Posts Tagged ‘jack kevorkian’

Jack Kevorkian Connects With Armenian Fans at Sold Out Show

Jack Kevorkian Connects With Armenian Fans at Sold Out Show

On a recent unusually warm Saturday night, UCLA’s Royce Hall was packed to the brim with an anxious audience, waiting to catch even just a glimpse of right to die activist, painter and pathologist Jack Kevorkian. And as the hoards of eager fans – many of them Armenian – piled into the sold out show, [...]

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Ianyan Magazine’s Year in Review

Ianyan Magazine’s Year in Review

As we descend into the final hours of 2010, here is a look back at what ianyan brought you this year, from a review on HBO’s Jack Kevorkian biopic, to the cultural stigma experienced by gay Armenians, volunteering in Armenia, reactions to an elevated child abuse case and more. A heartfelt thank you to all [...]

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Review: HBO’s You Don’t Know Jack (Kevorkian)

Review: HBO’s You Don’t Know Jack (Kevorkian)

“I have a God,” proclaims Jack Kevorkian, “his name is Bach. Johann Sebastian Bach.” That one-liner in HBO’s “You Don’t Know Jack” should be enough to tell you that you needn’t  know Kevorkian’s moniker of “Dr.Death” to realize he was different. After assisting 130 patients exercise their right to die and serving an almost 9 [...]

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Al Pacino Set to Play Jack Kevorkian in HBO Biopic

Al Pacino Set to Play Jack Kevorkian in HBO Biopic

Perhaps the most infamous Armenian for decades, Jack “Dr. Death” Kevorkian has assisted hundreds of patients in ending their lives and served eight years of a 10-to-25-year prison sentence because of it. Now, Kevorkian, who said that “dying is not a crime,” is the subject of the upcoming HBO film “You Don’t Know Jack,” where [...]

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