Friday's Daily Brief

Friday, January 27, 2012 Gingrich Aides Hurl Debate Accusation At Romney Campaign POLITICS Mitt Romney's Bizarre Relationship With Truthiness Continues WORLD Reports: 'Terrifying Massacre' In Syria's Homs MEDIA WATCH: Blitzer Recalls His Testy Exchange With Newt Gingrich TECHNOLOGY Twitter To Censor Tweets In Some Countries BUSINESS U.S. Economy's Latest Growth Data Released BLOG POSTS Richard (RJ) Eskow: Last Night's GOP Debate Was Like Bad 1950's-Style Science-Fiction The GOP presidential candidates continue to play their parts in an implausible story of a world that could never exist, acting out nonexistent conflicts while delivering dialog that insults the intelligence. That's not because they're stupid. It's because they think you are. Evan Shapiro: 15 Film Festival Darlings That Would Have Been Better as TV Series Each year, there are a few great films that get Park City buzz, only to disappear into a sea of megaplexes and blockbusters. I submit that many of these would have fared better on TV Pat Mitchell: Shoring up the Pipeline for Female Filmmakers at Sundance If you only pay attention to the press coverage and/or tweets from Sundance this year, you might think it is all about celebrity sightings, but in fact, there is some powerful paradigm shifting going on as well. Mark B. Salomon: The Legacy of Sugihara: How One Japanese Diplomat Saved My Grandfather from the Holocaust and Taught Me the Lesson of Life The courage to act, even when the world remains silent, is a powerful lesson. Sugihara was not alone; others acted to save lives, often at great personal risk or suffering the ultimate penalty of death. Peter Davis: Milestone or Millstone? This month something happened to me that had never happened before. Absolutely unprecedented. It may be accurate to say that what happened to me is infinitely preferable to the alternative. I turned seventy-five.

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