This “Pizza Delivery” video has become really popular on youtube. And, the main reason I know about that is that the young man who plays the pizza delivery guy is the son of a friend of mine. In the film the actor is satirizing David Sedaris. Sedaris is a playwright and a regular commentator [...]
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Pizza Delivery
26 mars 2008 · Pas de commentaire
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The Speech
23 mars 2008 · Pas de commentaire
I’m guessing that most people know that Barack Obama made a speech this week about race in America. After comments – some quite sensational – attributed to his former pastor, Obama had to do something. And, regardless of one’s preference for the Democratic nominee, Obama took the opportunity both to show leadership and to show [...]
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What kind of food is most frequently found in the U.S.?
16 mars 2008 · Pas de commentaire
And, no, the answer is not McDonald’s or KFCs or Burger Kings. In fact, the most numerous places to eat in the U.S. are not fast food spots. They are Chinese restaurants! New York Times reporter Jennifer Lee has a new book called « The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food. » [...]
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Did Geraldine Ferraro make a racist comment?
13 mars 2008 · Pas de commentaire
Recently in a California interview Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman vice-presidential candidate on a national party ticket, suggested that Barack Obama’s success in his bid for the presidency was because he was black. Her comment has led to cries of racism and, eventually, to her resignation from a position in Hillary Clinton’s campaign. [...]
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March: Women’s History Month and Harriet Tubman
9 mars 2008 · Pas de commentaire
One important woman in American history is Harriet Tubman. While she was born into slavery, she was able to escape to the North in 1849. Despite the risk to her own life, she made more than a dozen trips back to the South to help guide other slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad. She [...]
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Do you like « The Wire »?
6 mars 2008 · Pas de commentaire
One of my favorite television shows will end this coming Sunday night when ”The Wire” completes its fifth season. The show is set in Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore, not too far from Washington D.C., is a mid-size American city. Baltimore, in the show, represents a number of cities which have suffered the fate of many urban [...]
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