andrewxnguyen:
thedailywhat:
Golden Globes: Ricky Gervais was surely bumped up a few spots on several enemies lists in the wake of his cringe-larious Golden Globes monologue.
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Oh yeah, I don’t think he’s hosting again. But at least he went for all the tasteless jokes. Had me laughing a lot.
pre-show, he sounded like he was a bit reluctant and expressed surprise at being invited back in the first place. maybe he thought he’d rather go out with a bang. that if he was never going to host again he might as well make all those inappropriate jokes everyone thinks about but never says.
In Defense of The Social Network
heathicorn:
- So, as award shows are prone to do, there was heavy serving of general bitterness, hate, and wank going around post-GG.
- I was surprised, however, to see how much it was being spewed in the midst of the awards, and how it was almost entirely directed at The Social Network.
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lol what is life there is only fandom
thesunsetsonyou:
#8 - Inception
Yeah, I know, this is really low, even lower than I was expecting, but fucking hear me out.
I started following this film in the Summer of 2009 (I have a man crush on Joseph Gordon-Levitt, leave me alone.) I had huge expectations for it. I thought it was going to be one of the greatest films ever made. I thought it was going to sweep the Oscars. But, at that point I had only seen a short teaser trailer and saw the cast list.
I did love this, every second of it. I just didn’t see what was so special about it. It’s all been done before. The dream sequences (Eternal Sunshine), the special effects (pretty much every Hollywood movie.). The characters were made to either be hated (Cobb) or just sort of flat (Arthur).
So, don’t get me wrong, Inception was incredible, just not that incredible.
Storyline: 9/10
Acting: 7/10
Cinematography: 7/10
Writing: 9/10
Tilt: 8/10
Overall: 8/10.
yeah I don’t know why people rave about this movie. It’s a good, solid film but it’s not groundbreaking.
WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?
neck and neck tie between an image of myself with my mum’s two dogs in the backyard of the house we lived in in Sydney; and an image of myself in the bathroom of that same house. Not sure what I was actually doing in the bathroom; I believe I had brought the hose inside? I would have been no older than about 3.5 for either memory and I don’t know which came first.
Once a doctrine, however irrational, has gained power in a society, millions of people will believe it rather than feel ostracized and isolated.
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Erich Fromm - German, Jewish, American psychologist/philosopher associated with the left-wing Frankfurt School of critical thinkers. One of the founders of socialist humanism. Author of popular books combining psychology, philosophy, and social and political commentary. (via helvetebrann)
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I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling, remembering part of me will continue. But much as I want to believe that, and despite the ancient and worldwide cultural traditions that assert an afterlife, I know of nothing to suggest that it is more than wishful thinking. The world is so exquisite with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there’s little good evidence. Far better it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides.
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Carl Sagan, who passed away on this day in 1996.
(See also: #sagan forever.)
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sukoon:
“Afshan Azad, 22, who played Harry Potter’s classmate Padma Patil, received death threats from her father and was beaten by her brother during a violent confrontation at her home, Manchester Crown Court heard.”
”[s]he refused to testify and did not want any action taken against her family, saying that the arrest of her father or brother would put her in ‘genuine danger’.”
[click on picture for the whole story]
I hope she goes through with pressing charges and testifying, especially given her celebrity status, because if she does that, she sets a precedent for all the other girls in similar situations. Then families who put their sons and daughters (especially daughters) through this crap will know that they have to face the law just like everyone else.
There is no place for this sick obsession with honor. Ever.
The picture didn’t link to the story but I did find a story related to it here: http://www.celebuzz.com/harry-potter-actress-brother-admits-s289501/
The reason her brother beat her? She started dating a non-Muslim. This is a 22 year old woman who is a pseudo-celebrity in a modern country that is afraid for her life because of her own family because she wants to be involved with someone that is not a Muslim. I often feel like I’m beating a dead horse when I ask do we still need to hear constantly how much of a religion of peace Islam is?](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldsnm19VJ51qzmlo0o1_250.jpg)
