Nathan Tyree: Money!

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I have recently attained a large amount of PreWar Iraqi money. Mostly these are 250 Dinar bills, each bearing the image of Saddam Hussein.

Anyone interested in purchasing some email me at:
nathactyree(at)yahoo.com

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Nathan Tyree: Religious Movies

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The Opening of the Da Vinci Code (which, frankly, should be called The Leonardo Code) got me thinking about the financial aspects of releasing a religiously themed film. The last big movie with heavy Chrsitian themes was Mel Gibsons porno-violence fest, The Passion of the Christ.

I was wondering if Ron Howard's goofy puzzle movie could possibly out Gross TPotC. A little research revealed that, in its entire run, Gibson's flaggelation piece pulled in $604M world Wide. This is a massive amount, but far from the all time block buster status that some fans of the film keep trumpeting.

TDVC has grossed $224M world wide in its first weekend, putting on pace to eclipse Passion.

For those who are wondering, The All time box office champs are:

Titanic 1.8 Billion
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King 1.1 Billion
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 968 Million
Start Wars Episode 1 922 Million
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 921 Million

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Nathan Tyree: Power

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A brief history lesson:

Diogenes, the great Cynic Philosopher, once met Alexander the Great. Alexander's convoy came upon the philosopher sunning himself by the road side. Alexander knew Diogenes by reputation and extended him a curious respect. The conqueror told Diogenes that he would grant him any wish, if he would only ask. Diogenes thought for a moment, then replied that he wished that Alexander would move and stop blocking the sun.

Now the quiz:

Whic of these men was more powerful?

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Nathan Tyree: My Worst Fears

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Another president Bush? I actually predicted this 2 years ago. At the time people seemed to think that I was crazy. Surely, they would say, the Bush bunch doesn't want to create a neverending dynasty to rule the U.S (and the world) forever!

It's starting to look like I was right.

http://news.yahoo.com/fc/US/Bush_Family/

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Nathan Tyree: Sonic Youth and the Empty Page

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In 2007 Serpent's Tail ( a rather large UK publisher) will be releasing THE EMPTY PAGE. This will be an anthology of short fiction inspired by the music of Sonic Youth. The list of contributors is impressive.

I'm in it (why else would I be telling you about it?). The other contributors include some major names in the literary world. Here, for your enjoyment, is a partial list:

J.Robert Lennon
Arthur Nersesian
Ben Myers
Carlton Mellick III
Christopher Coake
Christopher Sorrentino
colette Phair
Emily Carter
Emily Maguire
Kevin Sampsell
Laird Hunt
Matt Thorne
Nathan Tyree
Mitch Cullin
Nick Flynn
Paul DiFilippo
Sam Ligon
Sam Lipsyte
Shelley Jackson
Steve Sherill

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