The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
A Mercenary Society
By Robert Jensen
08/18/05 “Counterpunch” – – The failed war in Iraq – and its effect on the U.S. military – has the potential to spark the U.S. public to fundamentally rethink the role of force in U.S. foreign policy, and one of the central questions for the future of the United States is whether this questioning can mature and deepen.
Can we in the so-called “lone superpower” face that we are now a nation of mercenaries?</i>
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.
