This photo, which I’ve shown before, in a smaller size, accompanied the August 30 story, Shelters of Hope. The photo was a happy accident. The dog’s blind blue-green eyes and the girl’s blue-green eyes, as well as her expession that mixes defiance and a little bit of sorrow I find extremely compelling for some reason.
Not sure if I’ve got a chance at the SPJs with this one, but it’s my submission for a photo award this year. Peter had a heck of a year. I’ll post some of his later this week.
Maria just sent off our entries for the Best of Freedom awards this year:
- Dear teens: Buckle up! (Peter Day)
- The inventor (Peter Day)
- Is the Hesperia casino really “terminated?” (Beau Yarbrough)
- The Audit (Beau Yarbrough)
- Colly home from war, three medals later (Beau Yarbrough)
For the related Tibor Machan Outstanding Libertarian Commentary Award:
- City of potholes, enough progress? (Peter Day)
- Dear teens: Buckle up! (Peter Day)
The awards are given out to the best stories (and editorials) by papers in the Freedom Communications family, split into metropolitan and community newspaper divisions. Last year, Peter won a nifty crystal trophy Best of Freedom award for A mother’s decision. Here’s hoping for a repeat!
I am 34% Geek.
You probably work in computers, or a history deptartment at a college. You never really fit in with the “normal” crowd. But you have friends, and this is a good thing.
Nicholas Cage seems to do the classic (although now somewhat uncommon) practice of making a highly commercial movie to pay the bills, followed by a more interesting, more arty film. Lord of War
is one of those artier films, but it has the ability to cross over to audiences who don’t normally think of themselves as enjoying such movies. Think of it as the Goodfellas of gun-running.
Lord of War is a blend of comedy and drama, weighted on the dramatic side, telling the whirlwind story of how a boy from Brighton Beach became one of the world’s biggest arms dealers. The movie moves too fast for us ever to learn much about most of the characters, but the actors are mostly up to the cast, sketching out their characters in a few quick strokes that suggest hidden detail the viewer never gets to see.
In particular, Jared Leto plays Yuri’s younger brother who is tormented by the morality of their livelihood. Leto sinks his teeth into an arguably underwritten role and serves as the canary in the moral coalmine.
Cage is his typical mix of manic and obsessive in a role where both work, and Bridget Moynahan is radiant while still bringing gravity to her role later in the film.
The movie has no easy answers for the moral questions it raises.
A solid recommendation for fans of intelligent crime movies, Nicholas Cage and Bridget Moynahan.
