Movies, Phantasy

Kick-Ass

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Kick-Ass reinvents the superhero genre (Spiderman, Batman, etc.) by making fun of the genre but also working with it. The film is billed as a comedy. There are a large number of funny scenes that will make you laugh.  But at times it also falls back on the genre that it makes fun off, image [Read More]
Diary

The Election is fought over economic philosophy

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David Brooks is providing the best possible interpretations what Republican intentions are all about. Instead of picking Spain and Greece he could have cited the Northern European countries which have been quite successful in reforming their welfare states. He notes correctly that Barak Obama outlined a very different position that economics policies will bring new image [Read More]
Movies, Phantasy

Monster Inc

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Monster Inc was made before Finding Nemo, which was the first Pixar film I ever saw. Monster Inc is cute and is fueled by the imaginary power that we are used to from Pixar. But I did not feel as touched by the film as I did by all the others. But it is a image [Read More]
Drama, Movies

Roman Holiday

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Mark Zuckerberg allegedly is spending is honey moon in Rome right now. If you are thinking you can can follow in his footsteps by watching Roman Holiday, you will be disappointed. The film did not age well. Our eyes need more than a princess who wants to break out her cage for a day by image [Read More]
Drama, Movies

Breakfast at Tiffany’s

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Breakfast at Tiffany has receive higher ratings than in my mind it deserved. It is a love story with a cute cat and an always beautiful-to-watch Audrey Hepburn. But that is about it. Watch the wonderful My Fair Lady if you want to see Hepburn and experience a much deeper story. My Review of My image [Read More]
Diary

When the US shrank in the 19th century

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The internet today is removing barriers between people living in different places. The railroads were one of the technologies (telegraph and telephone were others) that this for 19th century.  The Writer’s Almanac reports: The First Transcontinental Railroad was completed on this date in 1869. The project had been discussed since the 1830’s when Europeans were image [Read More]
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Motorbike from Japan travels across the Pacific Ocean

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I could never imagine that sea currents are strong enough to wash a motorbike across the entire Pacific Ocean. Read this amazing story. TOKYO (AP)—It must have been a wild ride. Japanese media say a Harley-Davidson motorcycle lost in last year’s tsunami has washed up on a Canadian island about 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles) away. The rusted image image [Read More]