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Lots to cover, including the latest bizarre twists at Fukushima after the jump/ Our first story, in which the third point precisely refutes the claim made just before, comes from the Department of Ironic Self Refutation via the London Daily Mail: Home...

OPENING FRIDAY “Fifty Shades Darker” Not reviewed Sequel to psychosexual thriller “Fifty Shades of Grey” has the eccentric Christian Grey trying to woo back Anastastia Steele. (R, 1:58) “John Wick: Chapter 2” “The Lego Batman Movie” “The Salesman...

Visual Arts Highlights Advance warning – Noted architect/sculptor/installation artist Maya Lin who designed the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C. will give a talk as part of the “SAM TALKS” series on June 29th at Seattle Art Museum. Go to seattleartmuseum...

Festival season is upon us, with Venice getting underway now and Toronto not far behind. LFF 2015 is only a few more weeks away as well, and the BFI has just unveiled a brilliant line-up, featuring many of the brilliant movies heading to both of those...

From Ian: The NGO Campaign to Destroy Israel When an NGO receives a sizeable portion of its budget from governments, it is no longer a non-governmental organization. And when such funding to NGOs is provided by allied states such as the U.S. or the...