SYMPTOM OF THE UNIVERSE

existential dread, subjective media and news reviews and opinionated but not necessarily well-informed commentary.

Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Theo van Gogh, Great great great nephew of the same-surnamed artist, was brutally murdered by a Dutch-born Islamic Fundamentalist (!?) for reasons having to do with his last film's depiction of women in Islamic society. I have not seen the film so I may be generalizing or minimizing the plot and/or controversy around it but to be be murdered for it?
The political experts of Hollywood and the music industry were oddly silent and before I read this article by the former boss of Vanna White I had made a mental note of it.

A Hush Over Hollywood by Pat Sajak

Read this. Comments please.

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