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The president faces a choice, Cornell West says. He can be a masterful, Machiavellian politician like Bill Clinton or a great transformative leader like Abraham Lincoln. http://bigthink.com/cornelwest

Hey Gang, Well, the big day is almost here and just in time for Halloween we have our second Halloween Special Rotten Review! In this installment we are taking a look at a pretty notoriously bad piece of Halloween Trash Cinema. I's the fifth film in the beleaguer Halloween franchise. That's right, we're taking a look at Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. Prepare yourself for obnoxious overacting middle aged teenyboppers, insane child therapists, shacks that time forgot, grizzled pirates, the bogeyman floating the Illinois rapids, young children getting run over, adults abandoning troubled children to PAR-TAY, the most painful condom in history, sex with pants on, cowboys from hell, and slightly homo-erotic doctor/patient death scene. John Carpenter redefined not only horror, but the culture of Halloween in America back in 1978 with the release of Halloween. And man, they've been trying to destroy what he created ever since. With the ill conceived 5th entry Switzerland born filmmaker Dominique Othenin-Girard managed to kill off the franchise once again for about 5 years. Join The Primal Root as he explores one of the worst sequels to any franchise ever made and get into the Halloween spirit! Trust me, we manage to turn this nastiest of tricks into quite a treat. Stay Trashy! -Kevin (The Primal Root)

Cornel West * New Memoir * Brother West: Living and Loving Outloud

http://bit.ly/LLf6e Richard Belzer, Lincoln Chafee, Cornel West, Sarah, senator Bill - Real Time With Bill Maher 10/9/2009 Part 1 Former senator Bill Frist and comedian Sarah Silverman are interviewed. Panelists: actor-comedian Richard Belzer; former senator Synopsis Lincoln Chafee; scholar Cornel West. Richard Belzer Lincoln Chafee Cornel West Sarah Silverman senator Bill interviewed Real Time With Bill Maher 10/9/2009 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Watch Full Episode Clips Videos TV Show Live October 09 2009

Philosopher, author and civil rights activist Cornel West discusses his memoir, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, in a conversation with journalist Tavis Smiley.

Lyrics of "Like a Stone" has prompted some to wonder if Cornell wrote the song about late Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley, who died in April 2002. Cornell has confirmed that this is not true, saying "No. I wrote the lyrics before he died.

The official movie trailer for Stand the new documentary by Tavis Smiley. Featuring an All-Star cast, including Tavis Smiley, Dick Gregory, Michael Eric Dyson, Cornel West, Cliff West, Eddie Glaude, BeBe Winans, Wren T. Brown, Daron Boyce, Robert Smith and Raymond Ross. Special appearances by Sam Moore, Isaac Hayes and David Porter. More information at Pax Stereo Tv (http://paxstereo.tv/artist_pages/tavis_ smiley.htm).

Jazz pianist Robert Glasper plays an original composition Enoch's Meditation, with narrative from Martin Luther King's 1966 We Shall Overcome speech, Barack Obama's presidential election night victory speech from Grant Park in Chicago, audio from Dr. Cornel West, and a spontaneous piano reharmonization of the presidential anthem, Hail to the Chief. This performance was recorded January 14th at WBGO Studios in Newark, New Jersey. Produced by Josh Jackson. Mix by Josh Webb, with assistance from David Tallacksen. Happy Inauguration 2009, from the jazz community!

Professor Clifton East offers his insights on popular culture.