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In Memoriam Aleksander Litvinenko (Jos de Putter, VPRO 2007)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:31:57 +0000

It started as a possible case of food poisoning but within weeks turned into a grim spectacle of enormous political proportions: Aleksander Litvinenko, former member of the Russian secret service, died in his place of residence London last November, after having been poisoned with a radioactive substance. The search for the possible perpetrators lead to a political difficult situation that reminded us of the dark days of the Cold War. Three years ago Aleksander Litvinenko told his life story to documentary maker Jos De Putter. It is a wild tale full of conspiracies, assassination attempts and imputations. Litvinenko talks about his time with the secret service, about his experience in Chechnya, and in particular about the series of bomb attacks on Russian territory that led to the seizure of power by Vladimir Putin. According to Litvinenko those attacks were the work of the secret service. After Litvinenko’s funeral in December 2006, Backlight spoke to Litvinenko’s writing a bookLitvinenko is writing a book about her husband. The book will be published in May 2007 and the film rights have already been sold to Columbia Pictures. In this unique interview, she speaks about how they first met, how they fled to England and she speaks about Aleksander´s death agony. We also see Litvinenko’s father Walter, with Chechen leader and Litvinenko’s closest friend Akhmed Zakayev and the prominent Russian exile Vladmir Bukovsky, also a friend of Litvinenko. The result is an impressive …

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Patterns for College Writing: A Rhetorical Reader and Guide

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:38:01 +0000

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Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell, best-selling authors and experienced teachers, know what works in the classroom. They have a knack for picking just the right readings. In Patterns for College Writing, they provide s… More >>

Patterns for College Writing: A Rhetorical Reader and Guide

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Music Video from How to Write a Book

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:38:01 +0000

Watch us make fools of ourselves during “filming.”

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nanowrimo, day 15 goal

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:38:00 +0000

Image taken on 2009-11-15 14:19:55 by Paloetic.

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Poets Party Declaration

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:37:56 +0000

July 4, 2008 Summer Writing Program Poets Party Declaration Video

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Snorks Season 1 Episode 1 Journey To The Source

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:26:05 +0000

The Snorks are a race of small, colorful, fictional beings that live happily in the underwater world of Snorkland. They have snorkels on their heads, which are used to propel them swiftly through the water. As evidenced by the cartoon series, when a Snork becomes excited their tube makes a “snork” sound. Like the Flintstones or the Smurfs, they have much of the same technology as contemporary humans, adapted to their own aquatic environment. The Snorks use clams as currency, a reference to the slang word “clam”, meaning “dollar.” According to the Snork back-story, a few ventured to the surface (which the Snorks believe is “outer space”) in 1643, and watched a Royal Navy ship being attacked by pirates. The captain wound up in the water, and that was the first contact between the species when the Snorks saved his life, to which the captain thenwriting a book gratitude by writing a book about the Snorks, although very few humans believe in the existance of the Snorks. Since then, Snorks have adopted several human habits, such as wearing clothes.

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