In 2000: AOL purchased Time Warner; Sony released the Playstation 2; Elián González was reunited with his father in Cuba; The USS Cole was damaged by Al-Qaeda suicide bombers; The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets in the World Series; The first resident crew entered the International Space Station; Saturday Night Live aired the… Continue reading Hungover like it was 1999: A look back at 2000
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I’m throwing a celebration for my friend Beau
Festen (1998) A family gathers for a weekend celebration of Helge’s sixtieth birthday. At dinner, one of his sons, Christian, alleges Helge repeatedly raped him and his sister Linda when they were younger. Tormented by dreams their father would molest her again, Linda committed suicide just before the events of the film. In 1995, hoping… Continue reading I’m throwing a celebration for my friend Beau