** "Don Q in a strange way, I think the film is really a metaphor. the male psyche and the delusional male in today's world - a lot of people feel that powerless in the face of what's happening all around them..."

Armand Assante Talks Don Q, When Nietzsche Wept, Gotti 2: The Final Chapter. The eminent actor probes the troubled figures he portrays in movies. And currently in Don Q, the enduring literary figure Don Quixote in his ** "Oftentimes online when you dig, just one shovel of dirt turns over and what do you know - you end up finding the Department of Defense, the NSA, CIA..."

Assante likewise takes a look at filmmakers he's worked under among his many movies - 'I've worked with three writers who were obliterated. Their careers were obliterated during the McCarthy hearings. they were sent to England to write cartoons for ten years - these were three of the greatest writers in American cinema...

** "Oftentimes online when you dig, just one shovel of dirt turns over and what do you know - you end up finding the Department of Defense, the NSA, CIA..."

The More Things Change...The Election May Be Done, But The Struggle Continues. Pacifica Host Garland Nixon uncovers online miscreant activity - same US Empire, different day...

** "Now an interesting coincidence in this year which happens to be the 65th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, across my desk came a book of speeches - it's a terrible indictment of the deterioration and debasement here of American thought. That if one were to read a transcript of a single one of those speeches, it would be like tires screeching in front of a dead cat..."

Arts Express Playhouse - A Solo Presentation. Stay tuned, and all will be revealed...

** "Palestinian Action has just made headlines again, by stealing busts of Chaim Weisman, Israel's first president, from the University of Manchester. This act of defiance coincided with the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration - the 1917 British creation of Israel in Palestine..."

UK Desk: In Other News - Busted! And...'Now let's talk about Zardoz. In the movie Zardoz, the head serves as a gatekeeper controlling the flow of ideas and desires, much like certain political figures we know - but instead of just guns, Zardoz serves up philosophical musings on love, power, and the absurdity of existence...'