[scifinoir2] Cornel West on Katrina and New Orleans

2005-09-15 Thread Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\)
Published on Sunday, September 11, 2005 by the Observer/UK Exiles From a City and From a Nation by Cornel West It takes something as big as Hurricane Katrina and the misery we saw among the poor black people of New Orleans to get America to focus on race and poverty. It happens about once every 30

[scifinoir2] Elfman Won't Score 'Spider-Man 3'

2005-09-15 Thread Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\)
Elfman Won't Score 'Spider-Man 3' http://www.syfyportal.com/article.php?id=2027 Author: Wayne Hall Date: 09-15-2005 Source: Dark Horizons Danny Elfman, who composed music for both previous "Spider-Man" films, won't score the upcoming "Spider-Man 3" as a result of a split between him and director S

RE: [scifinoir2] 'Serenity' Cast Pics

2005-09-15 Thread Keith Johnson
works just fine for me, both Brent's post and your reply. Try copying-pasting the link below directly into the Address field of your browser -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 22:02 To: s

Re: [scifinoir2] 'Serenity' Cast Pics

2005-09-15 Thread Astromancer
The link doesn't work, Brent... Brent Wodehouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Fetching Gina Torres. http://www.livejournal.com/community/firefly_daily/26907.html SPONSORED LINKS Genre magazine - YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "scifinoir2" on the web

[scifinoir2] "Supernatural" and "Screaming Brain" reruns

2005-09-15 Thread Keith Johnson
Both the premiere episode of "Supernatural" on The WB and the Sci Fi Channel original movie "The Man with the Screaming Brain" are on TV right now. If you're retching from trying to swallow the crap Bush is forcing down your throat, try one of these shows instead. You can actually get away with wat

RE: [scifinoir2] 'Serenity' Cast Pics

2005-09-15 Thread Keith Johnson
Gina Torres is attractive, but who *really* floats my boat is Brazilian-Italian Morena Baccarin, who plays the Companion. That lady literally takes my breath away when she graces the screen. If you wanna know what kind of non-Black woman attracts me, just look at her. Most beautiful woman in a Whed

[scifinoir2] Nightline study of the Katrin debacle

2005-09-15 Thread Keith Johnson
Just to get you in the mood for Bush's "mea culpa" speech at 9 pm, Ted Koppel is currently doing a one hour retrospective of the hurricane aftermath. His hour-by-hour, day-by-day detailing of this debacle is even more upsetting than I expected. For example, the mayor himself went to a command post

[scifinoir2] 'Serenity' Cast Pics

2005-09-15 Thread Brent Wodehouse
Fetching Gina Torres. http://www.livejournal.com/community/firefly_daily/26907.html Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Life without art & music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/FXrMlA/dnQLAA/Zx0JAA/LRMolB/TM ---

[scifinoir2] Echoes from sci-fi's golden age

2005-09-15 Thread Brent Wodehouse
http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2005/09/11/echoes_from_sci_fis_golden_age/ A READING LIFE Echoes from sci-fi's golden age By James Sallis | September 11, 2005 When teaching science fiction, I always suggest that to fully understand a story, one must know the period in which it was wr

[scifinoir2] Bond franchise struggles to live on

2005-09-15 Thread Brent Wodehouse
http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/2005/09/08/popculture.html POP CULTURE: James Who? Bond franchise struggles to live on By Josh Bell Sony Pictures executives will reportedly hold an emergency summit this week to address the problem of finding a suitable replacement for Pierce Brosnan as James Bo

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Why the disaster relief orders never got to New Orleans

2005-09-15 Thread James Landrith
If you liked that one: http://blog.lewrockwell.com/lewrw/archives/008894.html __ James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159 MSN and Yahoo! M

[scifinoir2] Re: Why the disaster relief orders never got to New Orleans

2005-09-15 Thread g123curious
His royal chimpness! Hahaha. I gotta remember than one. About the photo, somebody sent it to me, so I can't answer your question. It looks Photoshoped. What's really sad is that most folks pause for a moment and actually consider that this might be true. That's indicative of how much we don't t

RE: [scifinoir2] Why the disaster relief orders never got to New Orleans

2005-09-15 Thread James Landrith
Is that for real, or did someone photo-shop it together? Funny, yet sad, either way. Also, is that a picture of Tony Blair on the credenza behind His Chimpness? __ James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell

[scifinoir2] Why the disaster relief orders never got to New Orleans

2005-09-15 Thread g123curious
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[scifinoir2] Armchair Cinephile: To infinity and ... you know

2005-09-15 Thread Brent Wodehouse
http://www.sacurrent.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15212072&BRD=2318&PAG=461&dept_id=551416&rfi=6 Screens Armchair Cinephile John DeFore on DVD 09/15/2005 To infinity and ... you know I'm not often impressed by the "Wow, has it really been that long?!" sort of observation, but I experienced it fr

[scifinoir2] JPL Animation of New Orleans at various Flood Depths

2005-09-15 Thread g123curious
FYI: http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/srtm/neworleans.html The animations are based on data from the 2000 Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. At the site page, click on the "Animation" text link to view the area at various flood depths. This could easily also be South Florida or the outer banks of NC. I

[scifinoir2] FW: The Great New Orleans Land Grab

2005-09-15 Thread Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\)
-Original Message- From: Chris de Morsella [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't know much about the source but this article does raise troubling questions -- that have been raised by others as well. Welcome to the rising Amerika land of the slaves and home of the knaves. Chris, PA The Gre

RE: [scifinoir2] Are you watching "Prison Break"?

2005-09-15 Thread Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\)
It does remind me of Nowhere Man. While I like this show, I have to admit I hate prison pictures. Additionally, it is very dark. After the 2 hour premier, I felt like I needed a belt of liquor to recover. I think it ended with them cutting of the guys toe. the producers claim that it is not go

[scifinoir2] Re: U.S. President Outsourced

2005-09-15 Thread g123curious
Hahaha. Seriously, this probably would be an improvement over Dubya. George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Robert A. Monroe, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.bsnews.com/mld/bsnews/news/politics/12637462.htm > > Posted on Tue, Sep. 13, 2005 > > U.S. Presidency Outsourced > > W

[scifinoir2] Qunitet -- discovered this film last night, although it's not worth it

2005-09-15 Thread Carole McDonnell
Hi all: Imagine my surprise when I flipped through the channels and happened upon a Paul Nweman apocalyptic SF futuristic film. Who know? I sat down to watch it. Oh my gosh! I kept turning to my husband and saying, "I don't understand a thing that's going on." Seems I am not alone. http://ef

RE: [scifinoir2] Are you watching "Prison Break"?

2005-09-15 Thread Yusuf Chaotic/Omavi
I don't know about Prison Break. The whole concept of the show is just not very interesting to me. I think the only prison show i've ever midly enjoyed is "Oz". I watch the first and wasnt overly impressed but I will probably watch two or three more just to make sure i am not missing anything

RE: [scifinoir2] Are you watching "Prison Break"?

2005-09-15 Thread KeithBJohnson
I may be *way* off base, but it put me in mind of a show from a few years back, "Nowhere Man", starring Bruce Greenwood. I know they're not the same, but the pacing seemed familiar. I like shows that have a mystery theme, but sometimes such shows seem to drag and I find them too plodding and hea

RE: [scifinoir2] Are you watching "Prison Break"?

2005-09-15 Thread KeithBJohnson
"Keith are you sure the reason you don't like it that they are no sisters > with great asses in it? Just kidding. I know better. " You cut me to the quick! I'd "never" let a comely lady's assets dictate whether or not I watch a show or movie! If I did, shows like "All of Us" and "Charmed" would

[scifinoir2] Re: Didja see "The Man with The Screaming Brain"?

2005-09-15 Thread Omavi
I tried to watch it but I really couldnt ... lost interest after the first 20 minutes Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Life without art & music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/FXrMlA/dnQLAA/Zx0JAA/LRMolB/