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Isn't It Romantic?
Romance Movie Series
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
5:30 PM
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
5:30 PM
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Follow the evolution of the movie romance from Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable in It Happened One Night to Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally. EPPC Resident Scholar James Bowman, film and cultural critic of the American Spectator and author of the booka Honor: A History and Media Madness, will host a summer movie series with commentary by Leon Kass (of the American Enterprise Institute and the University of Chicago) and Amy Kass (of the Hudson Institute and the University of Chicago). The series will take place on successive Tuesday evenings between June 17, 2008 and August 5, 2008 from 5:30 to 9:00. TO REGISTER:
E-mail your name and phone number, along with a list of the dates you would like to attend, to events@eppc.org or call 202-682-1200. Please note: Attendance is limited. Preference will be given to those who plan to attend all eight weeks. MOVIE SERIES SCHEDULE: - June 17: It Happened One Night (1934)
Directed by Frank Capra, starring Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable.
[James Bowman's introductory remarks: audio | text ]
- June 24: The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart.
[James Bowman's introductory remarks: audio | text ]
- July 1: The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Directed by George Cukor, starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.
[James Bowman's introductory remarks: audio | text ]
- July 8: Brief Encounter (1945)
Directed by David Lean, starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard.
[James Bowman's introductory remarks: audio | text ]
- July 15: An Affair to Remember (1957)
Directed by Leo McCarey, starring Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant.
[James Bowman's introductory remarks: audio | text ]
- July 22: The Apartment (1960)
Directed by Billy Wilder, starring Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon.
[James Bowman's introductory remarks: audio | text ]
- July 29: Annie Hall (1977)
Directed by Woody Allen, starring Diane Keaton and Woody Allen.
[James Bowman's introductory remarks: audio | text ]
- August 5: When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Directed by Rob Reiner, starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal.
[James Bowman's introductory remarks: audio | text ]
Note: Some movies may not be appropriate for children and younger teens. Snacks and beverages provided! For more information contact:
Schuyler Smith
1015 15th St N.W., Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 715-3515
Fax: (202) 408-0632
E-mail: ssmith@eppc.org
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The Age of Neuroelectronics
For decades, experiments at the border between brains and electronics have led to sensationalistic media coverage, vivid science fiction portrayals, and dreams of cyborgs and bionic men. But recently, this area of science has seen remarkable advances -- from robotic limbs controlled directly by brain activity, to brain implants that alter the mood of the depressed, to rats steered by remote control. In this New Atlantis article, EPPC Fellow Adam Keiper explores the peculiar history and present directions of this research, and considers the challenges of staying human in the age of neuroelectronics.
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Blogging on the Courts
EPPC President Edward Whelan, the director of the program on The Constitution, the Courts, and the Culture, is a leading contributor to Bench Memos, National Review Online's award-winning blog on judicial nominations and constitutional law. You can read a list of all of his postings here.
Here is some of the praise Mr. Whelan has received for his blogging:
 From Steve Schmidt, who, as special adviser to President Bush, led the White House's efforts to confirm the Supreme Court nominations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito: "Ed Whelan was the most influential and valuable commentator on the nominations of Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito. His remarkably rapid, thorough, and reliable responses to the distorted attacks on the nominees prevented those attacks from gaining traction. The White House was deeply grateful that he was on our side."
From Paul Mirengoff of the influential Power Line blog: "Blogs like NRO’s Bench Memos … enable legal super-stars like Ed Whelan to shoot down bad arguments against nominees within hours."
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