I was going through some old papers a couple of weeks ago (spring cleaning and all that jazz) and found notes I had taken on the French Revolution all the way back in High School. This is one of the very few things I had kept from that time, for the event had left quite… Read More Populist rage: Any hope the 1789 French Revolution will become The 2009 Global Revolution? Part I
So the title is a little dramatic, I’ll be the first to admit it – but I recently stumbled on very interesting post by tribalinsight that made the Twilight Zone’s theme song float in my head as I was reflecting about it. What can I say; I have a *very* active mind. Here are some… Read More Dove’s Campaign for Beauty: looking at the darker side
The statistics in this video are astounding; the capacity, mind-boggling. Take a look!
An event that started small only a couple of years ago is now spread out all over the world! Earth Hour is about raising awareness; on Saturday, March 28th, at 20h30 local time, people around the world turned off their lights. Here are a couple of pictures from the Earth Hour hosted by Sahar’s blog.… Read More Earth Hour 2009!
Ever wonder why it’s so satisfying knowing a little about what is happening to everyone in your Facebook network, and, in the case of Twitter, knowing what is happening to people you barely know? Here is an interesting reflection on the subject Behind Facebook’s success: It takes a village By Anand Giridharadas, posted March 26th… Read More IHT: ‘Behind Facebook’s success: It takes a village’
Here is another reason why celebrities shouldn’t be role models: they are often the result of careful marketing strategies. What we think as coming from celebrities, i.e. what some people consider as the standards towards which they strive, are actually coming from a team of people manipulating that stars image. And, however obvious this argument… Read More IHT: ‘When stars Twitter, a ghost may be lurking’
I took the time watching this episode of Ugly Betty after I heard rumours about how it was going on hiatus until the month of May – and apparently guys it’s true, no new Ugly Betty episodes until May 7th! Can you believe it, how they are toying with our emotions like this? How rude!… Read More Review: Ugly Betty, Season 3, Episode 19
A little while ago, I mentioned how confused I was that celebrities were role models, and yet role models were not celebrities. As I have been scouring the internet for other opinions on the subjects, I am quite happy to note that more people than expected agree, one of the being EW’s Mark Harris: Maybe… Read More EW: ‘Rihanna is NOT a role model’
I wasn’t planning on watching the new season of ANTM until I ran out of other things to watch while exercising. But I have received so many emails asking me for my opinion about this season’s ANTM that I just had to bump it up the priority list. So for those of you who are… Read More Tyra tried to suck me in, but she hasn’t… Yet.
Commentary: Stop religious persecution in Iran Posted by Rainn Wilson on CNN, February 17th 2009 Why is Rainn Wilson, “Dwight” on “The Office,” writing a news commentary for CNN? Good question. It’s a bit strange for me, to say the least; a comic character actor best known for playing weirdos with bad haircuts getting all… Read More Rainn Wilson posts a commentary on CNN about the persecution of Baha’is in Iran
