saturday, august 21, 2010


BOOK WORLD Illustrating more


than cartoons Comic book adventures of a different variety play out in Howard Cruse’s “Stuck Rubber Baby.” C3


“


Wikileaks is barrier to shield arguments Leak of secret papers


complicates debate on guarding news sources


by Paul Farhi Until just a few weeks ago,


news organizations thought they were cruising toward a long-cherished goal: Congres- sional passage of a federal shield law to protect journalists from being forced to reveal con- fidential sources. Then came Wikileaks. The notoriety surrounding Wikileaks.org’s release of nearly 76,000 secret military docu- ments last month has compli- cated, and possibly imperiled, enactment of shield legislation pending in the Senate, propo- nents and opponents of the measure both say.


Wikileaks apparently ob- tained the documents, describ- ing the U.S. military’s conduct of the war in Afghanistan, from a military source and posted them on the Internet. The re- lease sparked praise and criti- cism, the latter from govern- ment officials who said the rev- elations could endanger U.S.-led forces and their Afghan allies. At the same time, Wikileaks made the documents available to the New York Times and two other news organizations, which published stories based on them. Wikileaks founder Ju- lian Assange says that his group plans to release an additional 15,000 documents this month. The shield legislation would


protect journalists from having to reveal anonymous sources when challenged by prosecu- tors in federal court. The pro-


shield continued on C8


Style ABCDE C S


Madonna doesn’t ‘have the right to trade in the same space under’ Material Girl brand.


THE STYLE INVITATIONAL


Graphic depictions of sets! Humor and geekiness intersect in the winning Venn diagrams. C2


CAROLYN HAX Endless loop


? Mom feels life’s a treadmill, with no time for rest. C2 — Company suing the pop star C3


RED HUBER/ORLANDO SENTINEL VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS


YOU, NICE TO MEET, IT IS:Mallory Ring and Ray Munoz during a speed-dating session at Star Wars Celebration V.


‘Star’-crossed love? Look for it at lightspeed.


Fans take a 3-minute shot at the chance to stop flying Solo


by Alexandra Petri


orlando — Deciding not to wear my inflatable Jabba the Hutt suit was tough. But, I rea- soned, I wanted guys to like me for my personality, not just my appearance.


So a week ago, I donned a


skirt and “Star Wars” T-shirt and stepped into line with 54 other women at the entrance to a conference room on the third level of the Orange County Con- vention Center. We were among more than 250 fans of the sci-fi


saga who showed up to partici- pate in the first-ever bout of speed-dating at a “Star Wars” convention. “Star Wars.” Speed-dating.


Together, they could rule the galaxy. It would be like the Death Star: too big to fail. Originally scheduled for just


two days of the Aug. 12-15 Star Wars Celebration V, the dating event was expanded to another day because of popular demand. Getting to this room required walking past legions of storm- troopers, dodging roving droids and passing several competing Han Solo-Chewbacca pairs who were trying to avoid being pho- tographed together, like girls wearing the same dress to


dating continued on C3


Allen looks to his roots, plants campaign seeds


by Jason Horowitz


On Thursday night, George Allen, the former Republican Virginia governor and senator, addressed a Jewish retreat in Res- ton organized by the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. The mysti- cal sect seeks to hasten the arrival of the Mes- siah by persuading no- nobservant Jews — like, say, Allen — to adopt Orthodox ritu- als. They often do this by sending young Hasidic men with full-brimmed fedoras into the street to ask passersby, “Ya Jewish?” and invite them into a


Mitzvah Tank — a vehicle often adorned with the wizened vis- age of their spiritual leader, the late Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.


The Lubavitch


Ex-governor George Allen.


didn’t need to search for Allen, who is expec- ted to challenge Demo- crat Jim Webb for his old Senate seat in 2012 and is on a political re- habilitation tour. Al- len, who discovered his Jewish roots dur- ing his failed 2006 bid, came to them.


At about 6 p.m., Al- len climbed into what


amounted to a stationary Mitz- vah Tank: a ballroom of the Res-


allen continued on C2


PHOTOS BY MARVIN JOSEPH/THE WASHINGTON POST


A BANNER DAY: Activists take their anti-Arizona message to the field at Nationals Park during Sunday’s game against the Diamondbacks. Baseball, as “the great national unifier,” highlights the state’s divisiveness, according to one author.


Playing hardball


Is ‘Boycott Arizona’ a winning message? History suggests that the odds are favorable.


by David Montgomery


ing security guards on a merry chase across the outfield. Two more interlopers darted onto the green. Before they could unfurl a banner in right field, it was snatched by a guard who tumbled to the turf with one of them. “We were kind of hoping it was a sign


T


saying, ‘Sign Adam Dunn,’ ” said David Bookbinder, a lawyer at the game. “None of us, and none of the guys behind or in front of us, had any idea there was a po- litical message of any sort. . . . The take- away was: The Nats need some security guards in somewhat better shape.” The rowdy national roadshow of pro- test against Arizona’s tough new immi- gration law had just barged into Wash- ington. Amid the dueling jeers and cheers of fans who did get the message — the Nats were playing the Arizona Dia- mondbacks, weren’t they? — there was also the puzzlement of Bookbinder and many others in the stands. What does immigration have to do


he bottom of the fifth in- ning was just getting start- ed Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park when a young man and woman jumped out of the stands and led huffing-and-puff-


ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE: From left, Paul Mendez of Silver Spring, Brad Botwin of Rockville and Chuck Floyd of Potomac air their views on game day.


with baseball? Is this any way to win sup- porters and influence policy? Similar questions linger over the broader crusade to ostracize Arizona, a campaign now about to enter its fifth month. Latino civil rights organizations and labor unions are boycotting the state, which has already cost Arizona thou- sands of hotel bookings and millions of dollars. A coalition of musicians includ- ing Rage Against the Machine, Juanes, Shakira, Los Tigres del Norte, Los Lobos, Kanye West, Cypress Hill and Ozomatli are refusing to play there. Activists are trying to pressure Major League Baseball


into moving the 2011 All-Star Game out of Phoenix.


But there is no unanimity even among those who detest the nation’s toughest crackdown on illegal immigration, known as SB 1070, signed by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) in April. Last month, a federal judge blocked the strictest pro- visions; the state is appealing. Lady Gaga, who refused to cancel her


July 31 concert in Phoenix but had “Stop SB 1070” printed on her arm, heaped scorn during the show on both the immi-


boycott continued on C4


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76