Heath Ledger's character in The Dark Knight is truly evil, tearing down the good for being the good. Despite its overall darkness, the movie is genuine Romanticism, in a sense Ayn Rand would recognize.
The 39-year-old punk-rock singer Gorki Águila has long been an outspoken critic of Cuba’s government, receiving international exposure and media attention, and he has been detained and imprisoned by Cuban authorities several times.
In an 8-2 vote Tuesday, the Virginia Beach City Council denied the monks' request to use their West Neck Road house as a temple with a Sunday service for two more years.
