June Meeting:
A Review of “Getting It Right”
At our June meeting, GO
member Jeff Kiviat will present a review of Getting It Right, a
new novel by William F. Buckley, Jr. On Amazon.com, Publishers Weekly
describes the book as “a sentimental bildungsroman about a young man's
initiation into the mid-century American conservative movement.”
We will also watch more
episodes of Showtime’s entertaining investigative journalism show,
“Penn & Teller: BullSh*t!”
Join us on Saturday, June
21, at the home of Joy & Jeff Kiviat, for this presentation. We will
also have plenty of snacks and discussion. Call Joy & Jeff at (618)
288-2330 for directions or more information.
Stossel to Anchor 20/20
Investigative journalist
extraordinaire John Stossel has been promoted to anchor on ABC’s 20/20.
Find out more on Stossel’s website, http://abcnews.go.com/sections/2020/ABCNEWSspecials/JohnStossel.html.
Stossel, with producer Kristina Kendall,
recently won a $10,000 prize from the Center for Media and Public Affairs
for his ABC special about scare stories in the media. The award is given
annually to journalists that critically evaluate the work of others in
the media.
Will Atlas Shrug again?
Once more, a movie of Ayn Rand’s Atlas
Shrugged is in development. The Objectivist Center reports that
production company Crusader Entertainment, LLC, announced on May 12 that
it had acquired the film rights to the novel. James V. Hart, who adapted
Carl Sagan's science fiction novel Contact for the screen, has been hired
to write the screenplay. Read the full article on TOC’s site, http://objectivistcenter.org/articles/annc_atlas-shrugged-film.asp.
We welcome submissions of reviews, articles, columns and commentary.
Direct all correspondence to gwobjctvst@aol.com.
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