In Christopher Nolan’s exploration of stage magic, ‘The Prestige’, the scientist Nikola Tesla is introduced to the audience as a ambivalent opportunist, bitterly resigned to forced retirement while seizing upon the small fortune he is offered by Hugh Jackman’s Great Danton to enhance his act. He describes his work as anything but exact and speaks […]

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By Amy Goodman
Rupert Murdoch is looking like the cat that ate the canary with his successful takeover of Dow Jones & Co. and its flagship newspaper, The Wall Street Journal. Media conglomerates like Murdoch’s News Corp. are among the most powerful corporations on the planet. His papers beat the drums for war while distracting with […]

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