http://concrit.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Constructive Criticism en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:02:08 GMT 2010-01-06T10:02:08Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978154&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace In the aftermath of 911 anyone who criticized Team Bush about anything, including issues completely unrelated to the attack, was instantly answered with a chorus of name calling from the Right. “Un-American, . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:50:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978154&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2010-01-05T19:50:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976419&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Judge Ricardo Urbina dismissed weapons and manslaughter indictments last week against four employees of defense contractor Xe (formerly Blackwater). The employees engaged in a shooting spree that killed . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:11:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976419&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Ann Weaver Hart 2010-01-04T23:11:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974584&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace The great news is that there were no combat deaths in Iraq in December and, according to General Ray Odierno, our top commander there, American combat forces will leave the country, as scheduled, by the . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:34:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974584&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2010-01-03T21:34:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972495&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace As we look ahead into 2010, the third year of the Great Recession, the big question on most people's minds relates to the job market. When will it recover?  When will companies start hiring again? . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:12:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972495&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2010-01-02T11:12:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971977&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace "Dead to the World" Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 4 by Charlaine Harris published by Ace, 2004 Continuing in the world of the Southern Vampires and the supernatural events in the life of Sookie . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:17:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971977&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Gil T. Wilson 2010-01-02T02:17:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969424&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace click here for Commentary from former Labor Secretery, Robert Reich   Former Labor Secretary under President Clinton, Robert Reich, has said it best, loudly and clearly, things . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:52:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969424&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Bruce K. 2009-12-31T00:52:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967628&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a short story that is worth telling . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:21:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967628&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Andre W. 2009-12-29T20:21:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966718&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace   Almost as soon as we were in the so-called "war on terror" some complained about that terminology, saying you cannot declare war on an emotion.  The term "war on terror" is accurate . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:45:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966718&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Bruce K. 2009-12-29T07:45:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965793&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace As the first decade of the 21 st century comes to a close many historians are calling it one of the worst decades on record. And the year 2009 ranks among the top contenders for the title of worst . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:41:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965793&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-12-28T17:41:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965496&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Happy New Year! May free from fear, Far away from tear, Here, there and every where! The whole world is one family And we all are it's member. So make love, not war, Keep it remember. . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:04:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965496&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace rajendra singh s. 2009-12-28T12:04:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965301&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace The impoverished nation of Yemen, Osama bin Laden's ancestral home, keeps popping up in the news, and not in a good way.  Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian terrorist who tried to ignite a destructive . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:10:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965301&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-28T07:10:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963827&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace "Club Dead" (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 3) by Charlaine Harris Published by Ace Books, 2003 So are you a fan of HBO's "True Blood," yet?  HBO has adapted the first two novels in the Southern . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:11:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963827&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Gil T. Wilson 2009-12-26T21:11:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962142&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Yesterday I was watching a new piece on why we do not have enough swine flu vaccine for our country.  On first glance this does not seem to have much to do with how we evaluate our . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:46:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962142&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Bruce K. 2009-12-24T21:46:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960572&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace It’s kind of gotten to be a tradition for me to publish something a little lighter than my usual stuff on Christmas. This year I thought some Political Carols might be fun… enjoy. . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:47:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960572&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-12-23T17:47:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960104&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace   I went to see James Cameron's new movie effort "Avator" the day it came out.  This movie was reported to have taken over a decade to produce and cost almost half a billion dollars. . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:36:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960104&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Bruce K. 2009-12-23T10:36:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959751&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis Publisher by Picador USA,  2005 Bret Easton Ellis, author of modern classics such as "Less Than Zero" and "American Psycho" takes the reader into an uncategorized . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:21:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959751&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Gil T. Wilson 2009-12-23T04:21:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957489&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace   Uhm, the image here just conveys a feeling and has absolutely nothing to do with this article. There is a movie coming out soon called "Killer At Large" that . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:28:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957489&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Bruce K. 2009-12-21T20:28:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956034&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace It seems that the only thing Congress can agree on is war. War-funding defense bills sailed through both the House and Senate this week. The vote in the House was 395 to 34 while the Senate vote . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:55:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956034&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-20T22:55:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950892&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) by Christopher Paolini published by Knopf Books for Young Readers 2003 I've always been fascinated that young readers have some of the best literature written for them.  . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:37:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950892&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Gil T. Wilson 2009-12-17T03:37:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950808&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Should Government Officials Have To Enroll In The Health Care Plan They Create?   I think many of us believe so, and many of us believe that if our government leaders are forced to use . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:07:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950808&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Bruce K. 2009-12-17T02:07:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949207&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace "Dune: House Atreides" by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson read by Scott Brick Produced by Tantor Media approx. 26.5 hours Back in 1999, Brian Herbert discovered some manuscripts left behind . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:57:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949207&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Gil T. Wilson 2009-12-16T03:57:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948599&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace A more recent complaint coming from the Right is that uncertainty in Washington is a factor in unemployment. Their reasoning being that because employers and the financial entities that support them . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:01:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948599&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-12-15T20:01:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948031&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace 3rd Edition, Revised, Updated and Expanded 2008 By Michael C. Donaldson When I was asked  to review a book on copyright by the editor of Documentary Magazine,- I cringed. Copyright. The Hydra . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:04:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948031&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Cynthia C. 2009-12-15T13:04:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947441&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace "The Dame" by R. A. Salvatore read by Erik Singer produced by MacMillan Audio Approx 12 hours After becoming a fan of R.A. Salvatore's writing through "The Demon Wars Saga," I became curious about . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:12:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947441&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Gil T. Wilson 2009-12-15T04:12:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947060&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace       Every election cycle I have to hear the same contrived story line from fear-mongering conservatives. "They're (Democrats/Liberals) going to take our hard-working . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:10:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947060&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Douglas Erisman 2009-12-14T22:10:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945550&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Tony Blair has said that if the WMD ploy didn't work in the buildup to the war in Iraq, he would have found some other reason to launch the preemptive invasion. In an interview aired on the BBC this morning, . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:09:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945550&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-14T01:09:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945288&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace For the past year and a half I've been writing book reviews for trade publications in Documentary Film. I'll be posting some of the archived ones from past issues here on Gather. Making Documentary . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:01:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945288&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Cynthia C. 2009-12-13T21:01:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943722&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Have you ever noticed how a seemingly innocuous statement can sometimes trigger unexpected emotions? Such was the case this morning as I read an article in the L.A. Times. Under the headline "Senate . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:25:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943722&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-12T10:25:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942691&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Silent snow weight makes trees bow low in submission to the old man's blow   You can listen to the rhythm of the falling rain hear its gentle pitter patter but when old man winter rages . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:34:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942691&grpId=3659174697246287&nav=Groupspace Rory M. 2009-12-11T16:34:18Z