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Alan Ball, creator of the HBO series TRUE BLOOD, discusses the show.
More digital goodness from my experiments with the RCA EZ201 camcorder.
See below for my pods on Ball's latest film, TOWELHEAD.
And comment! Please, comment!Alan Ball, creator of the HBO series TRUE BLOOD, discusses the show.
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A Moroccan blogger has been jailed for two years for showing disrespect to the monarchy, say the man's family.
Mohammed Erraji, 29, was convicted after writing an article claiming King Mohammed VI's charitable habits were encouraging a culture of dependency.
There has been no official comment on the case, but rights groups claim Erraji did not have a fair trial.
A BBC reporter says criticising the king is an offence in Morocco and the royal family remains a taboo subject.
Morocco has previously caused international outrage with its treatment of internet users.
Earlier this year, Fouad Mortada was sentenced to three years in prison for creating a false profile on the internet site Facebook using the identity of the king's brother.
He received a royal pardon following protests from internet users around the world.A Moroccan blogger has been jailed for two years for showing disrespect to the... more
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BEIJING (Reuters) - The women in Roqaya Al Ghasara's home town in Bahrain are so proud of their pioneering Olympic sprinter that some of them got together to design and sew a set of tailor-made aerodynamic veils for her to run in.
Egyptian fencer Shaimaa El Gammal, a third-timer at the Olympics, will don Islamic headgear in Beijing for the first time. She says it is a sign she is come of age and she feels more empowered than ever.
This year's Games will see a sizable sprinkling of veiled athletes who are determined to avoid offending devout Muslims back home while showing skimpily dressed rivals there is nothing constricting about wearing "hijab".
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK28709020080811
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Typically Twisted
Taboo impulses can be titillating... but more often they're a source of concern for those who harbor secret wishes or unusual desires. If you prefer gallows humor to slapstick or kinky to vanilla, take heart: Dark inclinations have their own logic and benefits.
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A man trolls through web sites, searching for someone to fulfill his momentary fantasy. Waves of anticipation—he may find what he wants!—alternate with a nagging fear that he will be exposed as a sick freak. What would his friends and family think of him if they knew? A woman looks at her child, meanwhile, and feels crushed with disappointment. Her heart just doesn't swell for him the way it does for his sister. She anxiously tries to hide her preference, all the while berating herself for being a terrible mother.
Feelings or habits that are out of the ordinary are great fodder for art and entertainment, but they can cause anguish to those who can't understand—and don't appreciate—their own outre tendencies. Of course some people are proud to be twisted, and even cultivate strangeness: Half-blue-eyed, all-pasty-white Goth rocker Marilyn Manson surely doesn't spend much time moping around, wishing he were just like everybody else. But why do many others obsess over not being normal?
Paying attention to norms is how we stay in step with social expectations, says Dustin Wood, an assistant professor of psychology at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, who is interested in how personalities develop. "Normality is the barometer people use to figure out if they're acting the way they should be."
this is a REALLY good artical from Psychology today.
Secrets eat you away dont be ashamed of what you areTypically Twisted
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China is on its way to becoming a World-Class Super Power Nation and the 8-8-08 Olympics is one of the many ways it is showing off. As downtrodden people from Burma, we need to be aware of the dangers of living next to this awakening Super Giant.
Below is a rewritten version of a translation of an article about how some reporter had the chance to dine in on boiled human baby soup. First the translation will be presented and then a brief discussion will follow.
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I'm in complete disbelief. Is this real or is this some sort of grotesque joke? This is awful not only for the obvious taboo of cannibalism, but also for the late term abortion. This is a moral double whammy for me and I think everyone should be aware of this insanity. This atrocity. I think I'm going to be ill.China is on its way to becoming a World-Class Super Power Nation and the 8-8-08... more
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Figures show that 10,000 women die every year in Nigeria from unsafe abortions, carried out by untrained people in unsanitary conditions.
That is 27 deaths every day.
According to the US-based Guttmacher Institute, that is one sixth of the total number of women who die worldwide from such procedures.
Abortion is a taboo subject in Nigeria. The BBC couldn't find any woman who had an abortion willing to speak about it openly.Figures show that 10,000 women die every year in Nigeria from unsafe abortions,... more
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A 34-year-old Italian man who embarked on an erotic relationship with a 13-year-old girl has had his sentence cut by a two-thirds because a court decided there was 'real love' between the pair. Antonio de Pascale, a butcher from Vicenza, admitted that he had a four-month long relationship with the girl, who sent him a stream of torrid text messages on his mobile phone. His lawyers argued, however, that there was a 'deep tenderness' between him and the girl and that he had 'fallen head over heels in love' after a sexual encounter in his car. They said the girl had consented to every action. The court in Vicenza accepted their opinion and sentenced de Pascale to only one year and four months in jail out of a possible 12-year term. The president of the Association for the Protection of the Rights of Minors, said the decision was 'execrable', adding, 'it is not right to judge whether or not a 13-year-old girl is willing. The law should safeguard young girls who are too immature to make these decisions against adults without scruples'.A 34-year-old Italian man who embarked on an erotic relationship with a 13-year-old... more
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Birth: it's a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience with her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to examine and question the way American women have babies. The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal. Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency?Birth: it's a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than... more
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Let's talk about sex:
In a culture where it's still taboo to talk about sex, our silence acts as an enabler to perhaps the most far-reaching epidemic of our time. The numbers are staggering; we all know someone who has been touched by sexual violence. Men and women of all ages, classes, and religions are affected every day. Communities are left to pick up the pieces.
WE WILL NOT SPEAK IT is an exploration of the problem of sexual violence and the culture of tolerance that exists to support and enable it on a global scale.
One courageous young woman's story is a window into the epidemic of sexual violence against both women and men in our society.
When will too much be enough? When will we, as a culture, decide to act? When will our tolerance of sexual violence finally come to an end?Let's talk about sex:
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