Reading the works of Paulo Coelho is truly a challenging activity, mostly because it encompasses a myriad of sub-tasks that can be quite demanding.
Browsing Posts published in September, 2008
I wrote earlier about the third big gun-related tragedy that struck Finland in the last couple of years. I also wrote about the sheer reckless stupidity of the police force that “investigated” the perpetrator one day before he brought death to his former mates. continue reading…
Yesterday Michael Moor launched his latest film, “Slacker Uprising”.
The controversial film maker made a new and interesting step with this movie, as he doesn’t specifically target the current administration, instead he has a clear focus on one thing: getting people out of their homes to vote. The message is simple: if one doesn’t get off the couch and speak one’s mind about the country’s direction, the one is a tacit perpetrator of the current state of thing.
The movie in itself is nothing more than a journal regarding Moore’s conferences and meetings across the US in an attempt to convince the people that change is needed. Alongside him went many well-known supporters of democracy and opponents of the current system: Joan Baez (world-famous musician and political activist), Viggo Mortessen (the well know musician and actor of “Lord of the Rings”), members of the famous rock band REM, members of Rage Against the Machine (the well-known punk/rock anti-government band), Eddie Vedder (of Pearl Jam) or Steve Earle (folk musician) in an attempt to get the message through: be the change you want to see.
The failures of the current administration are reminded to the public once again while Moore faces both friendly and hostile crowds as he makes no attempt to silence the opposition, instead tries to convince people to use their democratic right to vote.
Michael Moore is well known for his leftist, progressive and democratic views which have compelled him to bring up sensitive subjects such as gun-control (“Bowling for Columbine”), the Iraq war (“Fahrenheit 9/11″) and the health system (“Sicko”). His movies have brought criticism from both proponents and opponents for the way in which information is presented in a manner that forces the conclusion in the eyes and mind of the spectator … but aside that, agreement comes to one thing: all the information presented in his books and movies is heavily documented, mostly by publicly available official records.
“Guns don’t kill people, people kill people”. These words hold so much truth that it should be taken as an axiom, or even a truism, I believe it qualifies for both. continue reading…
One must agree that things look really grim for the US economy. Three of the five banking giants are out cold. Bear-Stearns and Lehman Brothers collapsed while Merryl-Lynch was bought over by Bank of America. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are the only survivors but the situation isn’t rose for them either.
The beginning of this week saw heavy fluctuations on trade markets too where the price of crude oil rose, much like the price of gold. continue reading…
The future is bright, or so it seems. The world is free of disease, people live longer and can work harder and with more success in pursuit of a dream. This sound like an ideal, perfect world where the problems of health can be left behind and everyone has a shot at happiness.
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Most influential movies
Since the inception of the motion picture, movies have become the preffered form of entertainment. The rather short history of movies has left us, just like in the case of the other arts, with a variety of criteria to appreciate them. We have emotional movies, beautiful films, films that display acting talent and skill, films depicting romance, tragedy, the beauty of fiction or ideals about life in general.
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Apprently the romanian blogosphere is being challenged to a competition and I hope to be in it! I couldn’t tell exactly why I’m doing this, just figured it might be a good idea to go for a writing challenge. Apparently the challenge will be related to writing about various technology items, something that I’ve been doing anyway every now and then (hmm, if I’m lucky I’ll get to present my very own WL500G Premium router, I wish!) so I think: why not?! continue reading…
For years and years, the USA has tried to build an image for itself. At least in the minds of the gullible, USA was the land of all opportunities, where you can earn big, live cheap, while the economic system watches over small details like mortgage, health insurance, social security. It was supposed to be the place where any enterprise could flourish, in democracy and a free market, with no direct control from the government as the government itself would be just a player. continue reading…
Sometime during last evening (EEST), Google launched its new product: a browser. Rumors about this have been circulating ever since 2004 but have been slowly dying as nothing official was announced. Still, I believe that few were those who truly though that Google has abandoned a possibility to strike at rival Microsoft on a ground that Google seems to dominate: the web. continue reading…
