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Entries Tagged as 'Documentaries'

Coming in November: The History of Chicago Punk on Film

Posted by Ocelopotamus on October 26th, 2007 at 3:10 pm

My friend and colleague Chris Tillman and her husband Joe Losurdo, working under the name Regressive Films, have collaborated on a new documentary about the history of punk rock in Chicago. Titled You Weren’t There — A History Of Chicago Punk 1977-1984, the film will have its world premiere on Saturday, November 24 at the […]

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Tags: Culture · Music · Chicago · New Wave · Film · History · Video · Punk · Documentaries · Illinois · Peoria

On My Reading List: Naomi Klein’s New Book, The Shock Doctrine

Posted by Ocelopotamus on October 16th, 2007 at 4:32 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Activism · Film · TV · Climate Change · Books · Corporations · Iraq · Human Rights · Harper's · Foreign Policy · Video · Journalism · Documentaries · Infrastructure

Russell Hoban News: New Releases and More

Posted by Ocelopotamus on September 7th, 2007 at 1:30 pm


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Tags: News · Culture · Film · Books · Theater · Lit · Science Fiction · UK/England · Documentaries · Russell Hoban · Fiction

Good Morning, Day 51

Posted by Ocelopotamus on September 6th, 2007 at 11:21 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Media · Activism · Film · Health · UK/England · Human Rights · U.S. Congress · Europe · France · Documentaries · Healthcare Crisis · Michael Moore · The Economy, Stupid · Canada · HCC-DDT

Video: Fox’s War Drums, Colbert’s Water Fight, and Stewart on Bush’s Magical History Tour

Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 26th, 2007 at 6:26 pm


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Media · George W. Bush · Daily Show · Comedy · TV · Stephen Colbert · Peace · Iraq · History · Foreign Policy · Video · Journalism · Pets · Documentaries · Rudy Giuliani

Roundup: Fantasy History Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 23rd, 2007 at 3:29 pm


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Science · Tech · Food · Blogs · Cats · LGBT · Media · George W. Bush · TV · Climate Change · Apple · Books · Comics · Star Trek · Peace · Health · Business · Iraq · Animals & Environment · Greenpeace · History · Foreign Policy · Wind Power · Energy · Nature · Macintosh · Pets · Elections · Documentaries · Rudy Giuliani · Roundup · Racism

The Oingo Boingo Video Vault: Gong Show, Flaming Bathtub, and an Urgh! Outtake

Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 18th, 2007 at 10:47 pm


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Tags: Culture · Music · New Wave · Film · TV · Video · Punk · Documentaries

Roundup: Skydiving Baby Giraffe Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 15th, 2007 at 10:39 am


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Tags: Meta · News · Politics · Culture · Food · Chicago · Media · George W. Bush · Margaret Cho · Activism · Film · TV · Apple · Beatles · iTunes · Internet · Books · Superheroes · Comics · Lit · Health · Corporations · Animals & Environment · UK/England · Human Rights · Folk · Folk-Rock · Harper's · Nature · Punk · 2008 Election · Fantasy · Journalism · Elections · John Lennon · Modern Rock · Documentaries · Justice System · Roundup · Fiction · 60s Pop · Death Penalty · Ursula K. Le Guin

Good Morning, Day 6

Posted by Ocelopotamus on July 23rd, 2007 at 4:52 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Activism · Film · Health · Human Rights · U.S. Senate · 2008 Election · U.S. Congress · Documentaries · Healthcare Crisis · Michael Moore · The Economy, Stupid · HCC-DDT

Notes on Sicko: A Prescription for Change

Posted by Ocelopotamus on July 6th, 2007 at 4:06 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Science · Media · Activism · Film · Democrats · Hillary Clinton · Health · UK/England · History · John Edwards · 2008 Election · Cancer · Journalism · Europe · France · Documentaries · Healthcare Crisis · Michael Moore · Canada

Sicko Mini-Roundup: “We Can Do It.”

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 30th, 2007 at 10:52 pm


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Tags: Politics · Culture · Media · Activism · TV · Health · Human Rights · Video · Education · Documentaries · Healthcare Crisis · Michael Moore

Michael Moore’s Sicko: Willing To Be Patient

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 20th, 2007 at 8:12 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Media · Activism · Film · Internet · Health · Corporations · Documentaries · Healthcare Crisis · Michael Moore

Happy Fontiversary Helvetica, All About Arial, and Cooper Black: Behind the Typeface

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 13th, 2007 at 5:03 pm


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Tags: News · Culture · Tech · Film · Internet · Software · Video · Documentaries · Design · Typography

Roundup: The Bitch Is Back Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 11th, 2007 at 3:56 pm


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Music · Tech · LGBT · Media · George W. Bush · Comedy · New Wave · TV · Apple · Comics · Science Fiction · Doctor Who · Peace · Health · Iraq · Torture · Human Rights · Russell T. Davies · Pet Food · Documentaries · Healthcare Crisis