May 2012
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April 2012
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Cognitive Science Movie Index →
A little bit of shitty, a little bit of comedy, a little bit of insanity, and a dash of cheese, and you will have this list of movies. Some are great (Paprika); some are shitty (The Number 23); Most are straight up trippy (Synechdoche, New York; Mr. Nobody) but all of them are united through themes of cognition. A useful list for anyone into trippy movies or cheesy sci-fi films.
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15 page paper done
Now onto my single-spaced 7-10 page scientific proposal. Guys, I may not survive to make it to Cannes.
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ShortFormBlog: "The Hobbit": Peter Jackson annoys... →
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“The Hobbit”: Peter Jackson annoys film buffs with higher frame rate
cause Director Peter Jackson’s upcoming take on “The Hobbit,” on top of being created in 3D, uses a technique unusual for mainstream films — it’s shot at 48 frames per second, double what most films use.
reaction Many fans who saw an early ten-minute screening of the film at CinemaCon found the...
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La Dispute Wildlife Tour
On Wednesday, as an escape from all the crazy that’s going on right now, I got to go to La Dispute’s Wildlife tour in Atlanta, which sold out (yay full crowd!). They played with all those guys up there, plus a local, Tir Asleen was added to the bill last minute. (yes, 5 bands. It was a long show)
Tir Asleen opened, and they were pretty boring. They had a few good moments that had a...
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trixi-b asked: It's not just English. You might hate all of the languages in the world as well. English is not so horrible actually. If you'd understand some Hungarian, you'd be way more offended :) Hungarian swearing is so versatile that it can't even be properly translated into English. And of course it's filled with sexism..
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I just looked at my layout
And for some reason some part of the HTML code is removing all of the capital letters from any quote that I post. Does someone know what I should take out of the code to change that?
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An Explanation of Donnie Darko →
For anyone who never quite got the movie, this is an explanation by Erik Coburn. I don’t fully agree with it, mostly because he says dead Frank set something in motion so that Frank would die which prevented a paradox, but for those that have no clue, this will help.
chasingpages asked: Thankfully I'm not particularly angry about it at the moment, although I've really only talked about the feminist views so far, and I'm sure I'll be angry once I get to the sexism segments. >:( I'll probably post it on my Tumblr though, I'll let you know!
chasingpages asked: I actually just wanted to tell you that I'm currently writing a ten page paper about sexism and feminism in Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Little Mermaid' and your post made me smile. :)
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Not about books but still...
I’m finishing up (read: writing the last half of) my 15 page paper, which is on sexism in language and I have to tell you that it is making rage towards English speakers in general. All of the sexism all over the place: blows, sucks, pussy, cunt, “fuck you”, man-up, ballsy - all of these words are sexist to the point of being flat out derogatory and I now cringe every time I...
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“Until one morning in mid-November of 1959, few Americans -in fact, few Kansans-...”
– Currently reading: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
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I Love You Phillip Morris
Glenn Ficarra and John Requa’s I Love You Phillip Morris (2009) is based on the life of Steven Russell.
Steven Russell is happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life. Steven becomes open about his homosexuality and decides to live life to the fullest - even if it means breaking the law. Steven’s...
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Sooo I've got a 15 page paper due Thursday
and an 8 page paper due monday and another 8 page paper due Wednesday, plus two finals. Soooo I’m going to put this blog on hold for the next week and a half. I’ll try to post a few things, but there won’t be anything regularly for a bit. I’ve really gotta focus now cuz it’s crunch time. You guys have a good week and a half and I hope your finals, if you have them, go...
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trixi-b asked: I've read the article on Bechdel-test and I'm horrified. I think it's a great thought, but I feel awkward about liking negative things, so I tell you in ask instead :) I wonder, how many movies would fail because of the opposite (men talking about only women).
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10 Famous Films That Surprisingly Fail the Bechdel... →
I don’t know how many of these are surprising (especially The Social Network), but this list will get you thinking about women’s place in movies.
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evade the noise™: How to Listen to Music →
evadethenoise:
We like to think of ourselves as “serious” music listeners here at evade, but after reading this article we’re starting to doubt ourselves. The good people at The Atlantic have some helpful tips on just how to listen to music. Here’s the 7 main points (all of which come from the book Music: Ways of Listening, published in 1982):
Develop your sensitivity to music. Try to respond...
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Official Cannes Film Festival Line UP →
I’m going to watch so many of these movies. Cannes, here I come.
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trixi-b asked: I also have a hard time deciding things like this, I guess because I saw so many movies. You should check out a few lists on IMDb about actresses.
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holymotherofhippogriffarchive asked: Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Stone, Alyson Hannigan, and Felicia Day are some of my favorites. I definitely find it harder to think of actresses rather than actors though.
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I have no idea who my favorite actresses are...
A while back, I did a favorite actors list, which came to me instantaneously and was probably the easiest one I’ve done. I figured I might as well do the concomitant favorite actress list, but my mind was entirely blank; not a single actress came to mind immediately when I attempted to start my list. Which is very very sad. Even in the several days since I’ve been pondering it, I still...
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