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The new Ethan Hawke thriller The Purge was number one at the box office during its opening weekend, but critics are slamming the film for its thinly veiled commentary against the National Rifle Association and Tea Party groups. The plot brings moviegoers to the near future where in 2022 a new regime has come to America. The "New Founders" have taken over the country and practically eliminated unemployment crime, and want. One of the ways this new political movement has brought on such an idyllic society is to allow one night a year when any and all violence, even murder,...

Boulevard (where ‘dru & mud are)Sung to the of “Boulevard” by Jackson BrowneDown on the boulevard ‘Dru drives a Ford WindstarThey look at “Black” with such disregardThey say they are the onesWhy the thread is runBut if we choose to stayWe have to play their wayIt’s okay---The Mud’s in defeat and he had to choseThe wager with ‘Dru he’ll loseDown at the “red table”They say Mud’s up and goneUnder a DU nameDu-ing a new fameIt’s alright ---Mudboy is MIAMudboy gets to like it that wayMudboy no longer FReepsMudboyThe lib’s are hard and times are toughDown on the boulevard ‘Dru’s had...