There is a wealth of reading on the topic of censorship, it enforcement and use runs in tandem with the historic development of every society on the planet, used to further political agendas, engender ways of thinking and wallpaper over past indiscretions. Where its limits and benefits rest is surely one of the great questions. [...]
I always think of an episode of ‘Animaniacs’ from a time I like to now term - back in the day (rather than put an actual date on it) – and a segment entitled ‘Good Idea, Bad Idea’. It went as such – Good Idea – Finding an Easter Egg on Easter Sunday, Bad Idea [...]
Top 6 Friday: Sex Scandals
Writes ck on March 14th, 2008
Read More: International, Politics, Top 6 Friday
I’ve walked the halls of the Legislative Office Building in Albany, New York and though never meeting Governor Spitzer, there was never a shortage of suggestion, allegation and rumour about many of the elected representatives. Behaviour of such questionable standards lead to a ban on interns attending events where alcohol was served and a strict [...]
So our receptionist at work is currently encumbered with being the highlight of my day - straight down the line, blunt honesty and a sense of humour rare in creatures constructed on an abandonment of all limits of taste. Talking about some bit of work related rubbish the other day we lost our steam [...]
Top 6 Friday: Leap Year Trivia
Writes ck on February 29th, 2008
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6. So lets kick off with the ‘why?’ - Leap years are needed so that the calendar is in alignment with the earth’s motion around the sun. It was the ancient Egyptians who first figured out that the solar year and the man-made calendar year didn’t always match up. It takes the Earth a little [...]
Top 6 Friday: US Presidents in the Movies
Writes ck on February 22nd, 2008
Read More: Top 6 Friday, US Presidential election 2008
So Roaming Rebel has already posted on this article from the Guardian, one drawing on the distinct set of similarities between the current race for the White House and the final two seasons of ‘The West Wing’ and indeed the article points out how the TV shows scribes in fact modeled the character of Matt [...]
Top 6 Friday: Reasons I’ve Not Been Posting A Lot This Week
Writes ck on February 15th, 2008
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6. I like to describe my job as ‘doing things with paper’, seeing various sheets of paper progress from being fundamental to some bureaucratic achievement to being dismembered by a shredder before some man who’s name I dont’t know despite working with him for a year comes to collect it to recycle and begin a [...]
Top 6 Friday: Heath Ledger Tribute
Writes ck on February 7th, 2008
Read More: Movie Reviews, Movies, Top 6 Friday
Heath Ledger is laid to rest this Saturday in Perth.
6. Words from Christopher Nolan, the last director to complete a film with Ledger. Some well chosen words:
“Heath was bursting with creativity. It was in his every gesture. He once told me that he liked to wait between jobs until he was creatively hungry. Until he [...]
As you can see there is no top 6 friday. So here is the top 6 reasons why there is none.
6. CK has gone quiet. Usually CK is the guy who does the top 6 list but he seems to be not living in Cyberspace today. I guess he must have got a something the [...]
Top 6 Friday: Perfect Music scenes in Movies
Writes simon on January 25th, 2008
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I am taking over the Top Friday role today from CK. So here is my rundown of the top 6 greatest moments in movies where the music and the film blend into shear perfection.
6. From probably the most underrated bond film comes one of the greatest action scenes and musical accompaniment. Who does not think [...]