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. . . cuz it's hot. Well, not that bad, but it's early summer yet. . .

Never did manage to get the entry about Fahrenheit 9/11, which I saw Sunday night, into shape. For a start, couldn't work in this bit from an interview with Francis Wheen, author of Idiot Proof: Deluded Celebrities, Irrational Power Brokers, Media Morons, and the Erosion of Common Sense:

A few months later, Margaret Thatcher's Tories were elected in Britain, and Ronald Reagan was elected in November. Thatcher and Reagan also wanted to retreat from the 20th century -- to the 19th century, in their case, a time innocent of welfare states, regulated economies, or interventionist governments. In the quarter-century since, the Enlightenment insistence on rejecting tradition and authority as the infallible sources of truth has taken a bashing in both America and Britain.

[. . .] It's tragic, because America is the biggest, boldest, and most successful Enlightenment project. Those who strive to discredit rationalism consign us all to a life in darkness.

Which link/interview I saw at Blog of a Bookslut, and if you buy the book through that link, I think the money goes to Jessica, so that's all right. And I assure you, it would work in context. If I could get the context worked out.

I did like the movie, though, although I have to agree with the complaint from some reviewer (can't remember who) who mentioned that Moore has an unfortunate tendency to use found footage no matter how crappy. And the difference in image quality between video and film has never been clearer.

What, you wanted a discussion of the content?

That's nice.

May be going to see Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban tomorrow at Navy Pier, in IMAX, with a hot babe.

But I doubt anyone would be interested in this -- movie's been out for ages -- so there probably won't be an entry about that either.

And I love my tenous grasp on sanity you all too much to write anything about my temp assignment. Unless anyone is in need of a sleep aid. . .