Genarlow Wilson case: some updates
Several video stories.
The video is after the jump. You might also find this article, “The Harsh Wages of Sin: Why Genarlow Wilson is Languishing in Prison.” It’s written by Sherry F. Colb, a professor of law at Rutgers.
There is also more background after the jump.
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30 Years Ago: This is Cultural Clash
I appreciate that Jody Rosen at Slate.com has taken a different path to assessing the “wonder” of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. I like what he has to say, the review is smart and attuned to all sorts of stuff, but it sets aside what is always the big question for me: what kind of politics did these sorts of albums own? In that vein, it seems especially noteworthy that this year is the 40th anniversary of The Beatles’ album, but also the 30th anniversary of The Clash’s self-titled first album. Here we are reminiscing about The Beatles. Here we aren’t thinking about The Clash.
We’re thinking about the band that was bigger than Jesus, but not the only band that matters.
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