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POPSVery Sobering Images of the World Today Do not look at these if you are upset real easily, because they are awful, but they are real of what's going on round the world today. Still absolutely shocking though, it should't be going on anymore! Their is enough money in the world to stop this!
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POPSPersepolis I went to see this at the cinema last night. And I absolutely loved it. It's political. It's critical. It's naive. It's full of wisdom. It's funny. It's sad. Its message is simple. Its message is deep. Just wonderful!
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POPSSacred River of Millennia A small river in Slovenia, has yielded thousands of ancient valuable artifacts, from prehistoric settlers to Romans, Celts and Medieval societies. Apparently, the river had been considered "sacred" by various civilizations for millennia.
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POPSNakba(h) day in pictures It was a day of grief for Palestinians, who refer to the founding of Israel as the Catastrophe, or al-Nakba. Thousands took to the streets to commemorate those exiled or killed in the conflict that followed the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. More than 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled, their property was expropriated and they have not been allowed to return. Nearly 5 million Palestinians and their descendants still live in makeshift refugee camps across the neighbouring region.
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POPSColor Psychology Color psychology is concerned with the effects of color on mood, emotion, behavior.Colors are not only used for decorations or adding beauty to an object, but they can be used to determine personality traits to affect people’s mood and to effect on other people around you. Each colour is connected to various areas of our body and will affect us differently emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually. Several ancient cultures, including the Egyptians and Chinese, practiced chromotherapy, or using colors to heal. Chromotherapy is sometimes referred to as light therapy or colourology and is still used today as a holistic or alternative treatment. In this treatment: * Red was used to stimulate the body and mind and to increase circulation. * Yellow was thought to stimulate the nerves and purify the body. * Orange was used to heal the lungs and to increase energy levels. * Blue was believed to soothe illnesses and treat pain. I'll take red :-)
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POPSGreen Politicians, Real and Fake Nicholas von Hoffman writes: As we all know there is a lot we can do before the earth is turned into a lobster pot with us playing the part of the crustaceans. We have all been told that conservation alone would make a vast difference, and we also know it means changing the way we live.
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POPSPoets of the Great War Anthem for Doomed Youth What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? -- Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells; Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs, -- The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for them from sad shires. What candles may be held to speed them all? Not in the hands of boys but in their eyes Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes. The pallor of girls' brows shall be their pall; Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds, And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds. September-October 1917 Wilfred Owen (1893-1918)
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POPSThe Sleepwalkers: September 11 Stunted America's Political Growth A nicely written piece attempting to explain America's internal political currents before, during, and after 9/11. (Free registration required for full text.) Bush was more of an isolationist, and he had criticized America's recent involvement in peacekeeping missions, scorning the very idea of "nation-building." And, in this, he was perhaps closer to the emerging America than Clinton was--an America at peace with modern culture and modern capitalism, self-satisfied, and without large global ambitions.
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POPSThe Islamic calendar and Ashura The example of Karbala is extraordinary enough to have earned the attention and respect not only of all Muslims, Shia and Sunni alike, but have Western non-Muslims as well. A number of Western historians have referred to as the most revered and meritorious martyr the world has produced, who established the highest standards of excellence of which humanity prides itself. By his actions he affirmed forever that it is both a social and moral duty to act when confronted with such situations in which he lost the battle yet won the war. The martyrdom of Hussein in Karbala remains the symbol for freedom, dignity and rejection of the tyrants.
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POPSCatastrophe. - Bush? Iraq? Palestine? Israel? Well, he's being wrong on everything for 7 years, why should he change now? Why does this simple statement not penetrate the brains of those fanatics that followed his every word only to find they were lying deceitful devil words? Why should those that no longer believe in WMD for their service persons deaths, still cling to his crap about Iran, Hamas, Hizbollah etc. When was he truthful? Is he the devil? Sorry if I've asked difficult questions of the very few who are not used to thinking for themselves. Where can they look now that the emperor has NO clothes al all. POW McCain? A WOMAN? A BLACK? Ask the pastor who said Bush? Mental meltdown! Brain seizure from lack of use!
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POPSMourning for Meg Madeline L'Engle's ability to explain complicated scientific theories, such as time travel, far surpassed most writers, and I can tell you I felt like I was Meg when I first read "A Wrinkle in Time". Her books are excellent reading for everyone, especially in our present social predicaments.
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POPSIraqi students brave the bombs I think this is indeed brave. If the same thing happened at my university, I likely wouldn't be seen for months. It also shows as well, I think, how different life as we know it is in Iraq.
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POPSNo one in "murrika mourns for the "Collaterals" In the spirit of Dr. King, I too have a dream. I have a vision of a Truth Commission in the United States that will create a process of accountability for the war crimes and human rights violations committed by the Bush administration during these past eight years. I see a campaign that will enable our citizens to eventually cast a vote for the principles of the Hague and Geneva Conventions that protect the rights of prisoners of war and of civilian populations. I see a growing movement of citizens empowered to bring Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and others into a process of justice for their commissioning of illegal wiretapping, torturing prisoners, and killing innocent civilians.
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POPSCinephiliacs, now Necrophiliacs Antioni and Bergman die on the same day, and while some suggest cinephilia is dead, but I don't know. I'd imagine every college coffeeshop in America will be in a month long state of mourning. Although the majority of the college students who will be wearing black to honor these passed auteurs at the end of the month will return to wearing black just because, we shouldn't view them as culturally irrelevant. In fact, I'm fascinated because Antioni and Bergman have reached beyond merely the people who understand their movies, and even beyond the people who have even seen their movies. As far as I know, a poster of Blow Up or the Seventh Seal just comes with a college dorm room. These two artists have become cultural institutions, and even if it is just momentary, it is them and their art that lends temporary meaning to an entire cultural identity. The ability to do this seems to me one of the most transcendent powers of art.
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POPSReligion of Tolerance? "Upon his release from jail, he was exiled to Alexandria. Later, in his books and memoirs, he recalled vividly a particular moment on the train, when an Arab acquaintance of his, whom he called Yeya Effendi, walked by and saw him waiting to leave. The men embraced, exchanged news and greetings, and then Yeya Effendi asked him where he was going." "Ben-Gurion told him that he was being exiled, ordered never to return to Jerusalem. Yeya Effendi held him in the embrace of a true friend, mourning his loss of their shared city. Then he looked at Ben-Gurion and said something that Ben-Gurion pondered for the entire train ride to Alexandria. 'As your friend, I am sad,' Yeya Effendi told him. 'But as an Arab, I rejoice.' "
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