Articles Written by:    CARA PARKS     

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Cara Parks: Fantastic Mr. Fox: Wes Anderson and the Capers of Middle Age

In one of the earlier scenes in Wes Anderson's latest contribution to the hipster zeitgeist Mr. Fox (George Clooney), having decided to relocate from a hole in the ground to a tree, is asked by Mrs. Fox if he stills feels poor. "Less so," he muses, ...

From CARA PARKS, Huffington Post,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Wes Anderson,  George Clooney,  Mario Batali,  Jason Schwartzman,  Meryl Streep

Eyeless in Gaza: Obama's Palestine Flop

Obama's peace initiative on Palestine suffered a stunning, perhaps fatal, blow last week. Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu rejected out of hand any freeze on the West Bank settlements which the White House had pressed as a necessary first step ...

From CARA PARKS, Huffington Post,  30 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  U.S. Congress,  Rahm Emanuel,  Hamas

Kid Cudi: The Lonely Stoner Hits His Stride

Scott Ramon Segring Mescudi, better known as Kid Cudi, began making a name for himself with the moody 2008 single "Day N Night," in which the "lonely stoner" describes an inner life of angsty alienation and the effort of maintaining a public persona. ...

From CARA PARKS, Huffington Post,  23 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Kanye West,  The O'Jays (musician),  Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (musician)

Lights! Camera! Attack Ads! A Complete Guide To The Key 527s Of 2008.

Remember the swift boat commercials against John Kerry? Or the anti-Obama "Willie Horton" ad that ran in North Carolina during April? They were all been funded by 527s. The name refers to the section of the tax code that governs certain types of ...

From CARA PARKS, The New Republic,  12 Jun 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Bill Clinton,  David Brock,  George W. Bush,  Center for American Progress

Olympic Protests That Did Make A Difference: A Slideshow Analysis

Despite the Olympic Charter's explicit ban on "political, religious, or racial propaganda," there is a long history of political involvement in the games. In 1936, Hitler used the games as propaganda for the Nazi state. The Berlin Olympics were ...

From CARA PARKS, The New Republic,  19 Apr 2008

Breaking Down The Buckeye State

Hillary Clinton started in Ohio with "every advantage you can think of," as John C. Green, a professor at the University of Akron, explains--endorsements, support from the party machinery, and relatively favorable demographic terrain. But Barack Obama, ...

From ADAM BLINICK, CARA PARKS, AND BARRON YOUNGSMITH, The New Republic,  3 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  John Green,  John McCain

All The Presidente's Men: What Raul Castro's Appointments Say About Cuba's Future

Last week's appointment of Raúl Castro to succeed his brother Fidel as president of Cuba has sent pundits and democracy advocates into a deep gloom. "Raul Castro has killed all hope that a transition to the rule of law and a market economy will start ...

From CARA PARKS, The New Republic,  29 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Deng Xiaoping

Utah

Because Utah is heavily Republican, Democrats don't usually spend a lot of time campaigning here, even in the primaries. This year, however, the Democrats are waging an aggressive campaign: Barack visited the state last summer and Michelle Obama ...

From CARA PARKS, The New Republic,  5 Feb 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama,  John McCain,  Hillary Rodham Clinton

TNR Super Tuesday Primer: West Virginia

West Virginia may not be the most eagerly anticipated Super Tuesday state, but it promises to keep things interesting with one of the earliest and least predictable votes. The new GOP convention/primary format comes with a dizzying number of rules and ...

From CARA PARKS, The New Republic,  5 Feb 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  John McCain,  Ron Paul,  Rudy Giuliani

TNR Super Tuesday Primary: Oklahoma

Oklahoma, which hasn't gone for a Democrat in a general election since 1968, hasn't received much attention from the Democratic contenders. This is one of only two states where Obama ran no television adds (Illinois is the other), and Clinton has made ...

From CARA PARKS, The New Republic,  4 Feb 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Barack Obama,  John McCain,  U.S. Democratic Party

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