Luke Baumgarten

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• 6 The Legacy of Scopes' Monkey

  A person once gave me a view of the Bible and of religion in general that speaks not only to the academic turmoil caused by Creation Science

  in Politics — by Luke Baumgarten — on Jan 20, 2005

• 5 How to fix network TV and reign in the FCC's hounds

  Beam them smut, give them Sex for Dummies, and send them forth to preach the sexy, foul-mouthed gospel. [And tell them sex isn't evil]

  in Politics — by Luke Baumgarten — on Nov 29, 2004

• 4 Review - Sideways

  Near constant and unexpected moments make Sideways a really beautiful film.

  in Video — by Luke Baumgarten — on Nov 29, 2004

• 3 Movie Review: Before Sunset

  Before Sunset is best when it foregoes metaphysics for emotion.

  in Video — by Luke Baumgarten — on Nov 27, 2004

• 2 Review - Garden State

  . . . the movie unfolded itself with quirky characters and ham-fisted dialogue. Things happened that made me laugh. Things happened that made me groan.

  in Video — by Luke Baumgarten — on Sep 25, 2004

• 1 Movie Review - Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

  It's refreshing to see a beautiful, self-assured movie that's content to do more talking--about Milton for godsake--than shooting.

  in Video — by Luke Baumgarten — on Sep 22, 2004