A little something extra . . .

Given the context of yesterday's discussion of Jones and his (and our) arguments about the convergence of popular culture and politics, I thought you might be interested in the following Jill Serjeant article (via Reuters):

Stone says no malice intended in "W."

Oliver Stone's film portrait of President George W. Bush was always going to be controversial given the director's liberal leanings.

So Stone decided to open "W." in U.S. theaters less than three weeks before Americans select their next president -- a calculated move aimed at prodding voters to think about the past eight years and the future. [More . . .]

The political becomes popular; the popular becomes political . . .
an interesting rhetorical dynamic, indeed.