Book Covers are getting much more colorful and arty. And like the old saying goes “don’t judge a book by its cover”, but it’s increasingly hard to do. As books are looking much more beautiful and I immediately think ‘wow must have some pretty cool stuff inside’. And it no longer seems that paperbacks are […]
They suuuure are! This little film from 1979 reminded me of those education films that are frequently parodied on The Simpsons. But this one’s hip and trippy! Ok the story is, a girl and a boy talk about drugs while making lego. The girl talks about what some “lady” told her about drugs (we […]
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I think I MAY NEED A BATHROOM break. Is this possible? G.W.Bush
Well that’s what the memo said when Dubya sent a note to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a Security Council meeting at the 2005 World Summit and 60th General Assembly of the United Nations.
Isn’t it interesting the words he chose to […]
World renowned composer Philip Glass received a 15 minute long standing ovation in Germany this week. It was at the world premiere of his new opera ‘Waiting for the Barbarians’. The opera does not try to encompass one culture or time period in history but to present civil rights in a timeless way.
Here ‘barbarians’ are […]
“‘Despotism’ treats the idea of nationhood differently than most other educational films. It sees nations not as static entities but dynamically, moving towards democracy or despotism as conditions change. This outlook doesn’t mesh well with old clichZs about patriotism and democracy, because it doesn’t necessarily see the American system as democracy’s highest achievement.”
This is an […]
Kingyo senbei : goldfish shaped rice cracker. I hope this blog is just as delicious and crisp.
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