MR. HOLMES IS NOT EXACTLY WHO CONAN DOYLE WROTE ABOUT Conan Doyle’s novels have been made into excellent films, so how can Sherlock Holmes appear in another movie? The answer is Mr. Holmes, directed by Bill Condon and based on a novel by Mitch Cullin, which depicts a retired 90-year-old Holmes (played by Ian McKellen) […]
JAGUAR AND MAN LIE TOGETHER IN ARDOR The lumber harvest from jungles has seriously damaged the world ecosystem while disrupting lives of those who have lived for generations amid pristine conditions, foraging for themselves while respecting the environment. One such place, along the Río Parana in Argentina, is featured in the Argentine-Brazilian film El Ardor,
JAGUAR AND MAN LIE TOGETHER IN ARDOR The lumber harvest from jungles has seriously damaged the world ecosystem while disrupting lives of those who have lived for generations amid pristine conditions, foraging for themselves while respecting the environment. One such place, along the Río Parana in Argentina, is featured in the Argentine-Brazilian film El Ardor,
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THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT QUESTIONS WHO WERE THE SUBJECTS In 1961, Yale Psychology Professor Stanley Milgram sought to determine whether Adolf Eichmann’s claim that he was merely following orders was credible. He then began an experiment in which subjects for less than an hour were paid to punish someone in another room with electric shocks
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THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT QUESTIONS WHO WERE THE SUBJECTS In 1961, Yale Psychology Professor Stanley Milgram sought to determine whether Adolf Eichmann’s claim that he was merely following orders was credible. He then began an experiment in which subjects for less than an hour were paid to punish someone in another room with electric shocks
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JIMMY’S HALL EXPOSES A SECRET ABOUT IRELAND In a biopic of Jimmy Gralton (played by Barry Ward), director Ken Loach has brought to public attention an episode that was long forgotten—and deliberately so by the Irish authorities from the 1930s to the 1970s. As Jimmy’s Hall begins, titles remind filmviewers of the fight for Irish
JIMMY’S HALL EXPOSES A SECRET ABOUT IRELAND In a biopic of Jimmy Gralton (played by Barry Ward), director Ken Loach has brought to public attention an episode that was long forgotten—and deliberately so by the Irish authorities from the 1930s to the 1970s. As Jimmy’s Hall begins, titles remind filmviewers of the fight for Irish
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CLOSER TO GOD ASKS WHETHER CLONING IS ETHICAL OR LEGAL On July 5, the TV program Sixty Minutes enthusiastically presented a new medical procedure in which genes of unborn children are withdrawn from the mother, examined for defective cells, and modified to avoid the possibility of later adult breast cancer and many other unwelcome conditions.
THE FOURTH NOBLE TRUTH SHOWS THE LIMITS OF BUDDHISM IN HOLLYWOOD An egotistical Hollywood star, Aaron (played by Harry Hamlin), is in trouble with the law. His attorney suggests that he see a meditation specialist, Rachel (Kristen Kerr), who can report on his improvements so that the judge will give an appropriate sentence for his
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“BUMPY” KANAHELE STARS IN ALOHA In 1993, “Bumpy” Kanahele organized an occupation at a famous tourist beach, protesting the illegality of America’s possession of Hawaiʽi, which was annexed by military force without a plebiscite. After fifteen months, Governor John Waiheʽe offered his group a 45-acre parcel if the protesters would leave. They agreed and received