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A View From the St. James Hotel
The St. James: It's an infirmary, it's a morgue, and it's a hotel where we each share a room with the dead
Michael Ventura, May. 17, 2012
Katniss Everdeen's Grandmothers
Katniss Everdeen's Grandmothers
Michael Ventura, May. 3, 2012
Created He Them
From Miss Universe to the military, gender roles don't mean what they used to
Michael Ventura, Apr. 19, 2012
A Pattern of Subversion
President Obama regularly oversteps his bounds of office
Michael Ventura, Apr. 5, 2012
Mabel Normand After 100 Years
April 1, 1912, has not gone down in history but deserves to
Michael Ventura, Mar. 22, 2012
The Return of Our Angel
Marilyn Monroe has returned to us recently in various guises
Michael Ventura, Mar. 8, 2012
These American Dreams
Steve Erickson's novel 'These Dreams of You' is a profound and hilarious salute to family values and America
Michael Ventura, Feb. 23, 2012
It Came From the White House
Obama and a majority of Democratic legislators support the NDAA, allowing the arrest of U.S. citizens without a warrant
Michael Ventura, Feb. 9, 2012
NDAA: Obama's Betrayal
NDAA: Obama's Betrayal
Michael Ventura, Jan. 26, 2012
James Hillman (1926-2011)
Remembering James Hillman
Michael Ventura, Jan. 12, 2012
What's Your Sign?
Michael Ventura observes the Occupy signs of our times
Michael Ventura, Dec. 29, 2011
Occupy the Future
Corporations are not people
Michael Ventura, Dec. 15, 2011
Flash Mob Dance Revolution: Part 3
Investment, invention, and labor: the three pillars of commerce
Michael Ventura, Dec. 1, 2011
Flash Mob Dance Revolution: Part 2
You cannot arrest a population
Michael Ventura, Nov. 17, 2011
Flash Mob Dance Revolution: Part 1
It is only a matter of time before an interconnected world work force begins to ask, 'Who are we really working for?'
Michael Ventura, Nov. 3, 2011
The Mob, 9/11, and Your Garbage
Don't look too closely at your garbage collection
Michael Ventura, Oct. 20, 2011
A Sicilian on the Mob
We have not seen real Sicilian mobsters onscreen
Michael Ventura, Oct. 6, 2011
Zelda's Law and 9/11
9/11 conspiracy theories will outlive their perpetrators
Michael Ventura, Sep. 22, 2011
The Second Story
Remembering the cowardice and dysfunction of the White House on 9 / 11
Michael Ventura, Sep. 8, 2011
Amber's Question
The question 'What's your favorite word?' launches a contemplative journey toward the answer
Michael Ventura, Aug. 25, 2011
An Extraordinary Silence
Oddly, American progressives don't protest Obama's war in Pakistan
Michael Ventura, Aug. 11, 2011
A Show of Hands
There has never been a war like this
Michael Ventura, Jul. 28, 2011
The Sixth War
America is engaged in hostilities on six fronts
Michael Ventura, Jul. 14, 2011
About 18 a Day
About 18 U.S. veterans commit suicide on an average day
Michael Ventura, Jun. 30, 2011
Reading Diplomatic Code
There's a shift toward the promotion of Turkey as a stabilizing force in the Middle East
Michael Ventura, Jun. 16, 2011
In a Lonely Place
Film noir is a cinema of failure
Michael Ventura, Jun. 2, 2011
The Bad and the Beautiful
Film noir cuts through the cant of America's idealism
Michael Ventura, May. 19, 2011
Miss Beaufort
'If you're to be a writer, you must write every day,' said Miss Beaufort
Michael Ventura, May. 5, 2011
Stirling at Road's End
Stirling Silliphant had a marvelous gift for writing, but he sold it out
Michael Ventura, Apr. 21, 2011
Obama, Nukes, and Us
President Barack Obama fudges the truth of his nuclear policies
Michael Ventura, Apr. 7, 2011
The Inevitability of the Unexpected
The unexpected always happens
Michael Ventura, Mar. 24, 2011
SXSW: Let Me Guess
Rio eyed Shreveport. Shreveport eyed Rio.
Michael Ventura, Mar. 10, 2011
Some Kind of a Man
After a certain age, there's no avoiding how death is a permanent part of life
Michael Ventura, Feb. 24, 2011
A Prayer at the End of My Rope
The crucial element of prayer is "no alibis"
Michael Ventura, Feb. 10, 2011
A Sweetness of Brick
Old New York is gone; only the replicas remain
Michael Ventura, Jan. 27, 2011
Life as We Don't Know It
Our planet casts a shadow
Michael Ventura, Jan. 13, 2011
Improvising the Coming World
A planetary culture is crystallizing
Michael Ventura, Dec. 31, 2010
Shindig on Effie Street
The silent film comedians at Keystone Films lived their art
Michael Ventura, Dec. 17, 2010
Of Mayhem and Delight
The Keystone films, especially those of Charles Chaplin, reflected the present and heralded the future
Michael Ventura, Dec. 3, 2010
The Palin-Obama Convergence
Barack Obama and Sarah Palin are actually the same person
Michael Ventura, Nov. 19, 2010
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