Category: Social issues
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Screenplay for “The Wall” (Pink Floyd)
We do not often see the sceenplay of a movie we like. Maybe it’s fortunate because they are hardly exhilarating except when they come from Alfred Hitchcock (the man was a maniac of detailed preparation) or when they describe all about animation movies. The Wall, the Alan Parker movie created with the eponymous music album…
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Pilosity and Co.
For all those respecting the choice of growing a beard or a moustache, there is a reference web site: Moustache and Beard Quarterly.
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Free movie: Terminus
Download from the film website Movie information from IMDB.org Trevor Cawood is a movie director that has been noticed in a number of short movies in the world of advertising. Personally, I noticed ads for Citroën and for GMC. But you must remember him for his participation to the special effects of The Matrix Reloaded…
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Big money
Sometimes, the economy is not faring well, sometime it’s too good. In both cases, it may lead to astonishing bills. I found some cases, I really loved. The biggest single US dollar bill This is not even really a bill since it’s more a tool to manage gold exchanges in an economy that was based…
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Sharks and other sea jaws
Most people are amazed by the power of the marine predators that are most sharks. While it is often difficult to catch them in the act, there are a few occasions where it is possible to see impressive animals. Recently I found some that I wanted to share with you. Great white sharks feeding on…
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Exercise a cheetah
A zoo cheetah cannot be released in the wild if it is not able to hunt. And this is the fastest running hunter – if trained. So, how do you exercise a cheetah in order to prepare it for possible wild life? Video link
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End of the Odyssey
One of the greatest minds and authors of the 20th Century just died. Arthur C. Clarke was very well known for some of his highly acclaimed books (think about 2001: A Space Odyssey and the collaboration with Stanley Kubrik on the movie with the same name). Some of them were only known to Science Fiction…
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America management of unemployment: Jail
Most people did not really notice this bit of information: The United States of America reached a point where 1,6 million Americans are in jail. This is nearly one percent of the 230-million population. I am starting to believe that this is (maybe not only) a way to manage a significant part of unemployment. When…