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Is Facebook Harmless?

People are beginning to evaluate the trade-off of our personal privacy and security for the mere convenience of Facebook. Many are vaguely familiar with the unforeseeable dangers of a platform which is ideal for collecting various kinds of personal information. We may be aware and frustrated by this, but if we don’t start the movement […]
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The world’s first vertical forest for low-income housing is coming to the Netherlands

Stefano Boeri has designed and built vertical forests across the world. He hopes his latest project will prove it’s possible to combine solutions to the challenges of climate change and housing shortages
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Loneliness, Isolation Are Bigger Health Threats than Obesity

Obesity always makes headlines for being one of the biggest health threats in the U.S. (as well as globally). But according to a recent study, loneliness and social isolation may be even more deadly than obesity or than smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Lack of social connection can be so deadly, in fact, that the feeling of loneliness is a stronger predictor of mortality than obesity. [1]

A Clockwork Orange & MK Ultra – Jay Dyer’s Analysis

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By: Jay Dyer
Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange was definitely due for a full treatment – a full Ludovico Treatment!  I last watched the film some six or seven years ago and, while I knew there were obvious “MK Ultra” themes, there was much I missed.  The same happens with literature too, depending on the phase and time in your life.  Being much more grounded these years later, I am surprised at how much I missed (isn’t that always the case?).

« Merci Patron ! » : pieds nickelés de l’oligarchie, piédestal et talon d’Achille…


Programmé en région parisienne dans trois salles il y a une semaine, quatre lors de sa sortie officielle mercredi, et dans huit cinémas, déjà, ce week-end, « Merci Patron ! », le premier film de François Ruffin, pourrait être la surprise cinématographique de l’année.
Voir sa programmation nationale ici.