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Articles by Sarah D. Bunting

Sicko
February 8, 2008 – 9:50 PM | 35 Comments
<I>Sicko</I>

“If elected, I vow to retire the term ‘limousine liberal’ from the English language indefinitely!”
I like Michael Moore’s work. Do I think he presents the facts on his chosen subject with arid objectivity? No. Do …

The Executioner’s Song
February 8, 2008 – 1:00 PM | 12 Comments
<I>The Executioner’s Song</I>

I had read it before, 20 years ago. I’m glad I read it again, because the story has more resonance for a 35-year-old than for a 15-year-old — not that 15-year-olds won’t “get it,” but …

The Vine: February 8, 2008
February 8, 2008 – 10:03 AM | 20 Comments

Dear Sars,
My 8-year-old had a little nighttime accident last night — in my bed. In my brand-new, week-old mattress I hadn’t yet gotten around to covering with a mattress pad (because my husband is 9,000 …

Laura
February 6, 2008 – 3:00 PM | 10 Comments

Roger Ebert describes the film, and why it’s wonderful, better than I can; I’ll only add that, if you tend to avoid film noir, this isn’t typical of the genre, and you should give it …

The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
February 6, 2008 – 11:12 AM | 61 Comments
<I>The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford</I>

No review of the film is complete without a dismissive reference to the length of the title — preferably one sighing about how it reflects the film’s overlong running time — but I actually like …

I miss Mattingly’s awesome mustache also
February 5, 2008 – 4:57 PM | 3 Comments

…but perhaps this is, as reactions go, a mite severe.

It’s super, all right
February 4, 2008 – 2:45 PM | 19 Comments

I love the Superbowl.The game itself, whatever — although we got an exciting one last night, for sure, and 18-1 looks pretty good on Tapehead Belichick — but every year, it means that the NFL …

The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
February 1, 2008 – 5:14 PM | 3 Comments

Fantastic movie — the crowd at BAM Rose Cinema notwithstanding. Get there on time, people, and if for some reason you can’t manage that, please carry on any conversations about where to sit in a …

Lost…and I don’t mean the show
February 1, 2008 – 3:38 PM | 23 Comments

I apologize for the interruption in service; something that remains unidentified attacked the database server (it may have been one of the comments, although that explanation doesn’t quite add up), and the site went down …

File under “U” for “Un! Comfortable!”
January 15, 2008 – 2:43 PM | 42 Comments

In case you haven’t seen the Tom Cruise Scientology-recruiting clip show that’s circulating these here Webs of inter-ness, you really owe it to yourself to check them out.Erin (or, as I like to call her, …