Lawrence, Horror, Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Thriller

Based on the DC/Vertigo comic book Hellblazer and written by Kevin Brodbin, Mark Bomback and Frank Capello, Constantine tells the story of irreverent supernatural detective John Constantine (Keanu Reeves), who has literally been to hell and back.

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Crash

October 7, 2005March 26, 2008 John Best Movie, Film, Oscar, Prejudice

Several characters of different racial backgrounds collide in one incident, The different stereotypes society has created for those backgrounds affect their judgment, beliefs and actions, This in turn causes problems for each of them.

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ABC Becomes Pawn of Religious Right

October 2, 2005October 2, 2005 John abc, extreme makover, focus on the family, home edition, illegal campaign contributions, james dobson, religious right, sears, tv, Ty Pennington, wingnuts

I have learned from an article on Daily Kos that on tonight’s episode of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, will be an extended advertisement for James Dobson’s group, Focus On The Family.