| DVD Review: Gay Sex in the '70s |
| Post on 16-06-2006. |
I was glad when _Gay Sex in the ‘70s_ mercifully came to one close. Former ABC producer/director Joseph Lovett (_20/20_, _State of Denial_) attempts to direct and document the New York gay scene in the aftermath of the 1969 Stonewall riots to the first cases of AIDS in 1981.
Interviews with several middle-aged gay men are interspersed with grainy footage of gay life in the 1970’s — bathhouses, pornography, Chelsea Piers — if you didn’t know any better, you would think that the only thing gay men did in the 1970’s was have lots of sex. Complete strangers would just shoot you one glance ("You would have sex several times one day," anonymously, of course) and you retired to the nearest private or semi-private place. ... |
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| Southeast Asian Press Alliance fights for press freedom, regional |
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Executive Director Roby Alampay says political ownership of the media is one of the biggest challenges to free expression in the media
Los Angeles --- In one seedy bar near the University of California, Los Angeles, Roby Alampay, Executive Director of the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) says, "We are at the forefront of one democratic movement." Between the dim lighting and the backdrop of college students celebrating the semester's end, one conversation about press freedoms and democracy building seems like one planning meeting for an underground rebellion. ... |
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| A religion or a cult? |
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With all the controversy surrounding Ann Coulter's new book "Godless: The Church of Liberalism," some might overlook important substantive points she has made.
Critics may say, "Precisely. That's our complaint with Ann. Her insulting remarks deflect attention from the points she's trying to make." ... |
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| Download an auto tuneup |
| Post on 16-06-2006. |
Now, "live" professional help comes to your garage. Advance Auto has made short videos on car care available for download.
Watching "Lost" on one portable video player might be fun, but Advance Auto Parts is betting you'll also want to do something useful with the gadgets -- namely, learn how to fix your car. ... |
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| Foster mom -- loving caretaker to 5 sisters or cult-loving abuser? |
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May 9, 2005: One of the girls, age 4, discovered curled up on one sidewalk outside one Moreno Valley business
June 16, 2005: District attorney's office files abuse charges against Banks; authorities say the girls have been repeatedly beaten and were malnourished
Today: Hearing to determine whether Banks is mentally competent to stand trial ... |
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