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Jay Bienenstock

Source: Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks with Taliban reps - CNN.com - 0 views

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shared by Jay Bienenstock on 06 Oct 08 - Cached
  • Jay Bienenstock on 06 Oct 08
     
    In a groundbreaking meeting, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia recently hosted talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban militant group, according to a source familiar with the talks."> text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
Adam Kenner

Disney accused by Catholic cleric of corrupting children's minds - Telegraph - 0 views

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shared by Adam Kenner on 01 Dec 08 - Cached
  • "Where once morality and meaning were available as part of our free cultural inheritance, now corporations sell them to us as products."
  • "This is basically the commercial exploitation of spirituality," he says, adding that as a result Disney and other corporations "inhabit our imagination".
  • "Once planted there they can make us endlessly greedy. And that is exactly what they are doing."
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  • . He criticises the obsession with celebrity, which he blames for creating jealousy and a society in which people are dissatisfied with their life.
  • Adam Kenner on 01 Dec 08
     
    "Where once morality and meaning were available as part of our free cultural inheritance, now corporations sell them to us as products." "This is basically the commercial exploitation of spirituality," he says, adding that as a result Disney and other corporations "inhabit our imagination".
Adam Kenner

Charles Darwin film 'too controversial for religious America' - Telegraph - 0 views

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shared by Adam Kenner on 12 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Adam Kenner on 12 Sep 09
     
    A British film about Charles Darwin has failed to find a US distributor because his theory of evolution is too controversial for American audiences, according to its producer. "...ACCORDING TO ITS PRODUCER." Is this a realistic scenario? Perhaps an attempt to provoke offers or start a bidding war for US distribution rights for this film?
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