What Does a Cat Dream About? “New research suggests that we may be able
to tell whether animals dream. If so, this will
have major implications for curing
Alzheimer’s.” Independent

Monkeybone: A Descent Into Unconsciousness, as Freud Might Tell It: “If you feel numbed and
dumbed by the onslaught of
overblown, scattershot
mediocrities like
Silverman, Little Nicky
and Scary Movie, think of
Monkeybone as a homeopathic cure… The movie’s wildness should not be mistaken for the usual
juvenile aggression. Though it seems, by default, to be
aiming for the youth market, its ideal audience may be
children who have had Freud’s Introductory Lectures on
Psychoanalysis read to them at bedtime. New York Times But “this madcap classic is one of the funniest, wildest comedies
in years. Why doesn’t big Hollywood want you to see it?” Salon

Is Bush Bad News for the World Bank? “The motivation of the incoming Republicans in criticizing the IMF and
World Bank lies in their belief in free-market solutions to development and growth. This may not coincide with that of
progressives, who see the IMF and World Bank as a tool of US hegemony. But the two sides can unite behind one agenda at this
point: the radical downsizing, if not dismantling, of the Bretton Woods twins.” Corporate Watch

Jorn Barger reports that John Fahey, whom George Winston called “the first serious composer within acoustic folk music”, has died. [<a href=”http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&ic=1&th=a8d268a7ffc501c6&seekd=916602024
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