'O' Is for Oligarchy
'Oligarchy' is a big, bad word that defines the country we still call a republic
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Michael Ventura, April 9, 2010
'Roadie': 30 Years Later
The screenwriter of Roadie visits his younger, more serious self
Michael Ventura, March 26, 2010
The Dragon on Sennett's Hill
Hollywood is an electric dragon
Michael Ventura, March 12, 2010
Somehow It Gets to Be Tomorrow
For many American families, one salary is not enough to keep everyone in the household fed
Michael Ventura, Feb. 26, 2010
Open Letter to Sharon Doubiago
The reason I can't read Sharon Doubiago's book is that I, like she, was shaped by incest and rape
Michael Ventura, Feb. 12, 2010
Behold The Maslin
The Maslin is not a person but, rather, a function of virtually every book-review staff in the Western world
Michael Ventura, Jan. 29, 2010
Critical to the Success
Pakistani public opinion runs strongly against the United States, even though our president insists we're partners fighting a common enemy
Michael Ventura, Jan. 15, 2010
My Top 10 of All Top 10s
A list of the Top 10 cultural artifacts that have shaped my life
Michael Ventura, Jan. 1, 2010
Conditions on the Ground
This is no war on terror; we're taking sides in a civil war
Michael Ventura, Dec. 18, 2009
The Numbers This Time
There exist co-enabling models of therapeutic and addictive wars
Michael Ventura, Dec. 4, 2009
Auschwitz Up the Block
To retain our humanity, we remember the unthinkable
Michael Ventura, Nov. 20, 2009
Johnny and Speedy
John Ertha was the first in my experience to embody the passion, courage, mind, and rascality that could be: a man
Michael Ventura, Nov. 6, 2009
Georges Méliès' Tricks and Treats
Creating the possibility that anything could happen onscreen was the great contribution of Georges Méliès
Michael Ventura, Oct. 23, 2009
The Missiles of October
Reflections on the Cuban Missile Crisis
Michael Ventura, Oct. 9, 2009
The Script Needs a Rewrite
Cinema history as it's been commonly taught is just plain wrong
Michael Ventura, Sept. 25, 2009
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Camps and Rats
Michael Ventura, Sept. 11, 2009
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Coming, Aphrodite!
Michael Ventura, Aug. 28, 2009
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A Drag, a Sip, a Labyrinth
Michael Ventura, Aug. 14, 2009
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The Garden and the Moon
Michael Ventura, July 31, 2009
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A Paperback at Woodstock
Michael Ventura, July 17, 2009
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Something Absurd in Between
Michael Ventura, July 3, 2009
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From Window Rock to Albuquerque
Michael Ventura, June 19, 2009
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A Dance to the Music of Time
Michael Ventura, June 5, 2009
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The Mom, the Book, the Kid, and the Nun
Michael Ventura, May 22, 2009
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'Where Is Your Faith?'
Michael Ventura, May 8, 2009
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Contemplating the Close-Up
Michael Ventura, April 24, 2009
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Stimulus, Stimuli, Stimu-la-la
Michael Ventura, April 10, 2009
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Even the Flux Is in Flux
Michael Ventura, March 27, 2009
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Crazy at the Flickers
Michael Ventura, March 13, 2009
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