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You can go round the Body Works display and wonder if it is science, art or morbid curiosity. Though the latest news reports he will be selling some of the plastic resin bodies over the internet for around £61,7333 for a full body.
"Torsos will be on sale for around £50,154 while human heads will be on offer for £19,495 each. Animal parts are also available. [...]He has never shied away from controversy and in 2002 he went ahead with the first public autopsy in 170 years in Britain, despite concerns that he could be arrested. "-Telegraph
However, von Hagens insists only medical experts and scientists will be able to purchase the bodies from the online service.You can go round the Body Works display and wonder if it is science, art or morbid... more
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Over the last season, we have seen a sporadic, but very real, decrease in the quality of the classic cartoon from comedians Matt Stone and Trey Parker. This new season was starting very similar to the last season, sprinkles of laziness over primarily genius. But all the genius is crowded to the beginning of the 14th season, and since 200 and 201, it seems like they do not care anymore.
I couldn't be happier people enjoyed Poor and Stupid, Crippled Summer, or the Snookie episode It's A Jersey Thing. I, however, do not, and can not. I think they were seriously banking on the idea that 200 and 201 would get them kicked off the air, forever immortalizing them for going against the norm. When it didn't work, it seemed like they lost their drive.
I try to not be too critical, especially until I've watched the full season. But there have only been 4 episodes, out of 9 so far, that have remotely matched the artistic charisma and comedic observance of these two douches.
Really, I don't mind if they get kicked off of the air, but only if they get their asses to work making another feature film, and not something like Orgazmo (which was funny but could never be a wide release film). I'd like to see a film in the same vein as Team America, South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut, or even Baseketball (which they didn't direct but fueled with excellent comedic timing and a sweet DVDA song).
But until then, I just want to see one, ONE, episode of South Park that at least reaches the same level of artistic merit and social awareness as the 12th and 13th seasons.
Maybe it's just me and I don't care about pop culture references to Nascar, any TV show featuring Jersey, or contrived humor (as seen in Crippled Summer). I loved the Fatbeard, Whale Whores, The Ring, and Fishsticks episodes of the 13th season, and almost every episode in the 12th, but the 14th seems to be slowing to a putter.
And Insheeption doesn't look too promising.
I'm hoping to eat those words however.
I guess the question I'm posing to all of you is do you think this lack of spark in the recent episodes of South Park are due to being overborne by the amount of time they spend on the show, and the controversy of their most well written episodes, or if simply the duo is ready to move on to greater things?
Is the blandness of the episodes due to bitterness or exhaustion?
And more importantly, does anyone share my sentiments regarding the episodes following 200 and 201?
Will South Park return to greatness or will we need to wait for another Trey Parker directed musical before we see genius again?Over the last season, we have seen a sporadic, but very real, decrease in the quality... more
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The writers listed in the article are among the best and the brightest who created works that would go on to inspire and influence fellow writers and students for ages. Sure, maybe you’ve heard of Tolstoy and the Marquis de Sade, but do you know where they were as they skyrocketed to fame? Probably not. Here’s the stories behind five famous writers that lived in exile.
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http://librarysciencedegree.org/5-famous-writers-that-lived-in-exile/The writers listed in the article are among the best and the brightest who created... more
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Dayana Mendoza (Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada) is the former Miss Venezuela and Miss Universe. The very gorgeous, ravishing, stunning,Dayana Mendoza (Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada) is the former Miss Venezuela and Miss... more
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The Early Show anchors chatted with Elmo and Sesame Street Executive Producer Carol-Lynn Parente about pulling singer Katy Perry's appearance on the show due to a risqué outfit choice.The Early Show anchors chatted with Elmo and Sesame Street Executive Producer... more
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Katy Perry made a video with Elmo for Sesame Street that was banned from airing on PBS because of the skimpy dress she was wearing. This has created a lot of controversy. Do you think they should have played it?Katy Perry made a video with Elmo for Sesame Street that was banned from airing on PBS... more
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Obama Terror Attack statement, another controversy! The experts are really taking the Obama terror attack statement critically but the White House is still due to speak about the statement.Obama Terror Attack statement, another controversy! The experts are really taking the... more
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Who directed Poltergeist is a question that has been raised many times between fans of the film ever since an article appeared in the L.A. Times in 1982. The article, about a set visit during principle photography, queried whether credited director Tobe Hooper was actually at the helm. On the day of the newspaper’s visit Steven Spielberg was directing some on-location shots and Hooper was nowhere to be seen.Who directed Poltergeist is a question that has been raised many times between fans of... more
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Joseph "Jazz" Hayden Founder of Still Here Harlem Productions filmed these 3 undercover NYPD police officers search, frisk and arrest a Harlem citizen after finding a joint of marijuana. Jazz, vocally questioned the officers conduct and procedures, considering that a small amount of marijuana is considered a violation in New York State. This incident took place two days after a very violent shooting incident in Harlem involving police http://bit.ly/cy4t5X and community members .
Marijuana possession is legally decriminalized in New York State, yet New York City makes more pot arrests than any other city in the world. Since 1993 NYPD has arrested close to a half million people for possessing small amounts of marijuana. In 2008 alone nearly 90 percent of these arrests were made on black and latino New Yorkers. (Harry G. Levine, The Epidemic of Pot Arrests in New York City, http://bit.ly/axTe0C)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSxUgiobcT8Joseph "Jazz" Hayden Founder of Still Here Harlem Productions filmed these 3... more
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Venus Williams US Open Outfit is in news today. Why? This is because that Venus Williams’ outfits, Venus Williams US Open Outfit could not raise any controversy nor could generateVenus Williams US Open Outfit is in news today. Why? This is because that Venus... more
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You know, for a religion based on tolerance and forgiveness, they sure do create a lot of ruckus in every aspect of life.You know, for a religion based on tolerance and forgiveness, they sure do create a lot... more
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Reportedly, a recorded video of Brandon Spikes’ Chatroulette interaction has been sold to a celebrity gossip website, Brandon Spikes, who was a standout player of Gators, is currently playing for Patriots where he was drafted in the second round.
http://www.buzztab.com/sport/brandon-spikes-appears-chatroulette-naked/Reportedly, a recorded video of Brandon Spikes’ Chatroulette interaction has... more
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Aug 15, 1945 65 years old Japan officially surrendered and thereby ending World War II. Every year nationalistic rightwing groups gather to protest the Peace Anti-War demonstrators at the controversial Yasukuni Shrine. Yasukuni Shrine dates back to the mid-19th Century and it is a shrine for all those died serving the Emperor. In 1978 the spirits of Class A war criminals were enshrined there and official government visits there have often sparked outrage with Asian countries who suffered from Japan's actions in WWII.
The Peace Party marched through a gauntlet of rightwingers surrounded by police in riot gear. Some of the rightwingers would make for the Peace party but would always get stopped by the police. Some of it seem a bit more for show especially this day as it was so freaking hot. I don't think either had the energy to really duke it out.Aug 15, 1945 65 years old Japan officially surrendered and thereby ending World War... more
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I went into Lebanon convinced that I really didn't want to see another examination of the moral quandary that is the Middle East conflict. I came out of it -- head and heart racing -- convinced that I had seen one of the best films of the year. That's a considerable achievement, considering that Lebanon takes place primarily on one dark, constricted set, and that that set recreates a place that few of us would care to spend five minutes in, much less the 90 minutes of the film, much less -- from the characters point of view -- the desperate hours that form the opening day of the Lebanon War in 1982.
Save for the opening and closing shots, Lebanon is set completely within the confines of a tank, observing its crew -- four Israeli boys in their twenties -- as they get their first taste of war. Whatever we see of the outside world is only what they can see from inside, views limited to what can be observed through tiny windows and (tellingly) a gunsight. Whatever we can divine of the situation is only what they can figure out from those windows, from terse radio communications, and from limited dialogue with whichever superiors or purported allies drop down through their hatchway. In short, info is limited, which does not exempt the crew from making split-second decisions, many of them life-or-death. The experience is tense, claustrophobic, occasionally brutally graphic, and absolutely compelling; gripping drama with a higher goal.
It was a pleasure talking with Maoz about the motives and challenges of this incredible film. Click on the link to hear the interview.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-persons/emmighty-movie-podcastem_b_674406.htmlI went into Lebanon convinced that I really didn't want to see another... more
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Is this photo a cynical piece of propaganda designed to tug at our heartstrings, as some are suggesting? A poorly-veiled attempt to provoke moral outrage that would justify continued occupation in Afghanistan? Or is it simply an image of truth, a terrible story that deserves to be told, symbolic of the larger problem of the oppression of women under the Taliban?
http://talkingskull.com/article/war-porn-or-window-to-realityIs this photo a cynical piece of propaganda designed to tug at our heartstrings, as... more
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