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Actors Heath Ledger (L) and Jake Gyllenhaal in Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain. (Focus Features)But is it a Gay Movie?
It has sex between two matinee idols in a tent, but is Brokeback Mountain really a gay movie? Many critics think it isn’t. But—pardon the expression—how can you tell? And could Brokeback just be a Priscilla, Queen of the Desert for the 21st century? Also: NJ politics, suing the government and juicy supreme court decisions.
But is it a Gay Movie?
Harry Benshoff, assistant professor in the Department of Radio, Television and Film at the University of North Texas in Denton,
- on Brokeback Mountain's place in gay cinema
» Harry Benshoff (University of North Texas)
» Brokeback Mountain (official movie site)
Crossed Wires
Christopher Hitchens, contributing editor to Vanity Fair
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Arsalan Istikahar, legal director of the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR)
- are suing the Bush administration to find out if the NSA monitored their communications
» "Two Groups Planning to Sue Over Federal Eavesdropping" by Eric Lichtblau in The New York Times (free for one week from publishing date)
» Christopher Hitchens statement (ACLU)
» CAIR
Supreme Court Skinny
Emily Bazelon, senior editor of Slate
-on assisted suicide, parental controls on abortion and the lawsuits against the Bush administration
» Slate Magazine
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