true grit

The Glorious Cause IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.moonrise-over-the-sea

The Glorious Cause

Will February 9, 2011

Below, J. L. Wall suggests that Rooster Cogburn’s character arc in True Grit is basically redemptive. I’m...

More True Grit IFRL-Plague-Statue

More True Grit

J.L. Wall February 9, 2011

The New York Review of Books blog discusses all three versions of True Grit (but mainly the...

“Time Just Gets Away From Us”: True Grit, John Wayne, and the West IFRL-TLC-Scenery-sweet-ice-cream-photography-210852-unsplash

“Time Just Gets Away From Us”: True Grit, John Wayne, and the West

J.L. Wall January 5, 2011

My holiday viewing experience consisted solely of True Grit which (not unpredictably) has already been commented on...

Mike on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaIsrael can take him in. He's a father of 3 or whatever. I'm guessing Hamas has people that are fathe…
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David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I’m pretty sure that we’re *ALL* members of the press. When the First Amendment was written, “the pr…
Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025As far as I can tell, the Republicans have a "whatabout" for every single "precedent" that the Democ…
Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I'm pretty sure that we're *ALL* members of the press. When the First Amendment was written, "the pr…
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Far as I can tell, most press conferences are not open to the general public. That seems to be what…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I have to say, while I am not a Free Speech Abolutist, I am very confused. I didn't know you could a…
David TC in reply to pillsy on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I think it's worth reminding people that the Republicans are setting precedent after precedent that…
Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/20251. Van Hollen managed to meet with Garcia in a hotel. Bukele and/ Trump are frightened. 2. David Bro…