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Video: The Usual Suspects (1995). w/ Kevin Spacey. ***SPOILER*** Film is very highly rated on IMDB. What a waste! The movie has so many inconsistencies that the discussion group is flooded with opposing arguments as to who really is Keyser Soze, Verbal Kint or Kobayashi. The movie indeed gives hints in both directions and therefore does not allow a conclusive decision. No matter who it is, this ambiguity is a poor setup. Acting is good, but overall, I find the movie totally overrated. My rating: 3 out of 10.
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Politics: Samuel P. Huntington 'The Clash of Civilizations; also see Wikipedia
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Design: Verner Panton. Danish designer. Inflatable furniture; single molded plastic chair; also: Relaxer 2 Chair, 1974, Rosenthal, Germany; also designed plastic chairs for Bayer AG.
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Sailing: Beaufort Wind Scale
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Video: Diamonds Are Forever (1971). w/ Sean Connery. 124 min. Typical old Bond movie. Entertaining. My rating 5 out of 10.
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Movies: Movie Scripts
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Books: Bookfinder: Search engine for new and used books; searches 60+ web sites; allows price comparisons
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People: Nathan Hale (1755 - 1776): Patriot soldier during the American Revolutionary War; statue at Yale University. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864): New England writer; wrote 'The Scarlet Letter'.
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Art: Painter: John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)
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Life: Info on Social Security from the U.S. Government
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Movie: Felicia's Journey (1999). w/ Bob Hoskins, Elaine Cassidy; directed by Atom Egoyan. A lonely, middle-aged catering manager picks up a pregnant young woman who is in search of the child's father. While he pretends to mean her well, she does not know that young girls of her sort are his 'specialty'. Creepy! Well done! My rating: 8 out of 10.
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Art: Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, CT. Most comprehensive collection of British paintings, prints, drawings, rare books, and sculpture outside Great Britain. Given to Yale University by Paul Mellon, Class of 1929. Building designed by the American architect Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974), who also designed the Yale University Art Gallery.
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Video: Office Killer (1997). 83 min. w/ Carole Kane, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Molly Ringwald. A weird but hard-working office girl goes insane and begins to decimate the staff in very subtle fashion. In this horror-comedy, Cindy Sherman (director) has extended her gory photographs to video. Watch this film not for the story, but for the photography! My rating: 7 out of 10.
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