Couple things of LA note

Chris Hitchens vs. evangelical theologian Douglas Wilson in Collision, a documentary having its LA premiere on the 29th at the Landmark Theater.

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UCLA has been targetted by animal rights groups who disagree with the use of animals in medical and scientific research. Not just laidback vegans, but people like the non-Einsteins who left a bomb at a researcher's neighbor's house, or firebombed a researcher's car. UCLA Pro-Test for Science is asking supporters of ethical animal research to gather at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and LeConte Avenue from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, to counter a candlelight vigil announced by anti-research activists.

You can also sign a petition in support of animal research, or learn more about the animal research.

And here's UCLA's announcement.

My irony meter is heavy-duty, and it still broke.

From the Daily Times of Pakistan:

Meanwhile, a Taliban group also sent two letters to the Lahore Press Club – one on October 12 and the other on October 14 – warning that if the media “does not stop portraying us as terrorists ... we will blow up offices of journalists and media organisations”.

What I learned today

The voice-actor for Spike Spiegel was the champion of the second season of Shall We Dance?, the Japanese version of Dancing with the Stars.