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The Expo Files by Stieg Larsson– reviewAn inspiring collection of anti-fascist journalismWith the rise of populist parties across Europe, and one gaining traction in Hungary, Stieg Larsson's anxieties as a journalist seem more pressing than ever. This is no cynical exercise, a gathering of Larsson's journalism in order to milk the cash cow of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and the other two books in the Millienium trilogy. Rather, the selection is both a memorial to a dead friend and colleague's passions, and a political opportunity, its aim being to inform readers and, to quote Tariq Ali's introduction, "even push them in the direction of political activism". Certainly Larsson's admirers will find much of the ardour that animates his crime novels – in particular, in a long piece on "Swedish and Un-Swedish Violence Towards Women", which makes clear his disgust at sexist oppression. The Expo Files: Articles by the Crusading Journalistby Stieg Larsson, translated by Laurie ThompsonReading these essays, you start to recognise in the Millennium trilogy a leftwing response to The Turner Diaries, the 1978 novel written by William Luther Pierce, the former leader of the white nationalist organisation National Alliance, which imagined a revolution in the US, and a race war resulting in the extermination of all Jews and non-white people. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo thus becomes a political vision reimagined as a thriller. Yet his own books' success would probably not have reassured him; he was convinced the threat from neo-nazism was real, and determined of the need to combat it with anti-racist protest.Inevitably perhaps I found myself comparing him with George Orwell, and quickly realising that the comparison was unfair. Even Orwell's most ephemeral pieces summon up an authorial presence and possess a literary subtlety that Larsson was not even attempting to emulate. Rather these are practical, lucid, well-researched articles intended to educate the reader, and little more. And they are valuable pieces that merit attention. The book's title evokes Mulder and Scully and "the truth that's out there", but mercifully Larsson shows little interest in conspiracy theories – in fact, belief in them appears part of the anti-democratic, rightwing culture that he loathes. Instead there is admirably clear journalism, the patient accumulation of devastating facts.Righteous rage impels Larsson, not a sense of the ludicrous. Yet I can never think of Oswald Mosley or Nick Griffin, without simultaneously picturing PG Wodehouse's Roderick Spode and the Black Shorts. The pagan pomposity of Larsson's thugs, their Wagnerian self-importance, their magazines called Valhalla and White Rebel or their racist music company named "Ragnarcock Records", are surely both contemptible and comic. This book represents the evidence of a life committed to an act of exemplary vigilance, offering an intriguing and necessary insight into a subculture that many would rather ignore.The neo-Nazis, fascists and racists themselves remain uncharacterised – names and no more. Perhaps Larsson felt that they did not warrant rounding-out. More oddly, he shows scant interest as to why all these rightwingers and anti-immigrationists believe what they do. Maybe their views do not deserve close scrutiny, yet, in reading, it seems almost a lack of interest in understanding the enemy. Again it's hard not to compare him with Orwell, who comprehended the appeal of fascism, while despising it.An unanswered question hangs over Larsson's writings here: what does a democratic society do with those who espouse the destruction of democracy? To fight back with other than stringently legal methods entails adopting the enemy's undemocratic stance, and so legitimates the fascists' vision. However, to do nothing is equally dangerous, showing weakness or even complicity. In the end, I suppose that populism will only be defeated in Larsson's way, through patient argument and watchfulness.The book ends with a travel essay on taking the Trans-Siberian railway from Moscow to China. After all the neo-Nazis, the violence against homosexuals, and the patriarchal killings, this last piece comes as a relief. The eye lifts from the murders, the beatings, the dizzying splits and mergers in populist parties, and gladly takes in the pine-forests, the train-carriage love-affairs, even the ropey toilet facilities. Almost for the first time in the book, we feel in Larsson's company and not that of the idiots he bravely devoted his life to exposing. In these last pages, we feel not just his justified – and important – anger, but his spirited amiability. We understand better why his friends miss him so, and why they sought to make this book.
It seems that there is no problem with the dirty Underpants :errrr:
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1. Paris recently said in the Oprah interview, that she reads a lot, just like we know her DAD does!2. Now we learn from Nicole that Murray (Michael) reads a lot and has become like a sort of a mentor among his "fellow-inmates" who LOVE him!3. He started a "university" behind bars lmfao :thjajaja121: - "he's teaching them vocabulary words" ---> like Front has been teaching us a lot of words and expressions... We're also used to reading "between the lines" ever since the hoax started, Michael/TmZ/family -twits - they're all about KEY-words and subtle meanings of words and phrases! How else could they transmit messages to us , unless through hoax-encoded language!? Surely a true hoax-university!4. He's also been to "all kind of places", through "reading" of course! yeah, right! :icon_geek: I love how Nicole's acting this line out , smiling and moving her head to all sides...5. Interesting the DRAGON mentioning! Wishy, your interpretation is interesting and possibly true. I've also thought about the DRAGON/devil --> Illuminati.6. TMZ reporter: "Does he get to exercise?"; Nicole: "If he's lucky" lmao :thjajaja121:7. I find it VERY "funny" that there is an advertisement for the WEEDS-tv series, just before the video starts! Is it really just a coincidence? Is it that TMZ mocks me/us for our pot-discussions ? Is it a clue? What is it!? :Pulling_hair: Regarding the Dragon, I took these fragments out from my article here: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login[...]2. About Brett Ratner: *** Michael Jackson with Brett Ratner at the set of the movie "Red Dragon", he invited Michael during the recording of this movie from the famous Hannibal trilogy - You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login *** Plot: A retired FBI agent with psychological gifts is assigned to help track down "The Tooth Fairy", a mysterious serial killer; aiding him is imprisoned criminal genius Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter (Anthony Hopkins). *** Inside Red Dragon_part1 - You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login ---)) Look at minute 06:18 - the main character says "I thought he was gone and now he's back!" *** Interview of Michael by his good friend Brett - part 1 - You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login[...]Double-DRAGON Jacket that Michael had worn for the ARTIST OF THE MILLENNIUM Award Ceremony3. So besides the movie "Red Dragon" which is a Psychological Thriller !! P Other references I saw: first the DRAGON - I guess you all saw Michael's blouses, shirts and jackets imprinted with a dragon on them! So check out these MIND BLOWING links: *** DRAGON MAN: Michael Jackson appears at the Millennium World Music Awards in Monaco in 2001. - You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login; *** this: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login *** Michael Jackson tribute at Neverland Ranch's Dragon Coaster in Coney Island - You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login; *** the “Thriller” dance for Dragon*Con‘s world record attempt. - You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login *** Michael Jackson Dragon - You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login Games - You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login 777 red DRAGON shirt from This Is itYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
Christopher Walken (/ˈwɔːkən/; born March 31, 1943) is an American stage and screen actor.[1] He has appeared in more than 100 movies and television shows, including The Deer Hunter, Annie Hall,The Prophecy trilogy, The Dogs of War, Sleepy Hollow, Brainstorm, The Dead Zone, A View to a Kill, At Close Range, King of New York, True Romance, Catch Me If You Can, Pulp Fiction, Wedding Crashers, The Rundown, Click, and Hairspray, as well as music videos by recording artists such as Madonna, Journey, PIL, Run DMC, The Left Rights and Fatboy Slim.Walken's films have grossed more than $1.8 billion in the United States.[2] He has also played the main role in the Shakespeare plays Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Coriolanus. He is also a popular guest-host of Saturday Night Live, having hosted 7 times as of April 2008. His most notable roles on the show include record producer Bruce Dickinson (no relation to the singer with the same name) in the "More Cowbell" sketch and his multiple appearances as The Continental.Walken debuted as a film director and script writer with the short film Popcorn Shrimp in 2001. He also wrote and acted the main role in a play about Elvis Presley titled Him, in 1995.[3]
Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads.
Christopher Walken has an interesting tooth fairy rant in this serious film. :icon_eek: :icon_lol: Scroll down to Tooth fairy.You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
.....but let me say this.....Nicole saying Dr M is reading "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is a schweeeeet connection for today
AdiQuote.....but let me say this.....Nicole saying Dr M is reading "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is a schweeeeet connection for today So now you're going to torture us by NOT giving us the connection, just because we haven't been good little bookworms?Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!! :bowdown: :bowdown:
Not going to spoil it for those who either haven't read the book or seen the (original) movie which IMO is the best version.....but let me say this.....Nicole saying Dr M is reading "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is a schweeeeet connection for today Anyone who has seen or read this book will get what I mean (I hope :icon_lol:)