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Harper’s morning progression.

Harper’s morning progression.

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The weather is finally turning pleasant…kids at play this...

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The weather is finally turning pleasant…kids at play this weekend.

Do yourself a favor and watch this short clip from The Square,...

Do yourself a favor and watch this short clip from The Square, which won the audience award at Sundance this year! 

Then read this…

Many of you may have first become familiar with me through my role in the documentary film Control Room. Jehane Noujaim, its director and creative force, is a very dear friend to Paige and me. Jehane’s new film, The Square, documents the Egyptian revolution—she was actually detained during the filming, much to the horror of her family and friends. Though the documentary is not complete, its rough cut already won the audience award at Sundance this year. 

Now Jehane needs our help to finish the project.

Fans have already pledged more than $56,000 to Jehane’s kickstarter campaign! But if her goal of $100,000 isn’t reached in the next 7 days, Jehane and her team WON’T SEE ANY OF THE MONEY. So if you’re a fan of Control Room, Start-Up Dot Com or as moved by the clip as I am, then please go to Jehane’s kickstarter page to chip in—even $5 helps. And when The Square wins an Oscar next year, you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing you played an important part in history. 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/noujaimfilms/the-square-a-film-about-the-egyptian-revolution — with Jehane Noujaim.

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Pentagon Grants Limited Benefits to Same-Sex Spouses, But Not in...

Pentagon Grants Limited Benefits to  Same-Sex Spouses , But Not in Time for Some

The Pentagon announced today that it will begin granting a list of benefits to same-sex spouses this year. You may remember, I hosted an episode of the Stream on Al Jazeera English about this topic last month. 

Toward the end of the episode, I pressed Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan—who while struggling with breast cancer was also fighting for her spouse, Karen, to receive her death benefits—on how she could remain loyal to an organization that by some accounts seemed less than loyal to her in return. You can see in the video above that she never wavered in her support of her military leadership. 

Yesterday morning she finally lost her battle and died without the comfort of knowing that her family would be taken care of with the benefits that she earned. For many today’s announcement is great news, but for CWO Morgan it’s literally a day late and well more than a dollar short.

Pentagon Grants Some Benefits to Same-Sex Spouses, But Not in...

Pentagon Grants Some Benefits to  Same-Sex Spouses , But Not in Time for Some

The Pentagon announced today that it will begin granting a list of benefits to same-sex spouses this year. You may remember, I hosted an episode of the Stream on Al Jazeera English about this topic last month. 

Toward the end of the episode, I pressed Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan—who while struggling with breast cancer was also fighting for her spouse, Karen, to receive her death benefits—on how she could remain loyal to an organization that by some accounts seemed less than loyal to her in return. You can see in the video above that she never wavered in her support of her military leadership. 

Yesterday morning she finally lost her battle and died without the comfort of knowing that her family would be taken care of with the benefits that she earned. For many today’s announcement is great news, but for CWO Morgan it’s literally a day late and well more than a dollar short.

Would you share what books or websites you have been reading lately?

Two of my favorite books last year: Steve Jobs bio and We Die Alone. I always read the New Yorker, particularly anything by David Grann. Most of my reading tends to be driven by whatever story I’m working on for my show Fault Lines.

Here’s a Google+ event from earlier this week in which we...

Here’s a Google+ event from earlier this week in which we screened “Rio’s Red Card” and afterward had a Q&A session with the filmmaker and some folks in a Google hangout. The doc follows a favela in Rio that’s struggling to not be destroyed in the path of a new stadium, as the city prepares to host the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016.

Join me, won't you?

I’ll be hosting Al Jazeera’s exclusive documentary screening on Rio’s favelas at 6:30pm. Be sure to tune in here: http://ow.ly/htzwW

The Washington Post is reporting the Pentagon is prepared to...

The Washington Post is reporting the Pentagon is prepared to give some benefits to same-sex partners in the military. You can see their story here.

We covered this topic a couple of weeks ago on The Stream. Check it out above.