The 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000-2009)
If comparing music from Gillian Welch and Outkast in our 50 Best Albums of the Decade is like apples and oranges, ranking films like Amélie, The Dark Knight and Mulholland Drive is more like apples, ice cream and foie gras. But despite the wild variety among our 50 Best Movies from 2000-2009, each is an exquisitely made, exceptionally satisfying piece of cinema that we believe will endure well after the decade has ended. There are masters like Martin Scorcese and Lars Von Trier, and relative newcomers like Fernando Meirelles and Anna Boden. There are documentaries, comedies and dramas, as well as animated films and even a super-hero flick. 50. 49. 48. 47. 46. 45. 44. 43. 42. 41.
Human World
Human World The women of the Tiwi tribe in the South Pacific are married at birth. When Albert Einstein died, his final words died with him. The nurse at his side didn't understand German. St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was not Irish. The lance ceased to be an official battle weapon in the British Army in 1927. St. Many sailors used to wear gold earrings so that they could afford a proper burial when they died. Some very Orthodox Jew refuse to speak Hebrew, believing it to be a language reserved only for the Prophets. A South African monkey was once awarded a medal and promoted to the rank of corporal during World War I. Born 4 January 1838, General Tom Thumb's growth slowed at the age of 6 months, at 5 years he was signed to the circus by P.T. Because they had no proper rubbish disposal system, the streets of ancient Mesopotamia became literally knee-deep in rubbish. The Toltecs, Seventh-century native Mexicans, went into battle with wooden swords so as not to kill their enemies.
What’s Your Favourite Podcast?
I have requirements for about three hours worth of podcasts each week, because that’s the total amount of time I’m at the gym. Unfortunately, my current carefully-selected list of podcasts always falls a little short of three hours. Here’s what I listen to religiously: CBC Radio Dispatches – “Dispatches features documentaries and reports by CBC Radio’s correspondents and other journalists on assignment outside of Canada.”BBC From Our Own Correspondent – Probably my favourite. In the right mood, I’ll also listen to the CBC’s Best of Ideas and a short story by Cory Doctorow. Looking down the list, I’m clearly predisposed to professionally-produced, scripted monologues. What’s your favourite podcast?
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Midnight in Paris Woody Allen’s latest places starving writer Owen Wilson in Paris with his fiancée, Rachel McAdams. Searching for inspiration for his incomplete novel, Owen begins taking strolls around the city at night where he discovers an unexpected group of people. Let the Right One In The best vampire movie ever made in my opinion. Watch Let the Right One In for FREE on Amazon Instant Video The Man From Earth Holy &#%@ this film’s plot is fascinating! Garden State This is my absolute favorite film. Waking Life It’s impossible for you to grasp Waking Life without actually watching it, but I’ll do my best to explain it. Watch Waking Life for FREE on Amazon Instant Video Closer This film is a rather dark, yet comedic story about the twisted relationships between Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Clive Owen and Julia Roberts. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le Scaphendre et le Papillon) Sin Nombre Snatch Watch Snatch for FREE on Amazon Instant Video Spirited Away The Descent Once Punch Drunk Love Rubber
The 15 Creepiest Vintage Ads Of All Time
Skip to comments. The 15 Creepiest Vintage Ads Of All Time Retro Comedy ^ | Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Posted on Fri Jul 31 15:30:47 2009 by the_devils_advocate_666 What do murder, pedophilia, suicide and a baby tiger have in common? These are real, untouched advertisements from the good old days. Enjoy them now, call your therapist later! 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Special thanks to Weirdomatic, Livejournal & the fabulous Plan 59 ! TOPICS: History; Humor; Society; Weird StuffKEYWORDS: ads; advertising; creepy; disturbing; old; strange Navigation: use the links below to view more comments. first 1-50, 51-100, 101-150, 151-200 ... 401-408 next last Almost a month old but I didn't see it posted (search) and thought it would be a good Friday type of thread. To: the_devils_advocate_666 2 posted on Fri Jul 31 15:34:14 2009 by Former Proud Canadian (How do I change my screen name now that we have the most conservative government in the world?) I am a BIG fan of Plan 59! Woah LOL!
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Nicos Poulantzas and the Capitalist State
Nicos Poulantzas is a name that, today, is little known and seldom discussed out with certain academic circles. On the few occasions that the Greek Marxist is referenced by the organized Left, it is usually in relation to his public debate with Ralph Miliband on the nature of the State; or as an alleged proponent of Structural Marxism after Althusser. However, neither context provides a particularly accurate representation of this dynamic thinker: the Miliband debate only provides a small detail of Poulantzas’s rich investigations into the capitalist State; whilst reducing his lifelong political researches to the category of ‘Structural Marxism’ is inaccurate and unfair. Overview Poulantzas identified hegemony as strategically specific to the capitalist mode of production (CMP). The Power Bloc The first thing to examine in relation to continued supremacy of the dominant classes over the dominated is the specific make-up of each respective ‘bloc’. Against Instrumentalism
