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...style that predominates in current high-art festival films - films that rarely get much exposure in U.S. movie houses - is minimalist. Springing from the works of great directors like Carl-Theodor Dreyer and Robert Bresson, minimalism follows certain rules, as restrictive as Mennonite edicts. Pare down movie technique to its essentials; show characters behaving, however mutely, rather than acting; make viewers work for their epiphanies. This style has been responsible for many small, lugubrious films and - from directors who know how to make more of less - a few masterpieces. Silent Light is one of them...
...just think it takes a certain amount of planning. Money is crucial in the way that everyone lives their lives. It can be as simple as going out to dinner. Some people think that is a luxury, and other people think that it's a necessity. I think that things like that should come up and do come up early on. I think that something that simple can signal a whole lot about the way people value their money and what they do with...
...ability to levitate objects is not an entirely new thing in physics. Lower the temperature of certain metals and ceramics far enough (-459°F is a good number to shoot for), and they carry electromagnetic charges far more efficiently and for a far longer time than they otherwise would. When the metals are magnetized, they become so powerful that their ability to repel one another can actually allow them to lift heavy objects off the ground. That's the elegant principle behind some kinds of magnetically levitated (maglev) trains. (See the 50 best inventions...
Whether or not the cryptic information in Jobs' letter buoys Apple stock, one thing's certain: it's sparked a new conversation about how much the public deserves to know about the health of CEOs - who are semi-public officials, perhaps - particularly in the midst of an economic crisis. It's one thing to probe the medical records of presidential candidates and other public officials, but "at some point we need to respect people's confidentiality," Willett says...
...Those who support torture may believe that we can abuse captives in certain select circumstances and still be true to our values. But that is a false compromise. We either believe in the dignity of the individual, the rule of law, and the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, or we don't. There is no middle ground." - in an essay about the use of torture, Washington Monthly, Jan/Feb/March...