A Descent into Dullness

Top female police officer in Afghanistan murdered by Taliban:

The most prominent female police officer in Afghanistan has been murdered by the Taliban, the latest victim in a vicious campaign against women in public life by Muslim fundamentalists.

Malalai Kakar, who specialised in rescuing abused women, was shot dead outside her home in Kandahar in an attack which also left her 15-year-old son, one of her six children, critically injured.

"We killed Malalai Kakar," said a Taliban spokesman, Yousuf Ahmadi "She was our target, and we successfully eliminated our target." The Islamist group had previously carried out several unsuccessful attacks on her life, and those of her female colleagues, before yesterday's lethal ambush.

kali921 and box_in_the_box speak about this better than I can. I'm going back to bed and curl up in a blanket...

AMC gives further proof it doesn't understand its own damn name. I can accept that they're doing first-run shows now, since it seems to be a requirement. Plus "Mad Men" is pretty damn good. But this? This is crazier than Jaws 2. Or Catwoman. They have reached a new pinnacle in non-classic movies. Currently airing: Steven Seagal's Marked for Death. I'd argue that this barely qualifies under the tag "movie", much less "classic"...