Previously (http://sensaes.livejournal.com/551632.html), I have described Wall-E as "some old Pixar rubbish for children".

Given the current economic climate, and the subtle relationship between creativity and whoredom commerce in Hollywood, I now feel that remark to have been somewhat ( Read more... )

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Er, not Hilton*.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7474889.stm

It's hard not to be reminded of Nathan ("dot cock") Barley, but something truly sensible, and potentially interesting in terms of precise definitions - such as a .blog domain - seems unlikely to ( Read more... )

Colin saw a preview of the film last night:

http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2008/6/19/watch-three-new-clips-from-wanted.html

(One gets the distinct impression that he liked it.)

I saw it:

http://community.livejournal.com/academics_anon/1530619.html

Not "homework-y" at all.

Other metaphorical fish to coat in breadcrumbs, and whack in the oven, however...

Like this, courtesy of helice (cheers, m'dear!):


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Normally, this would be a "Weekend Notes" entry over on Aeternus Arcanus, but I've never tried to embed a video over there before, so apologies for the re-direction notice.

Right, so here's the BBC clip (complete with mispronunciation of "aristocrats" in the commentary):

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...you're going to love this story about the latest legal challenge over The Secrethttp://www.smh.com.au/news/national/rhonda-byrne-sued-for-half-of-the-secret-revenue/2008/05/17/1210765254572.htmlRead more... )