Short films are the poetry of cinema. It’s not easy to translate emotion and meaning to an audience while still being economical with words and time, so when it works, it can seem almost magical. And Washingtonians will have the chance to wonder “How’d they do that?” quite a bit when the DC Shorts Film Festival kicks off tonight. Through Sept. 18, audiences can catch 145 films from more than 20 countries at venues across town. But with 17 showcases of shorts — all clocking in at 20 minutes or less — it can be tough to figure out what’s worth a look. After spending way too long watching previews, I’ve highlighted some of my most anticipated festival shorts below, each accompanied by a preview so you can judge for yourself. Read full article > >

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DC Shorts Film Festival kicks off

The parents of the Libyan woman who says she was imprisoned and raped by Gaddafi’s forces say she is still being held in Gaddifi’s compound and that the regime is promising money to keep quiet. In an interview with al-Jazeera, the woman’s parents…

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Family: Libyan Woman Still Being Held

No, it’s not 1991, but Rodney King is still being pulled over by Los Angeles police. Police said Friday that King had been pulled over Wednesday night for driving erratically. The incident occurred just one day before the twentieth anniversary of the…

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Rodney King Stopped By Police

Newsnight uncovers evidence that the UK government helped sell so-called “bomb detectors”, which are now subject to a government export ban because they do not work, around the world and that the devices are still being sold.

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UK promoted failed bomb detectors

The votes are in, and while some close races are still being tallied, there is a clear winner from the 2010 elections: Secret corporate cash. Such unaccounted for political donations may end up allowing those accused of wrongdoing to go free. As Joshua Holland details for AlterNet , Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission may have provided a lifetime supply of get-out-of-jail-free cards to corporate criminals. read more

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Campaign Cash: Citizens United Becomes Get Out-of-Jail-Free Card for Corporate Criminals

Six people are still being questioned by police investigating dissident republican activity following raids in the Irish Republic.

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Six are held in dissident probe

A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it is recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns.

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Diabetes drug advice ‘not heeded’

A 21-year-old man is still being questioned after a car crashed into a lake early on Tuesday, killing two teenagers.

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Man held after car deaths in lake

The recurrence of a problem with surgical instruments means cardiac surgery is still being delayed at a Cardiff hospital two months after 55 operations were cancelled.

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Surgery delay as problem recurs

After 11 days on the lam, Arizona prisoner Tracy Province has been caught in Wyoming, police say. Escapee John McCluskey is still being sought by police.

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1 Arizona escapee caught, 1 on the run