Ian Kummer

When I waste time on Facebook and Quora I frequently see right-wing Americans who say things like “If the country goes to hell I’ll just move to Russia.” No, please don’t move to Russia. It’s not even that Russians don’t want you here, I don’t want you here. I decided to write this post because … Read more

This was my first time watching the 1962 historical epic Lawrence of Arabia since I was a kid, and it was well worth the four hours. For one, it’s simply great art from a lost era when films were actually shot on location. There’s a particular irony in this case because Lawrence’s Seven Pillars of … Read more

Today I looked into the DOJ accusations against conservative outlet Tenet Media. None of it makes any sense. First off, let’s see the accusation (which can be read in full on the DOJ official site). As described by Variety: A state-controlled Russian media outlet provided nearly $10 million to “covertly finance and direct” videos produced … Read more