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• 14 Harry Potter V: Subtexts? Sub-par?

  The lovely Courtney has some thoughts on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I offer some thoughts re: the political subtexts she sees, as well as my thoughts about the book - all without any plot spoilers.

  in Books — by Joe Katzman — on Jun 23, 2003

• 13 Gulags: A History

  "Gulag: A History" is making waves, and deservedly so. Just as the camps of Dachau et. al. were a stain on German history and the German soul, so the Gulags of Russia are an historical and psychic shadow that haunts them still.

  in Books — by Joe Katzman — on May 30, 2003

• 12 Bill Whittle: Magic

  Bill Whittle's latest Essay, "MAGIC," deals with an important phenomenon. "Magical thinking is everywhere today, and it is growing.... If we are to continue to thrive and progress, then we need to sharpen some sticks and drive a stake through the heart of this monster, and right quick." Carl Sagan chimes in, and I've got some thoughts of my own coming.

  in Culture — by Joe Katzman — on May 21, 2003

• 11 Bake Your Noodle: The Matrix, Uploaded

  No spoilers. We just reload you with lots of good Matrix-related stuff. Prequels, bloggers cheering for the machines, and the good folks at Metaphilm and beyond with their coverage.

  in Video — by Joe Katzman — on May 16, 2003

• 10 At The Entrance to the Garden of Eden

  A blogger within the Jewish Hasidic sub-culture is reading "Entrance to the Garden of Eden" by Yossi Klein Halevi. Who are the Hasidim? What does "Hasidic Rebel" think of the book? Can we find real spirituality and by observing and experiencing how other humans of different religions attain spirituality, or is this a dead-end path?

  in Books — by Joe Katzman — on May 10, 2003

• 9 Iraq: Carnage & Culture, Redux

  in Politics — by Joe Katzman — on Apr 17, 2003

• 8 The 10 Plagues of Iraq

  in Politics — by Joe Katzman — on Apr 16, 2003

• 7 Winds of War: Your Questions Answered

  in Politics — by Joe Katzman — on Mar 20, 2003

• 6 Our World-Historical Gamble

  in Politics — by Joe Katzman — on Mar 11, 2003

• 5 Muslimpundit vs. Edward Said

  Having written and edited some excellent books on the origins of Islam, Ibn Warraq has now turned his attention towards the Saidian terror apologists to decry, as Muslimpundit puts it: "the pretensions of Edward Said towards harbouring any conceptions of intellectual scholarship." Now there's some criticism with bite!

  in Culture — by Joe Katzman — on Jan 16, 2003