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You may have heard of Shin Sang-ok, the pioneer South Korean filmmaker who was kidnapped by the totalitarian regime in the north so it could have a world-class director of its own. What I didn’t realize until I read this link-rich Metafilter summary of his career is where Shin turned his talents after he finally escaped communist captivity: While in the United States, Shin used the pseudonym Simon S

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The 3 Ninjas Escape Communism

The New Republic ’s John McWhorter weighs in with an interesting take on the corruption scandal that’s threatening to destroy the career of Democratic New York congressman and admitted rent control crook Charlie Rangel: Why, then, would Rangel be so, as he himself put it, “sloppy” in policing the line between serving larger interests and serving himself, or at least the appearances thereof? Here, after all is the man who came into office watching his predecessor—Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.—dragged down for ethical lapses hardly unknown among white peers.

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The Fall of Charlie Rangel

Via Instapundit and Boing Boing comes word from the artist once again known as Prince: “The internet’s completely over. I don’t see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else. They won’t pay me an advance for it and then they get angry when they can’t get it.

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“The Internet’s [as] Completely Over [as my career].”

A new study by researchers at the Rockway Institute finds that gay fathers often opt for what in a heterosexual context would be called the “mommy track” once they have kids. The press release for the study reports: The first study ever to examine the experiences of gay male partners who became fathers via surrogacy shows that they are more likely than heterosexual fathers to scale back their careers in order to care for their children.

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The Gay Dad Career Track?

Cupla notes about the Failed Golden State today: * California is still a one-party state. Not necessarily Democrat (though it still leans heavily that way), but in terms of legislative districts–you either live in District Coke or District Pepsi; the minority party rarely competes, and schlubs win office by getting 4,905 votes in a primary election . Today’s primary will likely determine scores of seats that won’t even get written about in tomorrow’s papers.

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California Election Primer

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Tim Carney’s column today is about the career of Dan Coats, the senator turned lobbyist who now wants Indiana voters to return him to the Senate. Here’s the lede: Republicans in 2010 have an opportunity to capitalize politically on popular anger with elites in Washington and Wall Street and with an exploding government that tramples on the little guy in service of the well-connected.

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The Bipartisan Corporate State

The Drug War Chronicle cites more reasons to worry about President Obama’s appointment of Michele Leonhart to head the DEA (a role she has been filling on an temporary basis since November 2007).

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Sure, He Lies, but He’s ‘an Outstanding Testifier’

Last night, I appeared on John Stossel’s eponymous Fox Business channel show , as part of a program discussing nanny statism and the food police who have already come for your salt shakers, trans fats, and more. The YouTuber therightscoop has clipped the relevant portion below: The whole program is well worth watching , as it features former fattie and former Gov

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Reason Staffers on Tube: Nick Gillespie on Stossel, Talking Food Police