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Author Archives: jakeblumgart
Star Trek: Disappointing but not unwatchable
My review of Star Trek: Into Darkness is up at City Paper. Click the link for the full (still very short) review, but in short it just isn’t that great (but still fun and worth seeing). Into Darkness relies too … Continue reading
Posted in pop culture, movie reviews
Tagged Benedict Cumberbatch, Matt Yglesias, Star Trek
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Transfers are an inconvenience for riders, so they shouldn’t have to pay for them
As long as I’m re-posting work that was published awhile ago, here’s my first (and so far only) piece for Axis Philly. It’s about transit in Philadelphia, the historical fights over fare increases, why this one isn’t attracting as much … Continue reading
Posted in austerity, economic justice, Philadelphia, transit
Tagged Axis philly., public transit, SEPTA, transit
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What happened to left-wing domestic terrorism?
My AlterNet article on the historical context for the left-wing terrorist attacks of the late-1960s-early 1980s was published right before the Boston bombings and I decided to refrain from advertising it widely in the immediate wake of those murders. The … Continue reading
Posted in European history, history, terrorism
Tagged Aldo Moro, left-wing terrorism, Red Army Faction, Red Brigades, The Weathermen
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Tom Corbett: Still the Worst
A month and a half ago, I wrote a profile of Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett for Vice. The guy has done a great deal of damage to our state and voters seem to have noticed. The only thing that’s changed since … Continue reading
PIFA: Theater and the Birmingham Bombing
My City Paper review of Countdown to “BOOM,” part of the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, and put on by Kariamu & Company at Temple University. Unfortunately it only ran twice, on on one day. BRIEF SELF-DESCRIPTION: The bombing of … Continue reading
Posted in Philadelphia, theater
Tagged Birmingham bombing, City Paper, Kariamu & Company, PIFA, Temple University
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Workers Allege Wage Theft in Fancy Sushi Eatery, Fat Salmon
May Day was yesterday and I spent the day covering an action against a fancy sushi restaurant, Fat Salmon (best sushi in the city, 2012). A group of workers allege that the owner has been stealing portions of their tips, … Continue reading
Making Bets on Kentucky Derby Day
I’m headed up to Boston tomorrow to attend my dear friend’s (and Kentuckian expat) Derby party. Convenient timing too, in that I just finished Common Ground. In honor of this esteemed occasion, and the expected libations, I have a P.G. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Blandings Castle, Galahad Threepwood, Kentucky Derby, Mint Julep, P.G. Wodehouse
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