This past Thursday morning a Fox Business News personality named Shibani Joshi appeared on Fox and Friends to describe the U.S. solar power industry as “dead in the water” and shill for natural gas. But co-host Steve Doocy quite correctly … Continue reading
I saw this when it first came out but had forgotten most of it except the original premise. Mia Farrow is a waitress in the depths of the Great Depression, supporting both herself and her husband, who drinks and gambles … Continue reading
Link: http://youtu.be/8Nn5uqE3C9w Whole series: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yocja_N5s1I&feature=share&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9 by … Continue reading
This is the third film a series whose first two entries were reviewed Monday and Wednesday. The Swedish title of this film is Luftslottet som sprängdes. A “luftslott” is literally an “air castle,” but I’m told the connotation is something … Continue reading
According to an article published last week in The Guardian (based on a report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance for the Business Council for Sustainable Energy), U.S. carbon dioxide emissions are at their lowest level since 1994. (A separate report … Continue reading
I found the film less well-plotted and harder to follow than The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (reviewed Monday). It takes some conscious effort for the viewer to keep things straight. But we learn more about the fascinating Lisbeth Salander, … Continue reading
Swedish novelist Stieg Larsson wrote a series of three mysteries and was at work on a fourth when he died at the age of 44. The title of the first, Män Som Hatar Kvinnor (”Men Who Hate Women”) is apt … Continue reading
Andy Serkis gives Gollum’s opinion of the film series: Link: http://youtu.be/jKCPkCjAPKc by … Continue reading
Link: http://youtu.be/Q-mkVSasZIM Link to full course: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yocja_N5s1I&feature=share&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9 by … Continue reading
(Updated; see below.) I’m surprised that Minute Physics would get this wrong: Link: http://youtu.be/S9dqJRyk0YM It’s true that there’s no wavelength of light that’s pink and that the color magenta is basically white light with the middle wavelengths omitted. But despite … Continue reading