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Mini-review of Ayn Rand’s “Ideal,” playing in NYC

June 28, 2010 - Posted by Joshua Zader
From Don Hauptman: I’m not writing a formal review of Ayn Rand’s Ideal, in part because the limited run ends soon, but several people asked me for my comments. The cast and crew, not Objectivists but ... »More

Buy the complete Firefly series today for $17.99

August 4, 2008 - Posted by Joshua Zader
For some reason, today Amazon is offering the entire first season of Firefly for $17.99. If you're not familiar with Joss Whedon's Firefly yet, well, get with the program. I've heard certain Ayn Rand fans call it ... »More

We The Living’s acoustic cover of “Viva la Vida”

June 8, 2008 - Posted by Joshua Zader
This is terrific! I have (and love) We the Living's album Heights of the Heavens -- which gets a strong 4 out of 5 stars, in my book -- and would enjoy seeing them record more ... »More

Review of Touched by Its Rays

May 30, 2008 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Dan's Hamptons just published a great review of Walter Donway's new Rand-inspired poetry collection Touched by Its Rays: If sitting under a large, leafy tree with a cool drink close by and a book of poetry ... »More

We The Living band on PerezHilton.com

March 25, 2008 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Regular readers of the Ayn Rand Meta-Blog may remember a singer named John Paul Roney, about whom I've blogged before. Roney and his sister, Sarah Saturday, are huge fans of Atlas Shrugged. (In fact, we ... »More

HBO’s “John Adams”: Definitely Worth Watching

March 18, 2008 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Bob Hessen forwards the following, from a friend in NYC: If you haven't already watched the first two back-to-back episodes of "John Adams" on HBO, you must. It's gripping drama. It is being shown repeatedly, all ... »More

A Novel Based on Joss Whedon’s ‘Firefly’

February 21, 2008 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Fans of Joss Whedon's excellent but short-lived TV series Firefly can now enjoy a novel with the same characters. Per Dave Itzkoff: ...the world of Joss Whedon’s space opera “Firefly,” which lasted just 14 episodes ... »More

BioShock and Its Ayn Rand-Inspired Themes

February 15, 2008 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Kotaku Managing Editor Brian Crecente has written a lengthy and interesting article -- "No Gods or Kings: Objectivism in BioShock" -- on the intersections between the new BioShock game and its Ayn Rand-inspired themes. ... »More

Walter Donway: “The Struggle for Poetry’s Soul”

February 1, 2008 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Walter Donway just sent the following announcement, which explains the significance of his essay as well as anything I might hope to write: My brief essay "The Struggle for Poetry's Soul" just went up on the ... »More

New Bob Burg Book a Top Seller at Amazon

January 18, 2008 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Atlasphere columnist Bob Burg has co-authored a new book titled The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea. The book topped out at #7 overall at Amazon and is currently #1 in ... »More
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