Holocaust for soccer moms: Review – Sarah's Key (Elle s'appelait Sarah)

Seeded on Sat Sep 3, 2011 12:55 PM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

In the earliest moments of Sarah’s Key, lead actress Kristin Scott Thomas declares that “when a story is told, it is not forgotten.” This statement rings as a challenge both to the film’s viewers and the film itself, but it’s a challenge the film …

entertainment

Budweiser, politics, and style vs. substance

Seeded on Thu Aug 4, 2011 1:49 PM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

If your substance is insufficient to attract attention, then you have a choice: Adopt a new style, or fix the substance. In America, the choice is often the former — in business as well as politics.

politics, budweiser

Quotabull (for June 6)

Seeded on Fri Jun 6, 2008 12:51 PM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

In a weekly S&R feature, Dr. Denny highlights hypocrisy and holds our politicians and public officials accountable in the most damning way imaginable: he prints the words they actually said.

politics, quotabull

The Scrogues' Guide to Women: Pretty, please

Seeded on Fri Jun 6, 2008 11:16 AM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

While Naomi Wolf and Nancy Etcoff were battling it out over looks, patriarchal conspiracies and the media, Euphrosyne was asking the important question: "What am I doing on the back of this Harley, half-naked and helmetless, behind a beautiful young man too perpetually drunk to m …

women, arts, scrogues

My congressman's 'best' idea? A legislative game show

Seeded on Wed Jun 4, 2008 5:49 PM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

My Republican congressman, in the spirit of fully representative democracy, has discovered how to best serve his constituents: Let 'em vote on what he ought to do.

politics, massa, kuhl

Quotabull (for May 30)

Seeded on Fri May 30, 2008 1:34 PM EDT (scholarsandrogues.com)

In a weekly S&R feature, Dr. Denny highlights hypocrisy and holds our politicians and public officials accountable in the most damning way imaginable: he prints the words they actually said.

politics, quotabull

The Never-Ending Presidential Campaign: What's it cost us?

Seeded on Thu May 29, 2008 3:11 PM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

You've probably noticed a relatively new phenomenon in American politics: The Never-Ending Presidential Campaign. This invites comment along the lines of "Good god, what have we wrought?"

campaign, election, politics, president

The Compleat Scrogues' Guide to Women, inaugural edition: my pal Hill

Seeded on Thu May 29, 2008 1:02 PM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

How is watching Hillary Clinton this primary season different for women? Or is it? A heightened sense of identification may well be why the gulf between women who love Hillary and women who hate Hillary is apparently unbridgeable. She's us, or part of us.

women, politics, hillary

Quotabull (for May 23)

Seeded on Fri May 23, 2008 2:43 PM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

In a weekly S&R feature, Dr. Denny highlights hypocrisy and holds our politicians and public officials accountable in the most damning way imaginable: he prints the words they actually said.

entertainment, obituaries, politics, leigh, quotabull

I am better off not knowing

Seeded on Thu May 22, 2008 11:59 AM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

S&R guest Pat Vecchio writes about heroes, their flaws, and how they do — or don't — motivate the rest of us.

heroes, arts, dali, zevon

'I'll stand up to those special interests.' Really? How?

Seeded on Wed May 21, 2008 5:22 PM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

What lobbyists principally do is act to influence legislation and regulation. Therefore it's important to take notice when presidential candidates spout rhetoric promising to "curb this industry" and "control that industry." How will they do that?

politics, funerals

ArtSunday: "The Thirteen American Arguments"

Seeded on Sun May 18, 2008 12:39 PM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

Americans love to argue. In fact, we would not be Americans if we didn't. So says journalist Howard Fineman in his new book, "The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates that Define and Inspire Our Country." Arguing, Fineman says, is what we do and who we are.

politics, book-review, howard-fineman

The Weekly Carboholic: boosting energy efficiency is hard to do

Seeded on Wed May 14, 2008 4:34 PM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

Energy efficiency is tricky.

science, climate, change

Fortune 435: How wealthy is Congress?

Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 2:23 PM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

Fortune 435 is great fun, but its worth is not its revelation of congressional wealth; rather, it demonstrates the weaknesses in the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 that requires financial disclosures by members of Congress.

congress, politics, wealth

Pols fail to comprehend breadth of infrastructure crisis

Seeded on Mon May 12, 2008 6:59 PM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

America's public-works infrastructure continues to deteriorate as Congress dithers. Only disasters move our representatives and presidential candidates to act — and in an election year, those actions seem spotty at best and disingenuous at worst.

politics, infrastructure

Quotabull

Seeded on Fri May 9, 2008 11:35 AM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

In a weekly S&R feature, Dr. Denny holds our politicians and public officials accountable in the most damning way imaginable: he prints the words they actually said.

politics, quotabull

A newspaper's leap into the Internet pond: Will it sink or swim?

Seeded on Thu May 8, 2008 4:31 PM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

Long ago, in the beginning, a newspaper developed a Web site. Hundreds followed that lead. Now, one newspaper has only a Web site. In the end, what will there be? And what will be the consequences for readers?

internet, newspapers

My congressman's advice on oil, gas prices … not so good

Seeded on Fri May 2, 2008 4:13 PM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

My congressman sent me his May 2008 newsletter today via e-mail to explain to me why gasoline prices are so high and what he's doing about it. His analysis is unimpressive.

politics

Quotabull (for May 2)

Seeded on Fri May 2, 2008 10:11 AM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

In a weekly S&R feature, Dr. Denny holds our politicians and public officials accountable in the most damning way imaginable: he prints the words they actually said.

politics, quotabull

U.S. population to hit 1 billion in 2100, prof says

Seeded on Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:59 AM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

My college students will have to unplug the cell phones and iPods from their ears and figure out to live, survive, even prosper in a nation that at least one researcher says will triple in population in their lifetimes.

politics, population-growth

Don't let the future be compressed–fight for a free Internet

Seeded on Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:46 AM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

Telecom and cable companies are blocking users' access to content rather than spend the money to build real broadband networks. We need to stand up and fight for net neutrality to prevent our future from being compressed and distorted for corporate profit.

technology, telecom

From hog slop to White House?

Seeded on Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:00 PM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

Pennsylvania votes Wednesday in what reasonable people might wish is effectively the last of a primary season in which presidential aspirants have effectively revealed their character by tearing down each other to become the last man or woman standing.

pennsylvania, politics, primary

Retiring pol + unused campaign cash = power, access, influence

Seeded on Sun Apr 20, 2008 4:09 PM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

Now that Rep. Tom Reynolds is leaving office and won't be a steward of the public's trust, what kind of a steward will he be of the million bucks of other people's money still tucked away in his campaign fund?

politics, republicans, reynolds

NYT's 1Q profit bombs: Now what?

Seeded on Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:41 PM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

A year ago, The New York Times Co. made $23.9 million in profit. This week, the company reported a loss of $335,000. That's about the worst quarter-to-quarter loss the company has ever seen. Bet its CEO is thinking: "Holy crap! We're screwed!"

business

Quotabull (for April 18)

Seeded on Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:26 PM EDT (Scholars and Rogues )

In a weekly S&R feature, Dr. Denny holds our politicians and public officials accountable in the most damning way imaginable: he prints the words they actually said.

politics, quotabull

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