Ten years ago, on Jan 9, 2002, John Yoo and Robert Delahunty wrote the infamous memo which argued that the Geneva Conventions did not apply to the treatment of prisoners who were Al Qaeda or Taliban or “non-state” or rogue state combatants. This memo had the cornerstone effect of providing a green light for the harsh treatment of detainees in Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, and CIA “black sites” worldwide.

I admire and respect Corita Kent (mcad has a beautiful set of her images in a box that you can look at with white gloves further supporting my never ending urging to GO TO YOUR LIBRARY)
I also have a long standing relationship with John Le Carre's novel , Tinker, Tailor, Soldier. Spy where they employ the slang " circus " for the highest levels of the British Intelligence Services.

The remake has come out starring Gary Oldman as George Smiley:


I prefer the original:





and these are the reasons why:

the clothes are amazing, every choice is perfect
the art
the cars
the booze
the locations
the dialogue
the relationships
the compression of all of the above to magnetize you

see the original
the font, the nesting dolls....and then go see the remake. I will and I will be asking 2011 to measure up.